Sukta 2
केन देवाँ अनु क्षियति केन दैवजनीर्विशः । केनेदमन्यन्नक्षत्रं केन सत्क् क्षत्रमुच्यते
kéna devā́ṃ ánu kṣiyati kéna daívajanīr víśaḥ | kéné́dam anyán nákṣatraṃ kéna sát kṣatrám ucyate
By what do Gods abide in ordered course? by what do the god-born peoples stand? By what is this other realm—the starry host—upheld? by what is rightful sovereignty called to be?
Rishi: As per AV 10.2 anukramaṇī tradition: Atharvanic speculative seer attribution.
Devata: Interrogative toward Brahman (implicit); domains invoked: Devas, Viś, Nakṣatra, Kṣatra.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (interrogative quatrain structure).
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