Atharva Veda 10.8.3: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 3
Sukta 8
ति॒स्रो ह॑ प्र॒जा अ॑त्या॒यमा॑य॒न् न्य॑१न्या अ॒र्कम॒भितो॑ऽविशन्त । बृ॒हन् ह॑ तस्थौ॒ रज॑सो वि॒मानो॒ हरि॑तो॒ हरि॑णी॒रा वि॑वेश
tísro ha prajā́ atiyā́yamāyan ny ànyā́ arkám abhíto ’viśanta | bṛhán ha tasthau rájaso vimā́no hárīto hárīṇīr ā́ viveśa
Three, verily, were the creatures: they went on, passing beyond; the others entered round about the Sun. The Vast One stood fast, measuring out the airy realm; the tawny powers, the tawny mothers, entered in.
तीन पैदा हुए थे, वो आगे बढ़ गए। बाकी लोग सूरज के पास गए। बड़ा वाला आसमान को नापने लगा, और पीले रंग वाली शक्तियाँ अंदर घुस गई।
Rishi: Traditionally associated with speculative seers of late Atharvanic strata (often treated as ‘Brahmavidyā’ material rather than a single named ṛṣi in some traditions)
Devata: Savitṛ/Sūrya as cosmic measurer; also the impersonal ‘Bṛhat’ (the Vast)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (late, speculative style; metrical irregularities occur in this kanda)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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