Sukta 7
क्रोधो॑ वृ॒क्कौ म॒न्युरा॒ण्डौ प्र॒जा शेपः॑
kródho vṛ́kkau mányur ā́ṇḍau prajā́ śépaḥ
Wrath (is) the kidneys; fury (is) the testicles; progeny (is) the member—(thus are the powers disposed).
క్రోధం వృక్కౌ (మూత్రపిండాలు); మన్యు (ఉగ్ర రోషం) ఆండౌ (వృషణాలు); ప్రజా (సంతతి) శేపః (లింగం)—ఇలా శక్తులు విన్యసించబడ్డాయి.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Internal passions (Manyu/Krodha) and Prajā (procreative power)
Chandas: Enumerative (catalogue-style)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: raudra
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