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अथर्ववेद - काण्ड 13/ सूक्त 4/ मन्त्र 16
सूक्त - ब्रह्मा
देवता - अध्यात्मम्
छन्दः - प्राजापत्यानुष्टुप्
सूक्तम् - अध्यात्म सूक्त
न द्वि॒तीयो॒ न तृ॒तीय॑श्चतु॒र्थो नाप्यु॑च्यते ॥
स्वर सहित पद पाठन । द्वि॒तीय॑: । न । तृ॒तीय॑: । च॒तु॒र्थ: । न । अपि॑ । उ॒च्य॒ते॒ ॥५.३॥
स्वर रहित मन्त्र
न द्वितीयो न तृतीयश्चतुर्थो नाप्युच्यते ॥
स्वर रहित पद पाठन । द्वितीय: । न । तृतीय: । चतुर्थ: । न । अपि । उच्यते ॥५.३॥
अथर्ववेद - काण्ड » 13; सूक्त » 4; मन्त्र » 16
Translation -
Neither second nor third, nor yet fourth is He called.
Footnote -
(16, 17, 18) These three verses proclaim the Oneness of God. The science of Arithmetic depends on the ten digits which result from one by Arithmetical progression. All other numbers are the result of permutation and combination of these digits. When the existence of God is denied for all these digits except the one, it means, God cannot be spoken of by any arithmetical number except the one. These verses clearly establish the unity of God, a special characteristic of the Vedic religion. The Vedas preach monotheism. These are no traces of polytheism or henotheism in them as some scholars in vain try to find out.