Atharvaveda · Sūkta 15.1
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15.1.1
व्रात्य आसीदीयमान एव स प्रजापतिं समैरयत् ॥ १५.१.१ ॥
The vrātya was, already moving; he stirred Prajāpati into motion.
15.1.2
स प्रजापतिः सुवर्णमात्मन्न् अपश्यत्तत्प्राजनयत् ॥ १५.१.२ ॥
That Prajāpati saw gold within himself, and he brought that forth.
15.1.3
तदेकमभवत्तल्ललाममभवत्तन् महदभवत्तज्ज्येष्ठमभवत्तद्ब्रह्माभवत्तत्तपोऽभवत्तत्सत्यमभवत्तेन प्राजायत ॥ १५.१.३ ॥
That became one; that became the mark; that became great; that became the eldest; that became Brahman; that became austerity; that became truth; by it, creation was born.
15.1.4
सोऽवर्धत स महान् अभवत्स महादेवोऽभवत् ॥ १५.१.४ ॥
He grew; he became great; he became Mahādeva, the great god.
15.1.5
स देवानामीशां पर्यैत्स ईशानोऽभवत् ॥ १५.१.५ ॥
He went among the gods and obtained lordship; he became Īśāna, the ruler.
15.1.6
स एकव्रात्योऽभवत्स धनुरादत्त तदेवेन्द्रधनुः ॥ १५.१.६ ॥
He became the one vrātya; he took up a bow, and that very bow became Indra's bow, the rainbow.
15.1.7
नीलमस्योदरं लोहितं पृष्ठम् ॥ १५.१.७ ॥
Dark blue is his belly, red is his back.
15.1.8
नीलेनैवाप्रियं भ्रातृव्यं प्रोर्णोति लोहितेन द्विषन्तं विध्यतीति ब्रह्मवादिनो वदन्ति ॥ १५.१.८ ॥
With the dark blue he envelops the hostile rival; with the red he pierces the one who hates him—so the expounders of the sacred word say.