Atharva Veda 9.10.17: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 17
Sukta 10
स॒प्तार्ध॑ग॒र्भा भुव॑नस्य॒ रेतो॒ विष्णो॑स्तिष्ठन्ति प्र॒दिशा॒ विध॑र्मणि । ते धी॒तिभि॒र्मन॑सा॒ ते वि॑प॒श्चितः॑ परि॒भुवः॑ परि॑ भवन्ति वि॒श्वतः॑
saptā́rdha-gárbhā bhúvanasya réto víṣṇos tiṣṭhanti pradíśā vídharmani | té dhītíbhiḥ mánasā té vipáścitaḥ paribhúvaḥ pári bhavanti viśvátaḥ ||
Seven, half-embryoned, the seed of all existence, in Viṣṇu’s ordinance stand fast in the quarters. They, by insight and by mind, they the discerning, become encompassers, prevailing on every side.
सात बीज हैं जो दुनिया के अंदर पैदा होते हैं। विष्णु के नियम में यह चारों दिशा में स्थित हैं। यह लोग समझ के साथ चलते हैं, दिमाग से काम करते हैं। यह हर तरफ से सब कुछ देखते हैं और समझते हैं।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Brahmanic seer tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī).
Devata: Viṣṇu (as cosmic regulator) and the ‘Seven’ (sapta) as directional powers.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (as transmitted; metrical notes vary).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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