Sukta 7
विश्वं॑ वा॒युः स्व॒र्गो लो॒कः कृ॑ष्ण॒द्रं वि॒धर॑णी निवे॒ष्यः
víśvaṃ vāyúḥ svargó lokáḥ kṛ́ṣṇadráṃ vidháraṇī nivéśyaḥ
All is Vāyu; the world is heavenly. The black wood is a support, to be set in place.
सर्व काही वायू आहे; हा लोक स्वर्गमय आहे. कृष्ण-काष्ठ (काळे लाकूड) हा आधार आहे; तो स्थिर करून बसवावा.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Vāyu; Svarga/Loka as sacralized space; protective implement (kṛṣṇadruma) as functional devatā-like support
Chandas: Irregular/catalectic catalogic style
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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