Yajurveda 14.28 — Ishvara Devata
Shukla Yajurveda (Vajasaneyi Samhita) · Adhyaya 14 · Verse 14.28
Sanskrit Original
एकयाऽस्तुवत प्रजाऽ अधीयन्त प्रजापतिरधिपतिरासीत तिसृभिरस्तुवत ब्रह्मासृज्यत ब्रह्मणस्पतिरधिपतिरासीत पञ्चभिरस्तुवत भूउतान्यसृज्यन्त भूउतानां पतिरधिपतिरासीत सप्तभिरस्तुवत सप्त ऋषयोऽ सृज्यन्त धाताऽधिपतिरासीत।
Ekayā'stuvata prajā' adhīyanta prajāpatiradhipatirāsīt tisṛbhirastuvata brahmāsṛjyata brahmaṇaspatiradhipatirāsīt pa¤cabhirastuvata bhūutānyasṛjyanta bhūutānā≈ patiradhipatirāsīt saptabhirastuvata sapta ṛṣayo' sṛjyanta dhātā'dhipatirāsīt.
Once upon a time he praised alone; progeny was born; Prajāpati was lord. Prajāpati, praised by three, created Brahmā; Brahmā, praised by three, created the lord of Brahman. Prajāpati, praised by five, created beings; the lord of beings was established. Prajāpati, praised by seven, created the seven ṛṣis; the lord of dhātṛs (creators) was established.