Atharva Veda · Chapter 10.7

10.7
kasminn aṅge tapo asyādhi tiṣṭhati kasminn aṅga ṛtamasyādhyāhitam /
kva vrataṃ kva śraddhāsya tiṣṭhati kasminn aṅge satyamasya pratiṣṭhitam

kasmādaṅgāddīpyate agnirasya kasmādaṅgātpavate mātariśva /
kasmādaṅgādvi mimīte'dhi candramā maha skambhasya mimāno aṅgam

kasminn aṅge tiṣṭhati bhūmirasya kasminn aṅge tiṣṭhatyantarikṣam /
kasminn aṅge tiṣṭhatyāhitā dyauḥ kasminn aṅge tiṣṭhatyuttaraṃ divaḥ

kva prepsan dīpyata ūrdhvo agniḥ kva prepsan pavate mātariśvā /
yatra prepsantīrabhiyantyāvṛtaḥ skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

kvārdhamāsāḥ kva yanti māsāḥ saṃvatsareṇa saha saṃvidānāḥ /
yatra yantyṛtavo yatrārtavāḥ skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

kva prepsantī yuvatī virūpe ahorātre dravataḥ saṃvidāne /
yatra prepsantīrabhiyantyāpaḥ skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

yasmintstabdhvā prajāpatirlokāntsarvāmadhārayat/
skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

yatparamamavamaṃ yacca madhyamaṃ prajāpatiḥ sasṛje viśvarūpam /
kiyatā skambhaḥ pra viveśa tatra yan na prāviśatkiyattadbabhūva

kiyatā skambhaḥ pra viveśa bhūtaṃ kiyadbhaviṣyadanvāśaye'sya /
ekaṃ yadaṅgamakṛṇotsahasradhā kiyatā skambhaḥ pra viveśa tatra

yatra lokāmśca kośāṃścāpo brahma janā viduḥ /
asacca yatra saccānta skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

yatra tapaḥ parākramya vrataṃ dhārayatyuttaram /
ṛtaṃ ca yatra śraddhā cāpo brahma samāhitāḥ skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

yasmin bhūmirantarikṣaṃ dyauryasminn adhyāhitā /
yatrāgniścandramāḥ sūryo vātastiṣṭhantyārpitāḥ skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

yasya trayastriṃśaddevā aṅge sarve samāhitāḥ /
skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

yatra ṛṣayaḥ prathamajā ṛcaḥ sāma yajurmahī /
ekarṣiryasminn ārpitaḥ skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

yatrāmṛtaṃ ca mṛtyuśca puruṣe'dhi samāhite /
samudro yasya nāḍyaḥ puruṣe'dhi samāhitāḥ skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

yasya catasraḥ pradiśo nāḍyastiṣṭhanti prathamāḥ /
yajño yatra parākrāntaḥ skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

ye puruṣe brahma viduste viduḥ parameṣṭhinam /
yo veda parameṣṭhinaṃ yaśca veda prajāpatim /
jyeṣṭhaṃ ye brāhmaṇaṃ viduste skambhamanusaṃviduḥ

yasya śiro vaiśvānaraścakṣuraṅgiraso'bhavan /
aṅgāni yasya yātavaḥ skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

yasya brahma mukhamāhurjihvāṃ madhukaśāmuta /
virājamūdho yasyāhuḥ skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

yasmādṛco apātakṣan yajuryasmādapākaṣan /
sāmāni yasya lomānyatharvāṅgiraso mukhaṃ skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

asacśākhāṃ pratiṣṭhantīṃ paramamiva janā viduḥ /
uto sanmanyante'vare ye te śākhāmupāsate

yatrādityāśca rudrāśca vasavaśca samāhitāḥ /
bhūtaṃ ca yatra bhavyaṃ ca sarve lokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

yasya trayastriṃśaddevā nidhiṃ rakṣanti sarvadā /
nidhiṃ tamadya ko veda yaṃ devā abhirakṣatha

yatra devā brahmavido brahma jyeṣṭhamupāsate /
yo vai tān vidyātpratyakṣaṃ sa brahmā veditā syāt

bṛhanto nāma te devā ye'sataḥ pari jajñire /
ekaṃ tadaṅgaṃ skambhasyāsadāhuḥ paro janāḥ

yatra skambhaḥ prajanayan purāṇaṃ vyavartayat/
ekaṃ tadaṅgaṃ skambhasya purāṇamanusaṃviduḥ

yasya trayastriṃśaddevā aṅge gātrā vibhejire /
tān vai trayastriṃśaddevān eke brahamavido viduḥ

hiraṇyagarbhaṃ paramamanatyudyaṃ janā viduḥ /
skambhastadagre prāsiñcaddhiraṇyaṃ loke antarā

skambhe lokāḥ skambhe tapaḥ skambhe'dhyṛtamāhitam /
skambha tvā veda pratyakṣamindre sarvaṃ samāhitam

indre lokā indre tapa indre'dhyṛtamāhitam /
indraṃ tvā veda pratyakṣaṃ skambhe sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam

nāma nāmnā johavīti purā sūryātpuroṣasaḥ /
yadajaḥ prathamaṃ saṃbabhūva sa ha tatsvarājyamiyāya yasmān nānyatparamasti bhūtam

yasya bhūmiḥ pramāntarikṣamutodaram /
divaṃ yaścakre mūrdhānaṃ tasmai jyeṣṭhāya brahmaṇe namaḥ

yasya sūryaścakṣuścandramāśca punarṇavaḥ /
agniṃ yaścakra āsyaṃ tasmai jyeṣṭhāya brahmaṇe namaḥ

yasya vātaḥ prāṇāpānau cakṣuraṅgiraso'bhavan /
diśo yaścakre prajñānīstasmai jyeṣṭhāya brahmaṇe namaḥ

skambho dādhāra dyāvāpṛthivī ubhe ime skambho dādhārorvantarikṣam /
skambho dādhāra pradiśaḥ ṣaḍurvīḥ skambha idaṃ viśvaṃ bhuvanamā viveśa

yaḥ śramāttapaso jāto lokāntsarvāntsamānaśe /
somaṃ yaścakre kevalaṃ tasmai jyeṣṭhāya brahmaṇe namaḥ

kathaṃ vāto nelayati kathaṃ na ramate manaḥ /
kimāpaḥ satyaṃ prepsantīrnelayanti kadā cana

mahadyakṣaṃ bhuvanasya madhye tapasi krāntaṃ salilasya pṛṣṭhe /
tasmin chrayante ya u ke ca devā vṛkṣasya skandhaḥ parita iva śākhāḥ

yasmai hastābhyāṃ pādābhyāṃ vācā śrotreṇa cakṣuṣā /
yasmai devāḥ sadā baliṃ prayacchanti vimite'mitaṃ skambhaṃ taṃ brūhi katamaḥ svideva saḥ

apa tasya hataṃ tamo vyāvṛttaḥ sa pāpmanā /
sarvāṇi tasmin jyotīṃṣi yāni trīṇi prajāpatau

yo vetasaṃ hiraṇyayaṃ tiṣṭhantaṃ salile veda /
sa vai guhyaḥ prajāpatiḥ

tantrameke yuvatī virūpe abhyākrāmaṃ vayataḥ ṣaṇmayūkham /
prānyā tantūṃstirate dhatte anyā nāpa vṛñjāte na gamāto antam

tayorahaṃ parinṛtyantyoriva na vi jānāmi yatarā parastāt/
pumān enadvayatyudgṛṇanti pumān enadvi jabhārādhi nāke

ime mayūkhā upa tastabhurdivaṃ sāmāni cakrustasarāṇi vātave