Sukta 5
अ॒जस्त्रि॑ना॒के त्रि॑दि॒वे त्रि॑पृ॒ष्ठे नाक॑स्य पृ॒ष्ठे द॑दि॒वांसं॑ दधाति । पञ्चौ॑दनो ब्र॒ह्मणे॑ दी॒यमा॑नो वि॒श्वरू॑पा धे॒नुः का॑म॒दुघा॒स्येका॑
ajás trínāke trídive trípṛṣṭhe nā́kasya pṛṣṭhé dadivā́ṃsaṃ dadhāti | páñcā́udano brā́hmaṇe dīyámāno viśvárūpā dhenúḥ kā́madughā́sy ékā ||
The Unborn, in the threefold heaven, in the threefold sky, upon the triple summit, sets the giver on the back of heaven. The Fivefold Rice, when it is bestowed upon the Brāhmaṇa, is for him one wish-milking Cow, of all forms, yielding every desire.
Der Ungeborene, im dreifachen Himmel, im dreifachen Luftraum, auf dem dreifachen Gipfel, setzt den Spender auf den Rücken des Himmels. Der Fünffach-Reis (pañcaudana), wenn er dem Brāhmaṇa dargebracht wird, ist ihm eine einzige wunscherfüllende Kuh, allgestaltig (viśvarūpā), die jedes Begehren melkt.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (per AVŚ 9.5 Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Ajá (Unborn) / Pañcāudana; prosperity as kāmadughā dhenū.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/irregular triṣṭubh.
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shringara
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