Atharva Veda 9.9.11: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 11
Sukta 9
पञ्चा॑रे च॒क्रे प॑रि॒वर्त॑माने॒ यस्मि॑न्नात॒स्थुर्भुव॑नानि॒ विश्वा॑ । तस्य॒ नाक्ष॑स्तप्यते॒ भूरि॑भारः स॒नादे॒व न च्छि॑द्यते॒ सना॑भिः
pañcā́re cakré parivártamāne yásminn ātásthur bhúvanāni víśvā | tásya nákṣas tapyate bhū́ribharāḥ sanā́d eva ná cchídyate sánābhiḥ ||
In the five-spoked wheel that turns about, wherein all the worlds are set and stand—its axle is not worn though heavily laden; from of old it is not broken, its hub unshattered.
यह एक चक्र है जो घूमेगा, पाँच स्पोक्स में। सारी दुनिया इसपे टिक गई है। इसका एक्सल इतना भारी है लेकिन घिसता नहीं। पुराना से चल रहा है, आज तक टूटा नहीं।
Rishi: Atharvanic speculative tradition
Devata: Cakra/Ṛta/Brahman as sustaining principle
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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