Atharva Veda 19.6.2: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 2
Sukta 6
त्रि॒भिः प॒द्भिर्द्याम॑रोह॒त् पाद॑स्ये॒हाभ॑व॒त् पुनः॑ । तथा॒ व्यऽक्राम॒द् विष्व॑ङशनानश॒ने अनु॑
tribhíḥ padbhír dyā́m ā́rohat pā́dasyehā́bhavat púnaḥ | tathā́ vy-àkrāmad víṣvaṅ aśanā́naśane ánu ||
With three steps he mounted to the sky; one quarter of him came to be here again. Thus he strode forth in every direction, following after both eating and not-eating.
Trzema krokami wstąpił do nieba; jedna czwarta jego ponownie znalazła się tutaj. Tak kroczył w każdym kierunku, podążając za jedzeniem i niejedzeniem.
Rishi: Puruṣa hymn tradition (RV 10.90 complex)
Devata: Puruṣa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (parallel to RV 10.90.2, with AV transmission variants)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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