Mantra 25
Sukta 9
को नु गौः क एकऋषिः किमु धाम का आशिषः । यक्षं पृथिव्यामेकवृदेकर्तुः कतमो नु सः
kó nú gaúḥ ká ékaṛ́ṣiḥ kím u dhā́ma kā́ āśíṣaḥ | yákṣaṃ pṛthivyā́m ekavṛ́d ekaṛ́tuḥ katamó nú sáḥ ||
Who, pray, is the Cow? who is the One Seer? what, indeed, the Station? what are the Blessings? The Yakṣa on Earth, of single circuit, of single season— which, now, is He?
હે, ગાય કોણ છે? એકમાત્ર ઋષિ કોણ છે? ધામ (સ્થાન/આધાર) શું છે? આશીર્વાદો કયા છે? પૃથ્વી પરનો યક્ષ—એક જ પરિભ્રમણવાળો, એક જ ઋતુવાળો—એ હવે કોણ છે?
Rishi: Speculative Atharvanic seer (often associated with Skambha/Prajāpati inquiry traditions)
Devata: Yakṣa / Brahman-like unifying principle
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (with Atharvanic flexibility)
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