Mantra 15
Sukta 8
शिरो हस्तावथो मुखं जिह्वां ग्रीवाश्च कीकसाः । त्वचा प्रावृत्य सर्वं तत् संधा समदधान्मही
śíro hástā́v átho múkhaṃ jihvā́ṃ grīvā́ś ca kī́kasāḥ | tvácā prá̄vṛtya sárvaṃ tát saṃdhā́ samádadhān mahī́
Head, hands, and moreover the mouth; the tongue, the necks, and the vertebrae: covering all that with skin, the great Joiner set it firmly together.
Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition for AV 11.8.
Devata: Saṃdhā (personified joining) / Mahī (great sustaining power, often Earth).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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