Atharva Veda 10.8.17: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 17
Sukta 8
ये अ॒र्वाङ् मध्य॑ उ॒त वा॑ पुरा॒णं वेदं॑ वि॒द्वांस॑म॒भितो॒ वद॑न्ति । आ॒दि॒त्यमे॒व ते परि॑ वदन्ति॒ सर्वे॑ अ॒ग्निं द्वि॒तीयं॑ त्रि॒वृतं॑ च हं॒सम्
yé arvā́ṅ mádhya utá vā purāṇáṃ védaṃ vidvā́ṃsam abhíto vádanti | ādityám evá té pári vadanti sárve agníṃ dvitī́yaṃ trivṛ́taṃ ca haṃsám ||
They who, on this side in the midst, discourse on every hand of the ancient Veda and of the knowing sage—these all, in their full speech, declare Āditya alone; and Agni as the second, and the threefold Haṃsa.
जो लोग पुरानी वेद की बातें करते हैं और ज्ञानी रिशियों की बातें सुनाते हैं, वो सब आदित्य को ही बताते हैं। दूसरा नाम अग्नि का लेते हैं, और तीसरा हंस का।
Rishi: AV 10.8 brahmodya tradition (often anonymous/collective).
Devata: Āditya (primary), Agni (secondary), Haṃsa (triadic symbol).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like (longer, discursive pādas; AV metrical variability).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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