Mantra 9
Sukta 7
या महती महोन्माना विश्वा आशा व्यानशे। तस्यै हिरण्यकेश्यै निरृत्या अकरं नमः
yā́ mahatī́ mahónmānā víśvā ā́śā vyānāśé | tásyai hiraṇyakéśyai nírṛtyā́ akáraṃ námaḥ ||
She who is mighty, of measure overmastering, who hath spread through all the regions—unto that golden-haired Nirṛti have I rendered reverence.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input; requires verification).
Devata: Nirṛti (with epithet Hiraṇyakeśī).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; to be confirmed by syllable count in padapāṭha).
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