Atharvaveda · Sūkta 12.5
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12.5.1
श्रमेण तपसा सृष्टा ब्रह्मणा वित्तर्ते श्रिता ॥ १२.५.१ ॥
Created by toil and austerity, by sacred power, resting in the knowledge of the Veda.
12.5.2
सत्येनावृता श्रिया प्रावृता यशसा परीवृता ॥ १२.५.२ ॥
Veiled in truth, clothed in splendour, surrounded by glory.
12.5.3
स्वधया परिहिता श्रद्धया पर्यूढा दीक्षया गुप्ता यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठिता लोको निधनम् ॥ १२.५.३ ॥
Wrapped in svadhā, borne by faith, guarded by consecration, established in the sacrifice; the world is her resting-place.
12.5.4
ब्रह्म पदवायं ब्राह्मणोऽधिपतिः ॥ १२.५.४ ॥
Sacred power is its foothold; the brahmin is its lord.
12.5.5
तामाददानस्य ब्रह्मगवीं जिनतो ब्राह्मणं क्षत्रियस्य ॥ १२.५.५ ॥
Of the kṣatriya who seizes that brahma-cow and harms the brahmin.
12.5.6
अप क्रामति सूनृता वीर्यं पुण्या लक्ष्मीः ॥ १२.५.६ ॥
Truthful speech, heroic strength and auspicious fortune depart from him.