Mantra 41
Sukta 8
उत्तरेणेव गायत्रीममृतेऽधि वि चक्रमे । साम्ना ये साम संविदुरजस्तद् ददृशे क्वऽ
uttáreṇeva gāyatrī́m amṛ́te ’dhí ví cakrame | sā́mnā ye sā́ma saṃvidúr rájas tád dadṛśe kvà ’ ||
As though beyond, the Gāyatrī hath strode forth upon immortality. By chant—those who know the chant—was that mid-space beheld: where is it?
ਜਿਵੇਂ ਉੱਤਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਪਰੇ, ਗਾਇਤ੍ਰੀ ਅਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਉੱਤੇ ਅਧਿ (ਉਪਰ) ਕਦਮ ਰੱਖ ਕੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਚਕ੍ਰਮੇ (ਲੰਘ ਗਈ)। ਸਾਮਨਾ (ਸਾਮਗਾਨ) ਨਾਲ—ਜੋ ਸਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣਦੇ ਹਨ—ਉਹ ਰਜਸ (ਮੱਧ-ਆਕਾਸ਼) ਵੇਖਿਆ ਗਿਆ: ਉਹ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਹੈ?
Rishi: Variable (AVŚ 10.8 anukramaṇī traditions)
Devata: Gāyatrī / Sāman (deified speech); amṛta as goal-realm
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh with explicit reference to Gāyatrī (metapoetic)
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