Mantra 4
Sukta 2
कति देवाः कतमे त आसन् य उरो ग्रीवाश्चिक्युः पुरुषस्य । कति स्तनौ व्यऽदधुः कः कफोडौ कति स्कन्धान् कति पृष्टीरचिन्वन्
káti devā́ḥ katamé te āsan yá uró grīvā́ś cikyúḥ púruṣasya | káti stánau vy àdadhúḥ káḥ kapʰóḍau káti skandʰā́n káti pṛṣṭī́r acinván
How many gods, and which of them, were they who marked out the chest and the necks of the Person? How many set the two breasts apart in place? Who (set) the two shoulder-supports? How many arranged the shoulders, how many piled up the back-structures?
Rishi: As above (verification needed).
Devata: Divine constructors (devāḥ) of the Puruṣa.
Chandas: Irregular; triṣṭubh-like (verification needed).
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