Mantra 8
Sukta 6
नाभ्या आसीदन्तरिक्षं शीर्ष्णो द्यौः समवर्तत । पद्भ्यां भूमिर्दिशः श्रोत्रात् तथा लोकां अकल्पयन्
nā́bhyā āsīd antárikṣaṃ śīrṣṇó dyáuḥ sám avartata | padbhyā́ṃ bhū́mir díśaḥ śrótrāt táthā lokā́n akalpayan ||
From the navel was the mid-air; from the head the heaven was wholly evolved. From the feet was the earth; from the ear the quarters: thus they ordered the worlds.
Rishi: Puruṣa/Nārāyaṇa tradition (RV-derived).
Devata: Puruṣa; secondarily Dyauḥ, Bhūmi, Dik (quarters).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (RV model).
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