Mantra 7
Sukta 2
हिरण्यगर्भः समवर्तताग्रे भूतस्य जातः पतिरेक आसीत्। स दाधार पृथिवीमुत द्यां कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम
hiraṇyagárbhaḥ sám avartatā́gre bhūtásya jātáḥ pátir éka āsīt | sá dā́dhāra pṛthivī́m utá dyā́m kásmai devā́ya havíṣā vidhema ||
Hiraṇyagarbha at first came into being; born as the sole lord of what hath become. He upheld the earth and also the heaven: unto what God shall we with oblation do worship?
Rishi: Hiraṇyagarbha/Prajāpati hymn tradition (variable in AV ancillary indices).
Devata: Hiraṇyagarbha (Prajāpati).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
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