Atharva Veda 9.9.8: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 8
Sukta 9
मा॒ता पि॒तर॑मृ॒त आ ब॑भाज धी॒त्यग्रे॒ मन॑सा॒ सं हि ज॒ग्मे। सा बी॑भ॒त्सुर्गर्भ॑रसा॒ निवि॑द्धा॒ नम॑स्वन्त॒ इदु॑पवा॒कमी॑युः
mātā́ pitáraṁ ṛté ā́ babhāja dhīty ágre mánasā sáṁ hí jagmé | sā́ bī́bhatsur gárbharasā́ nivíddhā námasvanta íd upavākám īyúḥ ||
The Mother, in accordance with Order, assigned the Father; with inspired thought, in the beginning, with mind she verily came into full conjunction. She, the dread one, rich in the embryo’s sap, firmly implanted—unto the act of invocation the reverent indeed drew near.
ऋतेन माता पितरम् आ बभाज; धीत्या अग्रे मनसा सं हि जग्मे। सा बीभत्सुः गर्भरसा निविद्धा; नमस्वन्तः इद् उपवाकम् ईयुः।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (cosmological hymn; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Garbha / Prajāpati-like generative power; Mother–Father as cosmic dyad under ṛta
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/irregular in AV transmission)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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