Mantra 14
Sukta 2
को अस्मिन् यज्ञमदधादेको देवोऽधि पुरुषे । को अस्मिन्त्सत्यं कोऽनृतं कुतो मृत्यृः कुतोऽमृतम्
kó ásmín yajñám adadhād éko devó’dhí púruṣe | kó ásmín satyáṃ kó’nṛ́taṃ kúto mṛtyúḥ kúto’mṛ́tam ||
Who in this man established sacrifice—one god presiding within the Person? Who in him set truth, who untruth? Whence is death, and whence is immortality?
Rishi: As for AV 10.2 (speculative Atharvanic tradition; variable anukramaṇī)
Devata: Eka Deva / Kaḥ (Prajāpati-like monistic creator)
Chandas: Mixed; frequently treated as Anuṣṭubh in practical recitation traditions
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