Atharva Veda 20.128.6: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 128, Mantra 6
Sukta 128
योना॒क्ताक्षो॑ अनभ्य॒क्तो अम॑णि॒वो अहि॑र॒ण्यवः॑ । अब्र॑ह्मा॒ ब्रह्म॑णः पु॒त्रस्तो॒ता कल्पे॑षु सं॒मिता॑
yó nāktā́kṣo anabhyaktó ámaṇivo áhiraṇyavaḥ | ábrahmā bráhmaṇaḥ putrás stótā kálpeṣu saṁmítā ||
He whose eyes are un-anointed, himself un-anointed, without amulet, without gold—no brahman he, though Brahman’s son—(yet) a chanter, duly measured in the rites.
Wessen Augen ungesalbt sind, er selbst ungesalbt; ohne Amulett, ohne Gold; kein Brahmane ist er, obgleich Sohn eines Brahmanen — und doch ein Sänger, in den Riten nach rechtem Maß bemessen.
Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (AV 20 supplement); specific ṛṣi uncertain.
Devata: Implicit: Brahman (sacred power) and protective efficacy of consecration/amulets; no explicit deity named.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bibhatsa
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