Mantra 25
Sukta 8
बालादेकमणीयस्कमुतैकं नेव दृश्यते । ततः परिष्वजीयसी देवता सा मम प्रिया
bālā́d ékam aṇīyáskam utá ékaṃ náivá dṛ́śyate | tatáḥ pári-ṣvajīyasī devátā sā́ máma priyā́ ||
One is subtler than a hair; and one is not seen at all. From that thou claspest all about: that Goddess is my dear one.
Rishi: Within AV 10.8 speculative corpus (traditional assignment variable).
Devata: Devatā as subtle all-enfolding power (often interpreted as Brahman/Śraddhā/Vāc in later readings).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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