Atharva Veda 4.30.4: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 30, Mantra 4
Sukta 30
मया॒ सोऽन्न॑मत्ति॒ यो वि॒पश्य॑ति॒ यः प्रा॒णति॒ य ईं शृ॒णोत्यु॒क्तम्। अ॒म॒न्तवो॒ मां त उप॑ क्षियन्ति श्रु॒धि श्रु॑त श्रु॒द्धेयं॑ ते वदामि
mayā sáḥ ánnam atti yó vipáśyati yáḥ prāṇáti yá īṃ śṛṇóty uktám | amántavo mā́ṃ tá upá kṣiyanti śrudhí śrúta śruddhéyaṃ te vadāmi ||
Through me he eats his food—who sees with insight, who breathes, who hears the word that is spoken. The witless, they dwell nigh unto me in dependence. Hear thou, O Hearer: what I speak to thee is meet to be heard and trusted.
Melalui aku dia memakan makanannya—dia yang melihat dengan pandangan batin, yang bernafas, yang mendengar sabda yang diucapkan. Orang yang tidak berakal, mereka tinggal dekat denganku dalam pergantungan. Dengarlah, wahai Pendengar: apa yang aku katakan kepadamu wajar didengar dan dipercayai.
Rishi: Vāc/Brahmanic ‘aham’ persona (traditional attribution variable)
Devata: Vāc / Brahman (authoritative speech)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (to be confirmed in critical metrical analysis)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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