Mantra 23
Sukta 14
स यत् सर्वानन्तर्देशाननु व्यचलत् परमेष्ठी भूत्वानुव्यऽचलद् ब्रह्मान्नादं कृत्वा
sá yát sárvān antardeśā́n ánu vyácalat parameṣṭhī́ bhūtvā́nv- vyà’calad bráhmaṇnādáṃ kṛtvā́
And when he traversed, in order, all the inner regions, becoming Parameṣṭhin he traversed after them, having made Brahman to be the Food-eater.
Rishi: Parameṣṭhin/Prajāpati-theological attribution (speculative Atharvanic layer).
Devata: Parameṣṭhin; Brahman as annāda.
Chandas: Prose-like theological sentence; not strictly metrical.
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