Mantra 19
Sukta 7
यस्य ब्रह्म मुखमाहुर्जिह्वां मधुकशामुत। विराजमूधो यस्याहुः स्कम्भं तं ब्रूहि कतमः स्विदेव सः
yásya bráhma múkham āhúr jihvā́ṃ madhukaśā́m utá | virā́jam ū́dho yásyāhúḥ skámbhaṃ táṃ brūhi katamáḥ svíd eva sáḥ
Whose mouth, they say, is holy power; whose tongue moreover is honey-sweet; whose udder, they say, is Virāj—Skambha: tell thou of him, which one, pray, is he indeed?
Rishi: Atharvanic Skambha-seer tradition
Devata: Skambha (with Virāj and brahman as body-members)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (irregular)
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