Mantra 2
Sukta 7
कस्मादङ्गाद् दीप्यते अग्निरस्य कस्मादङ्गात् पवते मातरिश्वा । कस्मादङ्गाद् वि मिमीतेऽधि चन्द्रमा मह स्कम्भस्य मिमानो अङ्गम्
kásmād áṅgād dī́pyate agnír asyá kásmād áṅgāt pavate mātáriśvā́ | kásmād áṅgād ví mimī́te ’ádhi candrámā máhaḥ skámbhasya mímāno áṅgam
From what member of him doth Agni blaze? from what member doth Mātariśvan blow? From what member doth the Moon, measuring, mete out the mighty realm on high—measuring a member of Skambha?
Rishi: Traditionally attributed within Skambha cycle to Atharvanic seers (Angiras/Atharvan line; to be specified per anukramaṇī for 10.7).
Devata: Skambha (cosmic Support); with Agni, Vāyu (Mātariśvan), and Candramas as dependent manifestations
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as common in AV speculative hymns; verify by pada count in critical edition)
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