Mantra 14
Sukta 2
को अस्मिन् यज्ञमदधादेको देवोऽधि पुरुषे । को अस्मिन्त्सत्यं कोऽनृतं कुतो मृत्यृः कुतोऽमृतम्
kó ásmín yajñám adadhād éko devó’dhí púruṣe | kó ásmín satyáṃ kó’nṛ́taṃ kúto mṛtyúḥ kúto’mṛ́tam ||
Who in this man established sacrifice—one god presiding within the Person? Who in him set truth, who untruth? Whence is death, and whence is immortality?
या पुरुषामध्ये यज्ञ कोणी स्थापन केला—पुरुषाच्या आत अधिष्ठाता असा एक देव? यात सत्य कोणी ठेवले, असत्य कोणी? मृत्यू कुठून, आणि अमृतत्व कुठून?
Rishi: As for AV 10.2 (speculative Atharvanic tradition; variable anukramaṇī)
Devata: Eka Deva / Kaḥ (Prajāpati-like monistic creator)
Chandas: Mixed; frequently treated as Anuṣṭubh in practical recitation traditions
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