Mantra 17
Sukta 9
षडाहुः शीतान् षडु मास उष्णानृतुं नो ब्रूत यतमोऽतिरिक्तः । सप्त सुपर्णाः कवयो नि षेदुः सप्त च्छन्दांस्यनु सप्त दीक्षाः
ṣáḍ ā́huḥ śītā́n ṣáḍ u mā́sá uṣṇā́n ṛtúṃ no brūta yatamó ’tiriktaḥ | saptá supárṇāḥ kaváyo ní ṣeduḥ saptá chándāṃsy ánu saptá dīkṣā́ḥ
Six, men say, are cold; and six the months are hot: tell us the season—which of them is overplus. Seven fair-winged sages have sat them down; seven meters follow, and seven consecrations.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution required).
Devata: Time/Seasons (Ṛtu) and Chandas/Dīkṣā as sacral powers; suparṇas as solar/poetic agents.
Chandas: Irregular enumerative (requires scan).
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