Atharva Veda 3.13.4: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 4
Sukta 13
एको॑ वो दे॒वोऽप्य॑तिष्ठ॒त् स्यन्द॑माना यथाव॒शम्। उदा॑निषुर्म॒हीरिति॒ तस्मा॑दुद॒कमु॑च्यते
éko vo devó ’py átiṣṭhat syándamānā yathāvaśám | úd ā́niṣur mahī́r íti tásmād udakám ucyate
One god among you took his stand, while ye flowed on at will. ‘The mighty ones brought it up,’—thus; therefore it is called udaká, the Water.
మీలో ఒక దేవుడు స్థిరంగా నిలిచాడు; మీరు యథేచ్ఛగా ప్రవహించారు. ‘మహీరులు (మహత్తర జలధారలు) దీనిని పైకి తీసుకొచ్చారు’—అని చెప్పబడింది; అందుచేత దీనిని ‘ఉదక’ (నీరు) అంటారు.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified)
Devata: Āpas / presiding Deva over waters (not explicitly named here)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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