Atharva Veda 1.13.3: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 3
Sukta 13
प्रव॑तो नपा॒न्नम॑ ए॒वास्तु॒ तुभ्यं॒ नम॑स्ते हे॒तये॒ तपु॑षे च कृण्मः । वि॒द्म ते॒ धाम॑ पर॒मं गुहा॒ यत् स॑मु॒द्रे अ॒न्तर्नि॑हि॑तासि॒ नाभिः॑
právato napā́n náma evā́stu túbhyaṃ námas te hetáye tápúṣe ca kṛṇmaḥ | vidmá te dhā́ma paramáṃ guhā́ yát samudré antár nihitā́si nā́bhiḥ ||
From the descents, O Offspring, let homage be—yea, homage—unto thee. Homage we make to thy missile and to thy burning heat. We know thy highest station, that which is in the secret place: within the ocean thou art laid away, the navel (central hub).
पहाड़ के नीचे से आने वाले, तुम्हे प्रणाम है। तुम्हारी शक्ति और गर्मी के आगे हम झुकते हैं। हम जानते हैं तुम्हारा असली घर कहाँ है, समुंदर के अंदर छुपा हुआ, सबका सेंटर।
Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution depends on anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvan/Āṅgirasa milieu for such propitiatory verses)
Devata: A fiery, hidden ‘Offspring’ power (often interpreted in the wider Vedic idiom as a form of Agni/Apām Napāt-like potency), together with its personified ‘missile’ and ‘heat’
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted; metrical classification may vary by pada division in different recensions)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: bhayankara
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