Atharva Veda 13.4

sa eti savitā svar divas pṛṣṭhe 'vacākaśat

Extolling the sun

He goes [as] impeller (Savitar) to the heaven (svàr), looking down upon the back of the sky.

raśmibhir nabha ābhṛtaṃ mahendra ety āvṛtaḥ

To the cloud-mass (nábhas) brought by rays he goes [as] great Indra, covered.

sa dhātā sa vidhartā sa vāyur nabha ucchritam

He [is] the Creator (dhātṛ́), he the disposer, he Vāyu, the upraised (ut-çri) cloud-mass.

so 'ryamā sa varuṇaḥ sa rudraḥ sa mahādevaḥ

He [is] Aryaman, he Varuṇa, he Rudra, he the great god.

so agniḥ sa u sūryaḥ sa u eva mahāyamaḥ

He [is] Agni, he also the Sun, he indeed great Yama.

taṃ vatsā upatiṣṭhanty ekaśīrṣāṇo yutā daśa

On him wait (upa-sthā) young ones (vatsá), ten, united, having one head.

paścāt prāñca ātanvanti yad udeti vibhāsati

From behind they stretch on forward; when he rises, he shines forth.

tasyaiṣa māruto gaṇaḥ sa eti śikyākṛtaḥ

His is this troop of Maruts; he goes sling-made.

raśmibhir nabha ābhṛtaṃ mahendra ety āvṛtaḥ

To the cloud-mass brought by rays he goes [as] great Indra, covered.

tasyeme nava kośā viṣṭambhā navadhā hitāḥ

His are these nine vessels (kóça), the props set nine-fold.

sa prajābhyo vipaśyati yac ca prāṇati yac ca na

He looks abroad for living creatures (prajā́), both what breathes and what does not.

tam idaṃ nigataṃ sahaḥ sa eṣa eka ekavṛd eka eva

Into him is entered (ni-gam) this power; he himself is one, single (ekavṛ́t), one only.

ete asmin devā ekavṛto bhavanti

These gods in him become single.

kīrtiś ca yaśaś cāmbhaś ca nabhaś ca brāhmaṇavarcasaṃ cānnaṃ cānnādyaṃ ca

Both fame and glory and water (? ámbhas) and cloud-mass and Brahman-splendor and food and food-eating.

ya etaṃ devam ekavṛtaṃ veda

He who knows this single god—

na dvitīyo na tṛtīyaś caturtho nāpy ucyate

Not second, not third, also not fourth is he called.

na pañcamo na ṣaṣṭhaḥ saptamo nāpy ucyate

Not fifth, not sixth, also not seventh is he called.

nāṣṭamo na navamo daśamo nāpy ucyate

Not eighth, not ninth, also not tenth is he called.

sa sarvasmai vipaśyati yac ca prāṇati yac ca na

He looks abroad for everything, both what breathes and what does not.

tam idaṃ nigataṃ sahaḥ sa eṣa eka ekavṛd eka eva

Into him is entered this power; he himself is one, single, one only.

sarve asmin devā ekavṛto bhavanti

All the gods in him become single.

brahma ca tapaś ca kīrtiś ca yaśaś cāmbhaś ca nabhaś ca brāhmaṇavarcasaṃ cānnaṃ cānnādyaṃ ca

Both worship (bráhman) and penance and fame and glory and water and cloud-mass and Brahman-splendor and food and food-eating—

bhūtaṃ ca bhavyaṃ ca śraddhā ca ruciś ca svargaś ca svadhā ca

And what is and what shall be and faith and sheen and heaven (svargá) and svadhā́.

ya etaṃ devam ekavṛtaṃ veda

He who knows this single god—

sa eva mṛtyuḥ so 'mṛtaṃ so 'bhvaṃ sa rakṣaḥ

He verily [is] death, he immortality (amṛ́ta), he the monster (abhvà), he the demon.

sa rudro vasuvanir vasudeye namovāke vaṣaṭkāro 'nu saṃhitaḥ

He [is] Rudra, winner of good, in the giving of good; in the expression of homage, [he is] the utterance váṣaṭ, put together after.

tasyeme sarve yātava upa praśiṣam āsate

All these familiar demons (yātú) wait upon his direction (praçís).

tasyāmū sarvā nakṣatrā vaśe candramasā saha

In his control are all yon asterisms, together with the moon.

sa vā ahno 'jāyata tasmād ahar ajāyata

He verily was born of the day; of him the day was born.

sa vai rātryā ajāyata tasmād rātrir ajāyata

He verily was born of the night; of him the night was born.

sa vā antarikṣād ajāyata tasmād antarikṣam ajāyata

He verily was born of the atmosphere; of him the atmosphere was born.

sa vai vāyor ajāyata tasmād vāyur ajāyata

He verily was born of Vāyu (wind); of him Vāyu was born.

sa vai divo 'jāyata tasmād dyaur adhi ajāyata

He verily was born of the sky; out of him the sky was born.

sa vai digbhyo 'jāyata tasmād diśo 'jāyanta

He verily was born of the quarters; of him the quarters were born.

sa vai bhūmer ajāyata tasmād bhūmir ajāyata

He verily was born of the earth; of him the earth was born.

sa vā agner ajāyata tasmād agnir ajāyata

He verily was born of fire; of him fire was born.

sa vā adbhyo 'jāyata tasmād āpo 'jāyanta

He verily was born of the waters; of him the waters were born.

sa vā ṛgbhyo 'jāyata tasmād ṛco 'jāyanta

He verily was born of the verses (ṛ́c); of him the verses were born.

sa vai yajñād ajāyata tasmād yajño 'jāyata

He verily was born of the sacrifice; of him the sacrifice was born.

sa yajñas tasya yajñaḥ sa yajñasya śiraḥ kṛtam

He is the sacrifice; his is the sacrifice; he [is] made the head of the sacrifice.

sa stanayati sa vidyotate sa u aśmānam asyati

He thunders; he lightens; he indeed hurls the stone.

pāpāya vā bhadrāya vā puruṣāyāsurāya vā

Either for the evil [man] or for the excellent; for man or for Asura.

yad vā kṛṇoṣy oṣadhīr yad vā varṣasi bhadrayā yad vā janyam avīvṛdhaḥ

Either when thou makest the herbs, or when thou rainest excellently, or when thou hast increased him of the people (? janyá).

tāvāṃs te maghavan mahimopo te tanvaḥ śatam

Such, O bountiful one, is thy greatness; and thine, too (úpa), are a hundred bodies.

upo te baddhe baddhāni yadi vāsi nyarbudam

Thine, too, are two billions, [many] billions (?); or else thou art a hundred million.

bhūyān indro namurād bhūyān indrāsi mṛtyubhyaḥ

More is Indra than non-dying (??); more art thou, O Indra, than the deaths.

bhūyān arātyāḥ śacyāḥ patis tvam indrāsi vibhūḥ prabhūr iti tvopāsmahe vayam

More than the niggard, lord of strength (çácī) art thou, O Indra; as called mighty, prevailing, do we worship (upa-ās) thee.

namas te astu paśyata paśya mā paśyata

Homage be to thee, O conspicuous one (paçyata); see ⌊páçya⌋ me, O conspicuous one.

annādyena yaśasā tejasā brāhmaṇavarcasena

With food-eating, with glory, with brilliancy (téjas), with Brahman-splendor;

ambho amo mahaḥ saha iti tvopāsmahe vayam

As called water (? ámbhas), force (áma), greatness, power, do we worship thee.

ambho aruṇaṃ rajataṃ rajaḥ saha iti tvopāsmahe vayam

As called water (ámbhas), red, silvery (rajatá), welkin (rájas), power, do we worship thee.

uruḥ pṛthuḥ subhūr bhuva iti tvopāsmahe vayam

As called wide, broad, happy (subhū́), earths (? bhúvas), do we worship thee.

pratho varo vyaco loka iti tvopāsmahe vayam

As called breadth, width, expanse, world, do we worship thee.

bhavadvasur idadvasuḥ saṃyadvasur āyadvasur iti tvopāsmahe vayam

As called one of arising good, of increasing (??) good, of gathering good, of coming good, do we worship thee.

namas te astu paśyata paśya mā paśyata

Homage be to thee, O conspicuous one; see me, O conspicuous one.

annādyena yaśasā tejasā brāhmaṇavarcasena

With food-eating, with glory, with brilliancy, with Brahman-splendor.