Mantra 5
Sukta 6
यत् पुरुषं व्यदधुः कतिधा व्यऽकल्पयन्। मुखं किमस्य किं बाहू किमूरू पादा उच्येते
yát púruṣaṃ vyàdadhúḥ katidhā́ vyà’kalpayan | múkhaṃ kím asya kím bāhū́ kím ūrū́ pā́dā ucyete ||
When they disposed the Puruṣa, and in how many ways they ordered him—what was his mouth, what were his arms, what were called his thighs and feet?
Rishi: Traditionally connected with Nārāyaṇa/Puruṣa tradition (late Atharvanic compilation drawing on RV 10.90).
Devata: Puruṣa (Cosmic Person) / the sacrificial-cosmic order.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence in the RV model; Atharvanic transmission often treated as mixed/late.
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