Sukta 2
यं क्रन्द॑सी॒ अव॑तश्चस्कभा॒ने भि॒यसा॑ने॒ रोद॑सी॒ अह्व॑येथाम्। यस्या॒सौ पन्था॒ रज॑सो वि॒मानः॒ कस्मै॑ दे॒वाय॑ ह॒विषा॑ विधेम
yáṃ krándasī́ ávataś caskabhāné bhíyasāne ródasī́ áhvayethām | yásyā́sau pánthā rájaso vimānáḥ kásmai devā́ya havíṣā vidhema ||
Whom the two Worlds, trembling, upheld and, fearful, the two Firmaments invoked; whose is that measured pathway of the mid-air—unto what God shall we pay worship with oblation?
震えつつ支え保たれ、恐れつつ二つの天と地(ローダシー)が呼びかける御方。塵界(ラジャス)の、あの測り定められた道程はその御方のもの——いかなる神に、供物をもって祭祀を捧げようか。
Rishi: As in the ‘Ka’ hymn complex (variable attribution)
Devata: Ka = Prajāpati/Brahman; supporter of heaven and earth
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify by metrical count)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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