Mantra 3
Sukta 8
दश साकमजायन्त देवा देवेभ्यः पुरा। यो वै तान् विद्यात् प्रत्यक्षं स वा अद्य महद् वदेत्
dáśa sā́kam ajāyanta devā́ devébhyaḥ purā́ | yó vái tā́n vidyā́t pratyákṣaṃ sá vā́ adyá mahád vadet |
Ten, all together, were born as Gods from Gods in the olden time. Whoso in very deed should know them face to face, he even to-day would speak a mighty word.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often treated as a speculative/adhyātmika hymn; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists)
Devata: Prāṇa and allied internal deities (tenfold powers)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this section)
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