Mantra 2
Sukta 106
अपामिदं न्ययनं समुद्रस्य निवेशनम्। मध्ये ह्रदस्य नो गृहाः पराचीना मुखा कृधि
apā́m idáṃ nyáyanam samudrásya nivéśanam | mádhye hradásya no gṛhā́ḥ parācī́nā múkhā kṛdhi ||
This is the waters’ downward-leading, the sea’s resting-place. In the midst of the pool set thou our houses, with faces turned away.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable Anukramaṇī attribution).
Devata: Āpas (Waters) and Samudra as receiving locus; protective ‘Hrada’ as spatial deity-like enclosure.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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