Mantra 18
Sukta 9
अवः परेण पितरं यो अस्य वेदावः परेण पर एना वरेण । कवीयमानः क इह प्र वोचद् देवं मनः कुतो अधि प्रजातम्
aváḥ paréṇa pitáraṃ yó asyá védāváḥ paréṇa pará enā́ varéṇa | kavīyámānaḥ ká ihá prá vocad deváṃ mánaḥ kúto ádhi prájātam ||
Aid from beyond—he who knoweth the Father of this (All); aid from beyond, beyond these, by the excellent boon. In seerly inspiration, who here hath proclaimed the divine Mind—whence, and from what height, it was brought to birth?
Rishi: Traditionally linked to speculative seers (brahmodya tradition); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by ancillary tradition for AVŚ 9.9.
Devata: Brahman/Prajāpati; Manas (as deified principle)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (speculative hymn style; exact metrical scansion may vary by pada reading)
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