Atharva Veda 13.2.44: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 44
Sukta 2
पृ॒थि॒वी॒प्रो म॑हि॒षो नाध॑मानस्य गा॒तुरद॑ब्धचक्षुः॒ परि॒ विश्वं॑ ब॒भूव॑ । विश्वं॑ सं॒पश्य॑न्त्सुवि॒दत्रो॒ यज॑त्र इ॒दं शृ॑णोतु॒ यद॒हं ब्रवी॑मि
pṛthivīpró mahiṣó nā́dhamānasya gātúr adábhda-cakṣuḥ párí víśvaṃ babhū́va | víśvaṃ saṃpáśyan suvidátró yájatra idáṃ śṛṇotu yád aháṃ bravī́mi
Earth-pervading, the mighty Bull is the needy man’s way; with eye unbaffled he hath encompassed all. Beholding all, the good bestower, worship-worthy—let him hear this which I speak.
Die Erde durchdringend ist der mächtige Stier dem Bedürftigen der Weg; mit untrüglichem Blick hat er das All umspannt. Alles schauend, der gute Spender, der Opferwürdige — er höre dies, was ich spreche.
Rishi: Solar complex attribution (variable by index).
Devata: Sūrya/Āditya as omniscient witness
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Atharva Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.