Sukta 3
कु॒लायेऽधि॑ कु॒लायं॒ कोशे॒ कोशः॒ समु॑ब्जितः । तत्र॒ मर्तो॒ वि जा॑यते॒ यस्मा॒द् विश्वं॑ प्र॒जाय॑ते
kulā́ye’dhí kulā́yaṃ kośé kośáḥ sámubjitaḥ | tátra márto ví jāyate yásmād víśvaṃ prajā́yate ||
In nest upon nest, in sheath a sheath is firmly fitted: therein the mortal is born forth—whence all is generated.
గూడు మీద గూడు; కోశంలో కోశం దృఢంగా అమర్చబడి ఉంది. అక్కడే మర్త్యుడు జన్మిస్తాడు—అక్కడి నుంచే సమస్తం జనిస్తుంది.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Śālā/House as generative enclosure (implicit); Prajā (offspring) as functional focus
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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