Mantra 15
Sukta 6
सप्तास्यासन् परिधयस्त्रिः सप्त समिधः कृताः । देवा यद् यज्ञं तन्वाना अबध्नन् पुरुषं पशुम्
saptā́syā āsan paridháyas tríḥ saptá samídhaḥ kṛtā́ḥ | devā́ yád yajñáṃ tanvānā́ abádhnan púruṣaṃ paśúm ||
Seven were its mouths; the enclosing-fences were set; thrice seven kindling-sticks were made. When the Gods, spreading forth the Sacrifice, bound fast the Man as victim-beast.
Rishi: Traditionally linked to cosmological/śrauta strata; often treated as anonymous/collective in late AV book 19 material
Devata: Yajña / Devāḥ / Puruṣa (cosmic victim)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.; late AV often regularizes to anuṣṭubh-like cadence)
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