Mantra 16
Sukta 8
यतः सूर्यः उदेत्यस्तं यत्र च गच्छति । तदेव मन्येऽहं ज्येष्ठं तदु नात्येति किं चन
yatáḥ sū́rya udéty ástaṃ yátra ca gácchati | tád evá manye ’háṃ jyéṣṭhaṃ tád u nā́tyeti kíṃ cana ||
Whence the Sun ariseth, and whither he goeth down to rest—this very thing I hold for chiefest; beyond that naught at all doth pass.
Rishi: AV 10.8 brahmodya tradition (often anonymous/collective).
Devata: Sūrya as indicator; ultimately the supreme principle (Brahman/Prajāpati) implied.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (compact two-line assertion; AV metrical variability).
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