Mantra 11
Sukta 7
यत्र तपः पराक्रम्य व्रतं धारयत्युत्तरम्। ऋतं च यत्र श्रद्धा चापो ब्रह्म समाहिताः स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
yátra tápaḥ parākrámya vratáṃ dhāráyaty úttaram | ṛtáṃ ca yátra śraddhā́ cā́po bráhma samāhitā́ḥ skambháṃ táṃ brūhi katamáḥ svìd eva sáḥ ||
Where tapas, having put forth its might, upholds the higher vow; where ṛta and faith, where Waters and Brahman are gathered in one—declare thou that Skambha: which, pray, is He indeed?
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous (Skambha hymn complex).
Devata: Skambha (brahman), with associated powers (tapas, ṛta, śraddhā).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with extended second hemistich).
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