Mantra 16
Sukta 8
यत् तच्छरीरमशयत् संधया संहितं महत्। येनेदमद्य रोचते को अस्मिन् वर्णमाभरत्
yát tác charī́ram áśayat saṃdháyā sáṃhitaṃ mahát | yénédam adyá rócate kó asmín várṇam ā́bharat
That body which he laid down, a great thing compacted by joining—by whose power this now shines forth: who in this bestowed the colour (the fair complexion)?
Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition for AV 11.8.
Devata: Saṃdhā (joining power) and the unnamed bestower of varṇa (often construed as divine agency of vitality).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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