Atharvaveda · Sūkta 15.3
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15.3.1
स संवत्सरमूर्ध्वोऽतिष्ठत्तं देवा अब्रुवन् व्रात्य किं नु तिष्ठसीति ॥ १५.३.१ ॥
He stood upright for a year. The gods said to him: 'Vrātya, why do you stand?'
15.3.2
सोऽब्रवीदासन्दीं मे सं भरन्त्विति ॥ १५.३.२ ॥
He said: 'Let them bring together a seat (āsandī) for me.'
15.3.3
तस्मै व्रात्यायासन्दीं समभरन् ॥ १५.३.३ ॥
For that Vrātya they brought together the seat (āsandī).
15.3.4
तस्या ग्रीष्मश्च वसन्तश्च द्वौ पादावास्तां शरच्च वर्षाश्च द्वौ ॥ १५.३.४ ॥
Its two feet were summer and spring; autumn and the rains were the two (other feet).
15.3.5
बृहच्च रथन्तरं चानूच्ये आस्तां यज्ञायज्ञियं च वामदेव्यं च तिरश्च्ये ॥ १५.३.५ ॥
The Bṛhat and Rathantara chants were its two side-supports (ānūcya); the Yajñāyajñīya and Vāmadevya chants were its cross-bars (tiraścī).
15.3.6
ऋचः प्राञ्चस्तन्तवो यजूंषि तिर्यञ्चः ॥ १५.३.६ ॥
The ṛc verses were the threads running forward; the yajus formulas were the threads running crosswise.
15.3.7
वेद आस्तरणं ब्रह्मोपबर्हणम् ॥ १५.३.७ ॥
The Veda is the spread, Brahman the cushion.
15.3.8
सामासाद उद्गीथोऽपश्रयः ॥ १५.३.८ ॥
The sāman chant is the seat, the udgītha the back-support.
15.3.9
तामासन्दीं व्रात्य आरोहत् ॥ १५.३.९ ॥
The vrātya mounted that seat.
15.3.10
तस्य देवजनाः परिष्कन्दा आसन्त्संकल्पाः प्रहाय्या विश्वानि भूतान्युपसदः ॥ १५.३.१० ॥
His attendants were the groups of gods; his resolves were the messengers; all beings were his sitting companions.
15.3.11
विश्वान्येवास्य भूतान्युपसदो भवन्ति य एवं वेद ॥ १५.३.११ ॥
For him who knows thus, all beings indeed become his sitting companions.