Mantra 21
Sukta 9
यस्मिन् वृक्षे मध्वदः सुपर्णा निविशन्ते सुवते चाधि विश्वे । तस्य यदाहुः पिप्पलं स्वाद्वग्रे तन्नोन्नशद् यः पितरं न वेद
yásmin vṛ́kṣe madhvádāḥ supárṇā nivíśante súvate cā́dhi víśve | tásya yádā́huḥ píppalaṃ svādv ágre tán nónn aśat yáḥ pitáraṃ ná véda ||
In which tree the honey-eating fair-winged settle them, and it bringeth forth all beings thereupon—when they speak of its sweet pippala at the top, let him not partake thereof who knoweth not the Father.
Rishi: Speculative seer tradition (RV 1.164.21 parallel complex)
Devata: Brahman/Prajāpati (as ‘pitā’); allegorical birds
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
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