Sukta 3
द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी श्रोत्रे॑ सूर्याचन्द्र॒मसा॒वक्षि॑णी सप्तऋ॒षयः॑ प्राणापा॒नाः
dyā́vā-pṛthivī́ śrótre sū́ryā-candramásāv ákṣiṇī saptá-ṛ́ṣayaḥ prāṇāpānā́ḥ ||
Heaven and Earth are the ears; Sun and Moon are the eyes; the Seven Seers are the in-breath and the out-breath.
आसमान और धरती इसके कान हैं। सूरज और चाँद आँखें हैं। सात रिशि साँस लेते हैं और साँस छोड़ते हैं।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (bandhu section; specific r̥ṣi not supplied in the input)
Devata: Dyāvā-Pṛthivī; Sūrya-Candramas; Saptaṛṣi; Prāṇa-Apāna (as powers)
Chandas: Prose/identificatory style
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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