Sukta 14
स्वर्ज्योतिः प्राप्तिः। अ॒जो ह्य॑१ग्नेरज॑निष्ट॒ शोका॒त् सो अ॑पश्यज्जनि॒तार॒मग्रे॑ । तेन॑ दे॒वा दे॒वता॒मग्रा॑ आय॒न् तेन॒ रोहा॑न् रुरुहु॒र्मेध्या॑सः
svàrjyótiḥ prā́ptiḥ | ajó hí agnér ajániṣṭa śókāt sá apaśyaj janitā́ram ágre | téna devā́ devátām ágrā ā́yan téna rohā́n ruruhuḥ médhyāsaḥ
Attainment of the light of heaven. For the Unborn was born from Agni’s burning heat; he beheld the Begetter in the beginning. Thereby the Gods first attained to godhead; thereby the consecrated climbed the ascents.
Pencapaian cahaya surga. Yang Tak-Lahir (Aja) sungguh lahir dari panas membara Agni; ia melihat Sang Pencipta pada awal mula. Dengan itu para Dewa mula-mula mencapai keilahian; dengan itu para yang disucikan (medhyāsaḥ) menaiki tanjakan-tanjakan.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attributions vary)
Devata: Agni / Svargajyotis (heavenly light) / cosmogonic principle (Aja, Janitṛ)
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (prose-like opening with metrical continuation; often treated as non-standard in Atharvanic cosmological passages)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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