Sukta 14
पृ॒ष्ठात् पृ॑थि॒व्या अ॒हम॒न्तरि॑क्ष॒मारु॑हम॒न्तरि॑क्षा॒द् दिव॒मारु॑हम्। दि॒वो नाक॑स्य पृ॒ष्ठात् स्व॑१र्ज्योति॑रगाम॒हम्
pṛṣṭhā́t pṛthivyā́ ahám antárikṣam ā́ruham antárikṣā́d dívam ā́ruham | divó nā́kasya pṛṣṭhā́t svàr-jyótiḥ agām ahám
From Earth’s broad back I mounted to mid-air; from mid-air I mounted unto Heaven. From the back of Heaven’s vault I reached the light of Svàr—so went I.
Desde la ancha espalda de la Tierra subí al espacio intermedio; desde el espacio intermedio subí al Cielo. Desde la parte posterior de la bóveda del Cielo alcancé la luz de Svàr — así fui.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition for AV 4.14)
Devata: Svàr / Nāka / cosmic ascent (implicit); also the three worlds as stations
Chandas: Mixed/Triṣṭubh-like cadence (edition-dependent scansion)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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