Sukta 8
प्रथमेन प्रमारेण त्रेधा विष्वङ् वि गच्छति । अद एकेन गच्छत्यद एकेन गच्छतीहैकेन नि षेवते
prathaméṇa pramāréṇa tredhā́ viśváṅ ví gácchati | ád ékena gácchaty ád ékena gacchatīháíkena ní ṣévate
By the first measuring it goeth forth, threefold, spreading every way. Thence by one it passeth on; thence by one it passeth on; here by one it setteth itself down to dwell.
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Atharvanic seers of the prāṇa corpus (often attributed in anukramaṇī tradition to Atharvan/Angiras lineages).
Devata: Prāṇa / vital agency (implicit).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires pada-count verification).
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