Mantra 6
Sukta 128
योनाक्ताक्षो अनभ्यक्तो अमणिवो अहिरण्यवः । अब्रह्मा ब्रह्मणः पुत्रस्तोता कल्पेषु संमिता
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.
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.)
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