Atharva Veda 4.11.5: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 5
Sukta 11
यस्य॒ नेशे॑ य॒ज्ञप॑ति॒र्न य॒ज्ञो नास्य॑ दा॒तेशे॒ न प्र॑तिग्रही॒ता। यो वि॑श्व॒जिद् वि॑श्व॒भृद् वि॒श्क॑र्मा घ॒र्मं नो॑ ब्रूत यत॒मश्चतु॑ष्पात्
yásya ná ī́śe yajñápatir ná yajñó nā́sya dāté ī́śe ná pratigrāhītā́ | yó viśvájit viśvábhṛd viśvákarmā gharmáṃ no brūta yatamáś cátuṣpāt
He whose Lord of Sacrifice hath no mastery, whose sacrifice is none; whose giver hath no right, nor any lawful receiver—he who is All-conquering, All-supporting, All-fashioning—declare to us the Gharma: which four-footed one is he?
यस्य नेशे यज्ञपतिः, न यज्ञोऽस्य; नास्य दातेऽधिकारः, न च प्रतिग्रहीता विधिमान्। यः विश्वजिद् विश्वभृद् विश्वकर्मा—स नो घर्मं ब्रवीतु; कः स चतुष्पात्?
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition
Devata: Viśvakarman-like universal power; also gharma as ritual potency; implied Anaḍvān/catuṣpāt
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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