Mantra 27
Sukta 2
एकपाद् द्विपदो भूयो वि चक्रमे द्विपात् त्रिपादमभ्येऽति पश्चात्। द्विपाद्ध षट्पदो भूयो वि चक्रमे त एकपदस्तन्वं१ समासते
ékāpād dvípado bhū́yo ví cakrame dvípāt trípādam abhyèti paścā́t | dvípād dha ṣáṭpado bhū́yo ví cakrame té ékapadas tanvàm samā́sate ||
One-footed, he strode forth again as two-footed; from the two-footed he overtakes, thereafter, the three-footed. From the two-footed, indeed, he strode forth again as six-footed: those one-footed forms settle together into one body.
Rishi: Traditionally Saurya/Āditya-focused seer(s) within AV 13.2 (Anukramaṇī attribution varies by tradition).
Devata: Āditya/Sūrya (solar pervader; sometimes interpreted through Viṣṇu-like ‘striding’).
Chandas: Mixed; predominantly Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like cadence in the section (edition-dependent scansion).
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