Mantra 28
Sukta 2
ऊर्ध्वो नु सृष्टा३स्तिर्यङ् नु सृष्टाः३ सर्वा दिशः पुरुष आ बभूवाँ३ । पुरं यो ब्रह्मणो वेद यस्याः पुरुष उच्यते
ūrdhvó nu sṛṣṭā́s tiryáṅ nu sṛṣṭā́ḥ sárvā díśaḥ púruṣa ā́ babhūvā́n | púraṃ yó bráhmaṇo véda yásyāḥ púruṣa ucyáte
Upward now are creations sent forth, and sideways now are creations sent forth: in all the quarters the Person hath come to be. He who knoweth the fortress of Brahman, of which the Person is named the indweller—
Rishi: Atharvan
Devata: Puruṣa; Brahman as constructing power
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (expanded pāda; Atharvanic mixed meter possible)
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