Atharva Veda 10.8.9: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 9
Sukta 8
ति॒र्यग्बि॑लश्चम॒स ऊ॒र्ध्वबु॑ध्न॒स्तस्मि॒न् यशो॒ निहि॑तं वि॒श्वरू॑पम्। तदा॑सत॒ ऋष॑यः स॒प्त सा॒कं ये अ॒स्य गो॒पा म॑ह॒तो ब॑भू॒वुः
tiryágbilaś camasá ūrdhvábudhnás tásmin yáśo níhitaṃ viśvárūpam | tád āsata ŕ̥ṣayaḥ saptá sā́kaṃ yé asyá gopā́ maháto babhūvúḥ ||
A cup with sideward opening, with bottom set aloft: therein is glory laid away, of universal form. There sat the Seven Seers together, who became the guardians of this Great One.
एक कटोरा है जिसका मुँह साइड में है और नीचे ऊपर है। उसमें एक बड़ी चीज़ छुपाई हुई है। सात रिशि वहाँ बैठे थे जो इस बड़ी चीज़ के रक्षक बने।
Rishi: Skambha-speculative tradition (variable attribution in hymn indices)
Devata: Skambha / Viśvarūpa (the universal-formed principle); also Saptarṣi as subsidiary figures
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (mixed/irregular within the sukta)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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