Atharva Veda 9.9.18: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 18
Sukta 9
अ॒वः परे॑ण पि॒तरं॒ यो अ॑स्य॒ वेदा॒वः परे॑ण प॒र ए॒ना व॑रेण । क॒वी॒यमा॑नः॒ क इ॒ह प्र वो॑चद् दे॒वं मनः॒ कुतो॒ अधि॒ प्रजा॑तम्
aváḥ paréṇa pitáraṃ yó asyá védāváḥ paréṇa pará enā́ varéṇa | kavīyámānaḥ ká ihá prá vocad deváṃ mánaḥ kúto ádhi prájātam ||
Aid from beyond—he who knoweth the Father of this (All); aid from beyond, beyond these, by the excellent boon. In seerly inspiration, who here hath proclaimed the divine Mind—whence, and from what height, it was brought to birth?
मदद आती है ऊपर से, उस बंदे से जो इस सब का बाप जानता है। वो ऊपर से आती है, सबसे बड़ी हेल्प। कोई रिशि यहाँ बताओ कि भगवान का दिमाग कहाँ से आया। यह कहाँ पैदा हुआ, किस लेवल से आया?
Rishi: Traditionally linked to speculative seers (brahmodya tradition); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by ancillary tradition for AVŚ 9.9.
Devata: Brahman/Prajāpati; Manas (as deified principle)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (speculative hymn style; exact metrical scansion may vary by pada reading)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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