Mantra 34
Sukta 8
यत्र देवाश्च मनुष्याऽश्चारा नाभाविव श्रिताः । अपां त्वा पुष्पं पृच्छामि यत्र तन्मायया हितम्
yátra devā́ś ca manuṣyā́ś cā́rā-nā́bhā-iva śritā́ḥ | apā́ṃ tvā púṣpaṃ pṛcchāmi yátra tán māyáyā hitám ||
Where Gods and men, as spokes upon the nave, are stayed and rest—O Flower of Waters, thee I question: where is that treasure by mysterious power deposited?
Rishi: Speculative Atharvanic seer (hymn of inquiry).
Devata: Āpas (Waters), and their ‘essence’ (apāṃ puṣpa).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.).
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