Mantra 11
Sukta 17
पुनर्दाय ब्रह्मजायां कृत्वा देवैर्निकिल्बिषम्। ऊर्जं पृथिव्या भक्त्वोरुगायमुपासते
punardā́ya brahmajāyā́m kṛtvā́ deváiḥ níkilbiṣam | ū́rjaṃ pṛthivyā́ bhaktvóru-gāyám upā́sate ||
Having given back again the Brahman’s wife, and with the Gods made the sin to sink away, they, sharing Earth’s sustaining strength, sit near and worship Urugāya, the Wide-sung.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasic tradition (hymn attributed in the Anukramaṇī to Atharvan-type seers; exact r̥ṣi varies by school lists)
Devata: Urugāya (Viṣṇu) with the Gods as purifiers; also the moral power of Earth’s ‘ūrj’
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV social-legal hymns; pāda-structure consistent with anuṣṭubh usage)
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