Mantra 24
Sukta 7
यत्र देवा ब्रह्मविदो ब्रह्म ज्येष्ठमुपासते । यो वै तान् विद्यात् प्रत्यक्षं स ब्रह्मा वेदिता स्यात्
yátra devā́ brahmavído bráhma jyéṣṭham upā́sate | yó vái tā́n vidyā́t pratyákṣaṃ sá brahmā́ veditā́ syāt ||
Where the Gods, as knowers of Brahman, do reverence Brahman, the Most-Excellent—whoever should know them with immediate knowledge, he would be Brahman-priest, a knower indeed.
Rishi: Atharvanic brahmavādin tradition
Devata: Brahman/Skambha
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (Atharvanic)
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