Atharvaveda · Sūkta 15.17

15.17.1

योऽस्य प्रथमो व्यानः सेयं भूमिः ॥ १५.१७.१ ॥

That which is his first vyāna — this is the earth.

योऽस्य द्वितीयो व्यानस्तदन्तरिक्षम् ॥ १५.१७.२ ॥

That which is his second vyāna — this is the atmosphere.

योऽस्य तृतीयो व्यानः सा द्यौः ॥ १५.१७.३ ॥

That which is his third vyāna — this is the sky.

योऽस्य चतुर्थो व्यानस्तानि नक्षत्राणि ॥ १५.१७.४ ॥

That which is his fourth vyāna — these are the stars and lunar mansions.

योऽस्य पञ्चमो व्यानस्त ऋतवः ॥ १५.१७.५ ॥

That which is his fifth vyāna — these are the seasons.

योऽस्य षष्ठो व्यानस्त आर्तवाः ॥ १५.१७.६ ॥

That which is his sixth vyāna — these are the seasonal periods (ārtavāḥ).

योऽस्य सप्तमो व्यानः स संवत्सरः ॥ १५.१७.७ ॥

The seventh diffused breath of him—that is the year.

समानमर्थं परि यन्ति देवाः संवत्सरं वा एतदृतवोऽनुपरियन्ति व्रात्यं च ॥ १५.१७.८ ॥

The gods circle the same goal; this is indeed the year, which the seasons and the vrātya also follow around.

यदादित्यमभिसंविशन्त्यमावास्यां चैव तत्पौर्णमासीं च ॥ १५.१७.९ ॥

When they enter the sun (āditya), and likewise the new moon and the full moon.

एकं तदेषाममृतत्वमित्याहुतिरेव ॥ १५.१७.१० ॥

That immortality of theirs is one, they say; it is indeed the oblation.