Mantra 18
Sukta 2
केनेमां भूमिमौर्णोत् केन पर्यभवद् दिवम्। केनाभि मह्ना पर्वतान् केन कर्माणि पुरुषः
kénémā́ṃ bhū́mim aurnot kéna pár yàbhavad dívam | kénā́bhi máhnā párvatān kéna kármāṇi púruṣaḥ ||
By whom was this Earth covered over? by whom did Heaven come to be encompassed? By whom, with mighty power, were the mountains set upon? by whom were the deeds—the works—of the Person established?
Rishi: Skambha/Brahman inquiry tradition (AV 10.2)
Devata: Brahman/Skambha; also Puruṣa as cosmic agent
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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