Mantra 3
Sukta 1
रूपंरूपं वयोवयः संरभ्यैनं परि ष्वजे । यज्ञमिमं चतस्रः प्रदिशो वर्धयन्तु संस्राव्येऽण हविषा जुहोमि
rūpáṃ-rū́paṃ váyo-vayaḥ saṃrábhyainaṃ pári ṣvaje | yajñám imáṃ cátasraḥ pradíśo vardhayantu saṃsrāvyé’ṇa havíṣā juhomi
Form upon form, age upon age—having seized him, I clasp him round about. Let the four quarters increase this sacrifice: with oblation in the samsrāvya-offering I pour it into the fire.
Rupa demi rupa, usia demi usia—setelah menangkapnya, aku memeluknya dari sekeliling. Biarlah empat penjuru (pradiś) mengembangkan yajña ini; dengan persembahan dalam upacara saṃsrāvya aku menuangkannya ke dalam api.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late liturgical stratum; anukramaṇī attribution variable)
Devata: Pradiśaḥ (the quarters), Yajña, and the operative power of enclosure (parigraha)
Chandas: Late liturgical; loosely Anuṣṭubh-like
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta