Sukta 2
हि॒र॒ण्य॒ग॒र्भः सम॑वर्त॒ताग्रे॑ भू॒तस्य॑ जा॒तः पति॒रेक॑ आसीत्। स दा॑धार पृथि॒वीमु॒त द्यां कस्मै दे॒वाय॑ ह॒विषा॑ विधेम
hiraṇyagárbhaḥ sám avartatā́gre bhūtásya jātáḥ pátir éka āsīt | sá dā́dhāra pṛthivī́m utá dyā́m kásmai devā́ya havíṣā vidhema ||
Hiraṇyagarbha at first came into being; born as the sole lord of what hath become. He upheld the earth and also the heaven: unto what God shall we with oblation do worship?
هيرانْيَغَرْبْهَ في البدء ظهر إلى الوجود؛ وُلِدَ سيِّدًا وحيدًا لكلّ ما صار كائنًا. هو الذي أسند الأرضَ والسماءَ معًا: فأيَّ إلهٍ نُقيم له العبادةَ بالقُربان (هَفِس)؟
Rishi: Hiraṇyagarbha/Prajāpati hymn tradition (variable in AV ancillary indices).
Devata: Hiraṇyagarbha (Prajāpati).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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