Mantra 4
Sukta 53
स एव सं भुवनान्याभरत् स एव सं भुवनानि पर्यैत्। पिता सन्नभवत् पुत्र एषां तस्माद् वै नान्यत् परमस्ति तेजः
sá evá sáṃ bhúvanāny ā́bharat sá evá sáṃ bhúvanāni páry ait | pitā́ sánn abhavat putrá eṣā́ṃ tásmād vái nā́nyat páram asti téjaḥ ||
He verily brought the worlds together; he verily went round about the worlds. Being their father, he became their son: therefore, indeed, no other splendour is higher than he.
Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition (Kāla-sūkta)
Devata: Kāla
Chandas: Late-Vedic anuṣṭubh-like; expanded pādas
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