Sukta 122
तृतीयो नाकः। ए॒तं भा॒गं परि॑ ददामि वि॒द्वान् विश्व॑कर्मन् प्रथम॒जा ऋ॒तस्य॑ । अ॒स्माभि॑र्द॒त्तं ज॒रसः॑ प॒रस्ता॒दच्छि॑न्नं॒ तन्तु॒मनु॒ सं त॑रेम
tṛtī́yo nā́kaḥ | etáṃ bhāgáṃ pári dadāmi vidvā́n víśvakarman prathamajā́ ṛtásya | asmā́bhir dattáṃ járasaḥ parástād ácchinnaṃ tántum ánu sáṃ tarema
The third heaven: this portion do I, the knowing one, bestow—O Viśvakarman, first-born of Order. What by us is given, beyond old age—along the unbroken thread may we pass wholly over.
Der dritte Himmel: diesen Anteil gebe ich, der Wissende, hin — o Viśvakarman, Erstgeborener des ṛta (der Ordnung). Was von uns gegeben ist, jenseits des Alters: entlang des ungerissenen Fadens mögen wir ganz hinübergehen.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in input)
Devata: Viśvakarman; Ṛta as underlying principle
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (opening nominal clause + triṣṭubh-like movement; exact meter requires full hymn scansion)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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