Mantra 2
Sukta 6
त्रिभिः पद्भिर्द्यामरोहत् पादस्येहाभवत् पुनः । तथा व्यऽक्रामद् विष्वङशनानशने अनु
tribhíḥ padbhír dyā́m ā́rohat pā́dasyehā́bhavat púnaḥ | tathā́ vy-àkrāmad víṣvaṅ aśanā́naśane ánu ||
With three steps he mounted to the sky; one quarter of him came to be here again. Thus he strode forth in every direction, following after both eating and not-eating.
Rishi: Puruṣa hymn tradition (RV 10.90 complex)
Devata: Puruṣa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (parallel to RV 10.90.2, with AV transmission variants)
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