Mantra 1
Sukta 26
विष्णुः। विष्णोर्नु कं प्रा वोचं वीर्याऽणि यः पार्थिवानि विममे रजांसि । यो अस्कभायदुत्तरं सधस्थं विचक्रमाणस्त्रेधोरुगायः
víṣṇuḥ | víṣṇor nú káṃ prá avocaṃ vīryā̀ṇi yáḥ pārthivā́ni vimamé rájāṃsi | yó askábhāyad úttaraṃ sádhasthaṃ vicakramāṇás trédhā́ urúgāyaḥ
Viṣṇu: now what heroic deeds of Viṣṇu shall I proclaim—who measured out the earthly regions; who propped the upper station, striding forth threefold, the wide-going One.
विष्णु—अब मैं विष्णु के कौन-से वीर्य-कर्मों का वर्णन करूँ? जिसने पार्थिव प्रदेशों को नापकर विभाजित किया; जिसने ऊपर के अधिष्ठान को स्थिर-आधार दिया; जो त्रिविध पग बढ़ाते हुए, उरुगाय (विस्तृत-गामी) है।
Rishi: Ṛgvedic Vaiṣṇava tradition (commonly Vāmadeva/others in RV parallels), preserved in AV for applied use; r̥ṣi attribution varies by AV anukramaṇī.
Devata: Viṣṇu
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (close to RV 1.154.1 type)
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