Sukta 7
गौः प्र॒जाप॑तिश्च परमे॒ष्ठी च॒ शृङ्गे॒ इन्द्रः॒ शिरो॑ अ॒ग्निर्ल॒लाटं॑ य॒मः कृका॑टम्
gáuḥ prajā́patiś ca parameṣṭhī́ ca śṛ́ṅge índraḥ śíro agnír lalā́ṭaṃ yamáḥ kṛ́kāṭam
The Cow: Prajāpati and Parameṣṭhin are in her horns; Indra is her head; Agni her forehead; Yama her nape of the neck.
La Vache : dans ses cornes sont Prajāpati et Parameṣṭhin ; Indra est sa tête ; Agni son front ; Yama sa nuque.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: The Cow as cosmic body; deities enumerated (Prajāpati, Parameṣṭhin, Indra, Agni, Yama)
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like triṣṭubh tendency (AV descriptive mapping style; metrical exactness varies by recension)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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