Mantra 1
Sukta 14
स्वर्ज्योतिः प्राप्तिः। अजो ह्य१ग्नेरजनिष्ट शोकात् सो अपश्यज्जनितारमग्रे । तेन देवा देवतामग्रा आयन् तेन रोहान् रुरुहुर्मेध्यासः
svàrjyótiḥ prā́ptiḥ | ajó hí agnér ajániṣṭa śókāt sá apaśyaj janitā́ram ágre | téna devā́ devátām ágrā ā́yan téna rohā́n ruruhuḥ médhyāsaḥ
Attainment of the light of heaven. For the Unborn was born from Agni’s burning heat; he beheld the Begetter in the beginning. Thereby the Gods first attained to godhead; thereby the consecrated climbed the ascents.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attributions vary)
Devata: Agni / Svargajyotis (heavenly light) / cosmogonic principle (Aja, Janitṛ)
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (prose-like opening with metrical continuation; often treated as non-standard in Atharvanic cosmological passages)
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