Mantra 17
Sukta 10
सप्तार्धगर्भा भुवनस्य रेतो विष्णोस्तिष्ठन्ति प्रदिशा विधर्मणि । ते धीतिभिर्मनसा ते विपश्चितः परिभुवः परि भवन्ति विश्वतः
saptā́rdha-gárbhā bhúvanasya réto víṣṇos tiṣṭhanti pradíśā vídharmani | té dhītíbhiḥ mánasā té vipáścitaḥ paribhúvaḥ pári bhavanti viśvátaḥ ||
Seven, half-embryoned, the seed of all existence, in Viṣṇu’s ordinance stand fast in the quarters. They, by insight and by mind, they the discerning, become encompassers, prevailing on every side.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Brahmanic seer tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī).
Devata: Viṣṇu (as cosmic regulator) and the ‘Seven’ (sapta) as directional powers.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (as transmitted; metrical notes vary).
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