Atharva Veda 4.16.4: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 4
Sukta 16
उत यो द्याम॑ति॒सर्पा॑त् प॒रस्ता॒न्न स मु॑च्यातै॒ वरु॑णस्य॒ राज्ञः॑ । दि॒व स्पशः॒ प्र च॑रन्ती॒दम॑स्य सहस्रा॒क्षा अति॑ पश्यन्ति॒ भूमि॑म्
utá yó dyā́m atisárpāt párastān ná sá mucyātai váruṇasya rā́jñaḥ | diváḥ spáśaḥ prá carantī́dam asya sahasrākṣā́ áti paśyanti bhū́mim ||
And he who should creep beyond, far past even Heaven—he shall not so be loosed from Varuṇa the King. His spies of Heaven roam abroad through this world; thousand-eyed, they look over and behold the Earth.
আর যে কেউ দ্যৌ (স্বর্গ)কেও অতিক্রম করে, বহুদূরে সরে যেতে চায়—সে রাজা বরুণের বন্ধন থেকে তেমন মুক্ত হতে পারে না। তাঁর দিব্য স্পশ (গুপ্তচর) এই জগতে বিচরণ করে; সহস্রচক্ষু হয়ে তারা পৃথিবীকে সর্বত্র দেখে।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Varuṇa hymn)
Devata: Varuṇa; his spáśaḥ (watchers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be verified)
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: shanta
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