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Sukta 1.31
त्वामग्ने प्रथममायुमायवे देवा अकृण्वन्नहुषस्य विश्पतिम् । इळामकृण्वन्मनुषस्य शासनीं पितुर्यत्पुत्रो ममकस्य जायते ॥
tvām agne prathamam āyum āyave devā akṛṇvann ahuṣasya viśpatim | iḷām akṛṇvan manuṣasya śāsanīṃ pitur yat putro mamakasya jāyate ||
Dich, o Agni, setzten die Götter zuerst als Lebenshauch (āyu) für den ein, der die Fülle des Lebens sucht; dich machten sie zum Herrn des Stammes (viśpati) für Nahusha. Dich machten sie zur Iḷā, dem inspirierten Strom der Offenbarung, für Manu, als Macht rechten Waltens; denn du wirst als Sohn des Vaters geboren, bei dem, der erschafft.
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