Mantra 25
Sukta 7
बृहन्तो नाम ते देवा येऽसतः परि जज्ञिरे। एकं तदङ्गं स्कम्भस्यासदाहुः परो जनाः
bṛhánto nā́ma te devā́ yé ’sátaḥ pári jajñiré | ékaṃ tád áṅgaṃ skambhásyā́sád āhuḥ páro jánāḥ ||
‘The Great’ by name are those Gods who from Non-being sprang forth. That One member of Skambha the men of old have called ‘Non-being’.
‘बृहन्त’ नाम वाले वे देव हैं, जो असत् (अभाव) से परि-परि उत्पन्न हुए। स्कम्भ का वह एक अंग—उसे प्राचीन जनों ने ‘असत्’ कहा है।
Rishi: Atharvanic brahmavādin tradition
Devata: Skambha (including sat/asat as its aspects)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
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