Atharvaveda — Kanda 5, Sukta 17, Mantra 6 (ब्रह्मजाया।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Kanda 5 · Verse 5.17.6
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Sanskrit Original
दे॒वा वा ए॒तस्या॑मवदन्त॒ पूर्वे॑ सप्तऋ॒षय॒स्तप॑सा॒ ये नि॑षे॒दुः । भी॒मा जा॒या ब्रा॑ह्म॒णस्याप॑नीता दु॒र्धां द॑धाति पर॒मेव्योऽमन्॥६॥
devā vā etasyām avadanta pūrve sapta ṛṣayaḥ tapasā ye niṣeduḥ bhīmā jājā brāhmaṇasyāpanītā durdhāṃ dadhāti paramevyo aman
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Of her, indeed, the former gods spoke—the seven Ṛṣis of old who sat in tapas: the Brahma-wife, fearsome when taken away from the Brāhmaṇa, lays a hard doom; they became highest lords.