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Sukta 2
यो वै तां ब्रह्म॑णो॒ वेदा॒मृते॒नावृ॑तां॒ पुर॑म्। तस्मै॒ ब्रह्म॑ च ब्रा॒ह्माश्च॒ चक्षुः॑ प्रा॒णं प्र॒जां द॑दुः
yó vái tā́ṃ bráhmaṇo védāmṛ́tenā́vṛtāṃ púram | tásmai bráhma ca brāhmā́ś ca cákṣuḥ prāṇáṃ prajā́ṃ dadúḥ
Whoso, in very truth, knoweth that fortress of Brahman, covered round with immortality—to him Brahman and the Brahmā-priests have given sight, and breath, and progeny.
Wer wahrhaft jene Burg des Brahman kennt, die ringsum mit Unsterblichkeit umhüllt ist—dem haben Brahman und die Brahmā-Priester Sehkraft, Prāṇa (Atem) und Nachkommenschaft gegeben.
Rishi: Atharvan
Devata: Brahman; Amṛta (deathlessness) as protective principle
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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