Atharva Veda 4.34.1: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 34, Mantra 1
Sukta 34
ब्रह्मौदनम्। छन्दां॑सि प॒क्षौ मुख॑मस्य स॒त्यं वि॑ष्टा॒री जा॒तस्तप॒सोऽधि॑ य॒ज्ञः
brahmáudanam | chándāṃsi pakṣáu múkham asya satyáṃ viṣṭārī́ jātás tapáso ádhi yajñáḥ
The Brahman-porridge: the metres are its two wings; truth is its mouth. Wide-spreading, born of fervour, the Sacrifice hath arisen thereon.
यह ब्राह्मण लोगों के लिए खाना है। इसके दो पंख हैं, जैसे गाने के दो हिस्से होते हैं। इसका मुँह सच्चाई है। यह बहुत फैला हुआ है। तपस्या से पैदा हुआ यह यज्ञ है।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (speculative-ritual hymn)
Devata: Brahmaudana / Yajña personified (ritual entity as devatā)
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like anuṣṭubh-adjacent; treated as mantraic statement (not a strict RV-style stanza)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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