prajāpatiś ca parameṣṭhī ca śṛṅge indraḥ śiro agnir lalāṭaṃ yamaḥ kṛkāṭam
Extolling the ox
Prajāpati and the most exalted one are his two horns, Indra his head, Agni his forehead, Yama his neck-joint.
Atharva Veda
Extolling the ox
prajāpatiś ca parameṣṭhī ca śṛṅge indraḥ śiro agnir lalāṭaṃ yamaḥ kṛkāṭam
Extolling the ox
Prajāpati and the most exalted one are his two horns, Indra his head, Agni his forehead, Yama his neck-joint.
somo rājā mastiṣko dyaur uttarahanuḥ pṛthivy adharahanuḥ
King Soma his brain, the sky his upper jaw, the earth his lower jaw.
vidyuj jihvā maruto dantā revatīr grīvāḥ kṛttikā skandhā gharmo vahaḥ
Lightning his tongue, the Maruts his teeth, the Revatīs his neck, the Kṛittikās his shoulders (skandhā́s), the hot drink (gharmá) his withers (váha).
viśvaṃ vāyuḥ svargo lokaḥ kṛṣṇadraṃ vidharaṇī niveṣyaḥ
Vāyu his all (víçvam), the heavenly world his kṛṣṇadrá, the whirlwind (? niveṣyà) his separator (? vidháraṇī).
śyenaḥ kroḍo 'ntarikṣaṃ pājasyaṃ bṛhaspatiḥ kakud bṛhatīḥ kīkasāḥ
The falcon his breast (kroḍá), the atmosphere his belly (? pājasyà), Brihaspati his hump, the bṛhatī́s his vertebrae.
devānāṃ patnīḥ pṛṣṭaya upasadaḥ parśavaḥ
The spouses of the gods his side-bones (pṛṣṭí), the attendants (upasád) his ribs (párçu).
mitraś ca varuṇaś cāṃsau tvaṣṭā cāryamā ca doṣaṇī mahādevo bāhū
Both Mitra and Varuṇa his (two) shoulders (áṅsa), both Tvashṭar and Aryaman his (two) shanks (doṣán), the great god his fore-legs.
indrāṇī bhasad vāyuḥ pucchaṃ pavamāno bālāḥ
Indrāṇī his buttock, Vāyu his tail (púcha), the purifying [soma] his whisk (vā́lās).
brahma ca kṣatraṃ ca śroṇī balam ūrū
Both the Brahman-caste (bráhman) and the Kshatriya-caste (kṣatrá) his (two) hips, force his (two) thighs.
dhātā ca savitā cāṣṭhīvantau jaṅghā gandharvā apsarasaḥ kuṣṭhikā aditiḥ śaphāḥ
Both Dhātar and Savitar his (two) knee-joints (aṣṭhīvánt), the Gandharvas his calves (ján̄ghā), the Apsarases his dew-claws (kúṣṭhikā), Aditi his hoofs.
ceto hṛdayaṃ yakṛn medhā vrataṃ purītat
Thought (cétas) his heart, wisdom his liver, ceremony (vratá) his purītát.
kṣut kukṣir irā vaniṣṭhuḥ parvatāḥ plāśayaḥ
Hunger his paunch, cheer (írā) his rectum (? vaniṣṭhú), the mountains his plāçís.
krodho vṛkkau manyur āṇḍau prajā śepaḥ
Anger his kidneys, fury his testicles, progeny his virile member.
nadī sūtrī varṣasya pataya stanā stanayitnur ūdhaḥ
The stream (nadī́) his birth-giver (? sūtrī́), the lords of rain his teats, thunder his udder.
viśvavyacās carmauṣadhayo lomāni nakṣatrāṇi rūpam
The all-expansive his hide, the herbs his hairs, the asterisms his form.
devajanā gudā manuṣyā āntrāṇy atrā udaram
The god-folks his intestines, human beings his entrails, eaters (? atrá) his belly (udára).
rakṣāṃsi lohitam itarajanā ūbadhyam
The demons his blood, the other-folks the contents of his bowels.
abhraṃ pīvo majjā nidhanam
The cloud his fat, the conclusion (? nidhána) his marrow.
agnir āsīna utthito 'śvinā
[He is] Agni when sitting, the two Açvins when arisen;
indraḥ prāṅ tiṣṭhan dakṣiṇā tiṣṭhan yamaḥ
Indra when standing eastward, Yama when standing southward;
pratyaṅ tiṣṭhan dhātodaṅ tiṣṭhant savitā
Dhātar when standing westward, Savitar when standing northward;
tṛṇāni prāptaḥ somo rājā
King Soma when having obtained grass;
mitra īkṣamāṇa āvṛtta ānandaḥ
Mitra when looking, delight (ānandá) when turned this way;
yujyamāno vaiśvadevo yuktaḥ prajāpatir vimuktaḥ sarvam
Belonging to all the gods when being yoked, Prajāpati when yoked, everything (sárvam) when released.
etad vai viśvarūpaṃ sarvarūpaṃ gorūpam
That verily is all-formed, of every form, of kine-form.
upainaṃ viśvarūpāḥ sarvarūpāḥ paśavas tiṣṭhanti ya evaṃ veda
Cattle all-formed, of every form come unto (upa-sthā) him who knoweth thus.
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