Samaveda 43.1

43.1

atra śāṭyāyanina itihāsa mācakṣate—‘ātharvaṇasya dadhīco jīvato darśanena asurāḥ parābabhūvuḥ| atha tasmin svargate, asuraiḥ pūrṇā pṛthivyabhavat | athendrastairasuraiḥ saha yoddhu maśaknuvaṃsta mṛṣi manvicchan, svargaṃ gata iti śuśrāva| atha papraccha tatratyān—iha kimasya kiñcit pariśiṣṭamaṅgamasti ? iti, tasmāavocan— asyaitadāśvaṃ śīrṣaṃ, yena śirasā aśvibhyāṃ madhuvidyāṃ prābravīt, tanna vidmaḥ tadyatrābhavaditi ; punarindro'bravīt—tadanvicchateti | tadvā anveṣiṣuḥ | taccharyaṇāvatyanuvidyā jahruḥ, (śaryaṃṇāvadvai nāma kurukṣetrasya jaghanārdhe saraḥ syandate)| tasya śiraso'sthibhirindro 'surān jaghāneti’(1) ||