Atharva Veda 7.21.1: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 1
Sukta 21
एको विभुः। स॒मेत॒ विश्वे॒ वच॑सा॒ पतिं॑ दि॒व एको॑ वि॒भूरति॑थि॒र्जना॑नाम्। स पू॒र्व्यो नूत॑नमा॒विवा॑सत् तं व॑र्त॒निरनु॑ वावृत॒ एक॒मित् पु॒रु
éko vibhúḥ | saméta víśve vácasā pátim divá éko vibhū́r átithir jánānām | sá pū́rvyo nū́tanam ā́vivāsat táṃ vartánir ánu vāvṛta ékam ít púru
One is the All-pervading: with speech have all assembled to the Lord of heaven; one, the All-pervading, the Guest of men. He, primeval, hath welcomed the new-comer; along his track the course hath turned—unto the One alone, indeed, in manifold wise.
ただ一者、遍満する主。すべての者は言葉（vāc）をもって集い、天の主にまみえる。唯一の遍満者は、人々の客（Atithi）である。彼は太初の者として新来の者を迎え入れ、その足跡に従って道の運行は向きを変える――まことにただ一者へ、しかも多様に。
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; requires verification for AVŚ 7.21.1).
Devata: Āditya/Sūrya as 'the One, all-pervading Lord'; alternatively a monistic 'Pati' principle.
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (close to Triṣṭubh cadence in parts; requires metrical checking against pada lengths).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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