Mantra 5
Sukta 9
इह ब्रवीतु य ईमङ्ग वेदास्य वामस्य निहितं पदं वेः । शीर्ष्णः क्षीरं दुह्रते गावो अस्य वव्रिं वसाना उदकं पदापुः
ihá bravītu yá īm áṅga védāsyá vā́masya níhitaṃ padáṃ véḥ | śīrṣṇáḥ kṣīráṃ duhrate gā́vo asya vavríṃ vásānā udakáṃ padā́’puḥ
Let him speak here—who, pray, knoweth the hidden station of this wondrous Bird. From his head the cows draw milk; clothing the udder, they have won the water at the track.
Rishi: Brahmodya tradition (variable attribution)
Devata: Solar Bird (Vena/Āditya) / Brahman as hidden station
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
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