Mantra 2
Sukta 8
स्कम्भेनेमे विष्टभिते द्यौश्च भूमिश्च तिष्ठतः । स्कम्भ इदं सर्वमात्मन्वद् यत् प्राणन्निमिषच्च यत्
skambhéne mé viṣṭabhité dyáuś ca bhū́miś ca tiṣṭhataḥ | skambhá idáṃ sárvam ātmán-vad yát prāṇán nimiṣác ca yát
By Skambha are these twain—Heaven and Earth—set fast and held apart. Skambha is all this world, ensouled: whatever breatheth, whatever winketh into life.
Rishi: Skambha-cycle seer (Atharvanic; variable by anukramaṇī).
Devata: Skambha (Support), identified with Brahman.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence in parts; overall Atharvanic mixed meter.
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