Atharva Veda 8.9.8: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 8
Sukta 9
यां प्रच्यु॑ता॒मनु॑ य॒ज्ञाः प्र॒च्यव॑न्त उप॒तिष्ठ॑न्त उप॒तिष्ठ॑मानाम्। यस्या॑ व्र॒ते प्र॑स॒वे य॒क्षमेज॑ति॒ सा वि॒राडृषयः पर॒मे व्योऽमन्
yā́m prác yutā́m ánu yajñā́ḥ prác yávanta upatíṣṭhanta upatíṣṭhamānā́m | yásyā́ vraté prasavé yákṣam éjati sā́ virā́ḍ ṛ́ṣayaḥ paramé vyòman
Her, when she hath issued forth, the Sacrifices, advancing after, attend—yea, they attend upon her who is attended. In whose ordinance, at the divine impelling, the dread Yakṣa-power is set aquiver: she is Virāj, the Seers (behold her) in the highest heaven-space.
जब वो निकलती है, यज्ञ उसके पीछे चलते हैं। वो उसकी सेवा में लग जाते हैं। उसके नियम में, भगवान की शक्ति से, यक्ष का तान आता है। यह विराज है, रिशि लोग इस्से ऊपर आसमान में देखते हैं।
Rishi: Traditionally attributed within AV speculative hymns to Atharvanic seer-lineages (Angiras/Atharvan); specific assignment varies by anukramaṇī tradition for Virāj hymns.
Devata: Virāj (personified metre/cosmic form); associated with Yakṣa-śakti and the ordered yajña.
Chandas: Predominantly Triṣṭubh/Jagatī movement in the hymn; this verse scans with mixed cadence typical of AV speculative sections.
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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