Atharva Veda 9.10.19: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 19
Sukta 10
ऋ॒चः प॒दं मात्र॑या क॒ल्पय॑न्तोऽर्ध॒र्चेन॑ चाक्लृपु॒र्विश्व॒मेज॑त्। त्रि॒पाद् ब्रह्म॑ पुरु॒रूपं॒ वि त॑ष्ठे॒ तेन॑ जीवन्ति प्र॒दिश॒श्चत॑स्रः
ṛcáḥ padáṃ mā́trayā kalpáyanto ’rdhā́rcena cākḷpúr víśvam éjat | tripā́d bráhma pururū́paṃ ví tasthé téna jīvanti pradíśaś cátasraḥ ||
The Ṛc-verses, shaping the word-step by measured rule, with half a stanza have ordered all that moveth. Three-footed Brahman, multiform, hath spread abroad: thereby the four quarters live.
रिशियों ने वैदिक शब्दों को नाप-तोल के बाँधा। आधे श्लोक से सारी दुनिया का ऑर्डर बना दिया। ब्रह्मा तीन पाँव पे खड़ा है, उनकी कई शक्तियाँ हैं। उनसे चारों दिशाएँ जीवन पाती हैं।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Brahmanic seer tradition (variable).
Devata: Brahman (as tripād, multiform); chandas/ṛc as operative power.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like; explicit reflection on padas/mātrā suggests chandas-conscious composition.
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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