Sukta 2
स उद॑तिष्ठ॒त् स उदी॑चीं॒ दिश॒मनु॒ व्यऽ चलत्
sá udátiṣṭhat sá udī́cīṁ díśam ánu ví 'acalat
He arose; he moved forth, following the northern quarter.
Er erhob sich; er zog voran, der nördlichen Himmelsrichtung folgend.
Rishi: As in AV 15.2 catalogue tradition (variable).
Devata: Diś (the quarters), especially Udīcī (North) as auspicious power.
Chandas: Brief narrative/ritual prose-like.
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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