Mantra 8
Sukta 9
माता पितरमृत आ बभाज धीत्यग्रे मनसा सं हि जग्मे। सा बीभत्सुर्गर्भरसा निविद्धा नमस्वन्त इदुपवाकमीयुः
mātā́ pitáraṁ ṛté ā́ babhāja dhīty ágre mánasā sáṁ hí jagmé | sā́ bī́bhatsur gárbharasā́ nivíddhā námasvanta íd upavākám īyúḥ ||
The Mother, in accordance with Order, assigned the Father; with inspired thought, in the beginning, with mind she verily came into full conjunction. She, the dread one, rich in the embryo’s sap, firmly implanted—unto the act of invocation the reverent indeed drew near.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (cosmological hymn; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Garbha / Prajāpati-like generative power; Mother–Father as cosmic dyad under ṛta
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/irregular in AV transmission)
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