Mantra 1
Sukta 9
आत्मा। अस्य वामस्य पलितस्य होतुस्तस्य भ्राता मध्यमो अस्त्यश्नः । तृतीयो भ्राता घृतपृष्ठो अस्यात्रापश्यं विश्पतिं सप्तपुत्रम्
ā́tmā | asyá vāmásya palitásya hótus tásya bhrā́tā madhyamó asty áśnaḥ | tṛtī́yo bhrā́tā ghṛtápṛṣṭho asyā́trāpaśyaṃ viśpátiṃ saptáputram ||
The Self—of this gracious, grey-haired Hotṛ—his middle brother is the Stone; the third brother is ghee-backed. Here have I beheld the Lord of the folk, the Seven-soned.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic seer-listing for AV 9.9 (often treated as brahmodya-style; exact r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Ātman / Viśpati (often mapped to Agni or a cosmic sovereign principle)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (longer pādas; not strict anuṣṭubh)
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