Mantra 4
Sukta 16
उत यो द्यामतिसर्पात् परस्तान्न स मुच्यातै वरुणस्य राज्ञः । दिव स्पशः प्र चरन्तीदमस्य सहस्राक्षा अति पश्यन्ति भूमिम्
utá yó dyā́m atisárpāt párastān ná sá mucyātai váruṇasya rā́jñaḥ | diváḥ spáśaḥ prá carantī́dam asya sahasrākṣā́ áti paśyanti bhū́mim ||
And he who should creep beyond, far past even Heaven—he shall not so be loosed from Varuṇa the King. His spies of Heaven roam abroad through this world; thousand-eyed, they look over and behold the Earth.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Varuṇa hymn)
Devata: Varuṇa; his spáśaḥ (watchers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be verified)
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