Mantra 20
Sukta 9
द्वा सुपर्णा सयुजा सखाया समानं वृक्षं परि षस्वजाते । तयोरन्यः पिप्पलं स्वाद्वत्त्यनश्नन्नन्यो अभि चाकशीति
dvā́ supárṇā sayújā sákhāyā samānáṃ vṛ́kṣaṃ pári ṣasvajāte | táyor anyáḥ píppalaṃ svādv átti ánaśnann anyó abhí cākaśīti ||
Two fair-winged, yoked together, companions, cling round the self-same tree. Of the twain, the one eateth the sweet pippala fruit; the other, eating not, looketh on in contemplation.
Rishi: Speculative seer tradition (shared with RV 1.164 imagery)
Devata: Ātman/Brahman (implicit); the two ‘birds’ as allegorical deities
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
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