Atharva Veda 4.30.8: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 30, Mantra 8
Sukta 30
अ॒हमे॒व वात॑ इव॒ प्र वा॑म्या॒रभ॑माणा॒ भुव॑नानि॒ विश्वा॑ । प॒रो दि॒वा प॒र ए॒ना पृ॑थि॒व्यौताव॑ती महि॒म्ना सं ब॑भूव
ahám eva vā́ta iva prá vāmi ārabhámāṇā bhúvanāni víśvā | paró divā́ pará enā́ pṛthivyā́utā́vatī mahimnā́ sáṃ babhūva
I verily, like the Wind, blow forth, laying hold upon all the worlds entire. Beyond the heaven, beyond this earth—yea, by her aiding majesty—he hath wholly come to be.
Rishi: Atharvanic (exact r̥ṣi attribution not recoverable from the provided excerpt alone)
Devata: Vāta / the mantra-empowered ‘mahiman’ (cosmic pervasion as deity-function)
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type cadence (needs full hymn metrical audit)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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