Mantra 11
Sukta 2
पूर्वापरं चरतो माययैतौ शिशू क्रीडन्तौ परि यातोऽर्णवम्। विश्वान्यो भुवना विचष्टे हैरण्यैरन्यं हरितो वहन्ति
pūrvāparáṃ carato māyáyaitáu śíśū krī́ḍantau pári yāto ’rṇavám | víśvānyò bhúvanā vicáṣṭe hairaṇyáir anyáṃ haríto váhanti ||
Eastward and westward move these twain by wondrous power, two children playing, who go about the ocean. The one surveys all worlds; the other the tawny mares bear with golden gear.
Rishi: Sūrya-hymn tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Sūrya and/or paired cosmological powers (Day–Night) with Haritaḥ as subsidiary
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type (requires metrical verification)
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