Mantra 8
Sukta 2
आपो वत्सं जनयन्तीर्गर्भमग्रे समैरयन्। तस्योत जायमानस्योल्ब आसीद्धिरण्ययः कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम
ā́po vatsáṃ janáyantīr gárbham ágre sám airayan | tásyotá jā́yamānasyólba āsīd hiraṇyáyaḥ kásmai devā́ya havíṣā vidhema ||
The Waters, bringing forth the calf, at first set the germ in motion. And of him, even as he was being born, the envelope was golden: unto what God shall we with oblation do worship?
Rishi: Prajāpati/Hiraṇyagarbha hymn tradition (variable).
Devata: Āpaḥ and Hiraṇyagarbha/Prajāpati.
Chandas: Mixed; second hemistich Triṣṭubh-like, first more Jagatī/irregular in AV transmission.
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