Atharva Veda 10.8.2: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 2
Sukta 8
स्क॒म्भेने॒मे विष्ट॑भिते॒ द्यौश्च॒ भूमि॑श्च तिष्ठतः । स्क॒म्भ इ॒दं सर्व॑मात्म॒न्वद् यत् प्रा॒णन्नि॑मि॒षच्च॒ यत्
skambhéne mé viṣṭabhité dyáuś ca bhū́miś ca tiṣṭhataḥ | skambhá idáṃ sárvam ātmán-vad yát prāṇán nimiṣác ca yát
By Skambha are these twain—Heaven and Earth—set fast and held apart. Skambha is all this world, ensouled: whatever breatheth, whatever winketh into life.
स्कम्भ ने धरती और आसमान को पकड़ के रखा है। दोनों अलग-अलग खड़े हैं। यह पूरा दुनिया स्कम्भ में है। जो भी साँस ले रहा है, जो भी जी में आ रहा है, सब उसमें है।
Rishi: Skambha-cycle seer (Atharvanic; variable by anukramaṇī).
Devata: Skambha (Support), identified with Brahman.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence in parts; overall Atharvanic mixed meter.
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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