Mantra 11
Sukta 9
पञ्चारे चक्रे परिवर्तमाने यस्मिन्नातस्थुर्भुवनानि विश्वा । तस्य नाक्षस्तप्यते भूरिभारः सनादेव न च्छिद्यते सनाभिः
pañcā́re cakré parivártamāne yásminn ātásthur bhúvanāni víśvā | tásya nákṣas tapyate bhū́ribharāḥ sanā́d eva ná cchídyate sánābhiḥ ||
In the five-spoked wheel that turns about, wherein all the worlds are set and stand—its axle is not worn though heavily laden; from of old it is not broken, its hub unshattered.
Rishi: Atharvanic speculative tradition
Devata: Cakra/Ṛta/Brahman as sustaining principle
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
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