Atharva Veda 10.8.18: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 18
Sukta 8
स॒ह॒स्रा॒ह्ण्यं विय॑तावस्य प॒क्षौ हरे॑र्हं॒सस्य॒ पत॑तः स्व॒र्गम्। स दे॒वान्त्सर्वा॒नुर॑स्युप॒दद्य॑ सं॒पश्य॑न् याति॒ भुव॑नानि॒ विश्वा॑
sahasrā́hṇyaṃ víyatāv asya pakṣáu háreḥ haṃsásya pátataḥ svargám | sá devā́n sárvān úrasy upádadya saṃpáśyan yāti bhúvanāni víśvā́ ||
A thousand-day enduring are the wings of him whose range is the wide expanse—of Hari, of the flying Hamsa—toward heaven. He, laying all the Gods upon his breast, beholding them in full vision, goes on to all the worlds.
हरि, जिसे हंस भी कहते हैं, उसके पंख हज़ारों दिन तक चले। वो आसमान की तरफ उड़ता है। वो सब देवी-देवताओं को अपने पास रखता है। सबको देख के वो सारी दुनिया में जाता है।
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Atharvanic seers; in this hymn complex often treated as brahmavidyā material (exact r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Haṃsa / Āditya-like cosmic principle; also ‘all the gods’ collectively.
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (late Atharvanic speculative style; not strictly a single RV meter).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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