Mantra 17
Sukta 7
ये पुरुषे ब्रह्म विदुस्ते विदुः परमेष्ठिनम्। यो वेद परमेष्ठिनं यश्च वेद प्रजापतिम्। ज्येष्ठं ये ब्राह्मणं विदुस्ते स्कम्भमनुसंविदुः
yé púruṣe bráhma vidús té vidúḥ paraméṣṭhinam | yó véda paraméṣṭhinam yáś ca véda prajāpátim | jyéṣṭhaṃ yé brā́hmaṇaṃ vidús té skámbham anusáṃviduḥ
They who in Puruṣa know the holy power, they know the Highest-Stationed. Whoso knoweth the Highest-Stationed, and whoso knoweth Prajāpati; they who know the Brāhmaṇa as the pre-eminent—these, in due order, have full knowledge of Skambha.
Rishi: Traditionally connected with Atharvanic seers of the Skambha cycle (often classed under Atharvan/Angiras lineages in anukramaṇī traditions)
Devata: Skambha (cosmic Support), with Parameṣṭhin/Prajāpati as correlated hypostases
Chandas: Mixed/irregular triṣṭubh-jagatī tendencies in the Skambha hymns; not a simple anuṣṭubh
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