Mantra 2
Sukta 2
कस्मान्नु गुल्फावधरावकृण्वन्नष्ठीवन्तावुत्तरौ पुरुषस्य । जङ्घे निरऋत्य न्यऽदधुः क्वऽस्विज्जानुनोः संधी क उ तच्चिकेत
kasmā́n nu gúlpʰāv ádharāv akṛṇvann áṣṭʰīvantāv úttarau púruṣasya | jaṅgʰé nírṛtya ní ’dadhúḥ kvà svìj jānúnoḥ saṁdhī́ ká u tát ciketa
From whom, indeed, did they fashion the two ankles as the lower parts, and the bony upper parts of the Person? Having measured out, they set the two legs in place: where, pray, is the jointing of the two knees—who has discerned that?
Rishi: As above (Atharvanic speculative tradition; exact anukramaṇī attribution to be verified).
Devata: Puruṣa / divine constructors (implicit).
Chandas: Irregular; triṣṭubh-like cadence (requires metrical verification).
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