Sukta 2
त्रिक॑द्रुकेभिः पवते॒ षडु॒र्वीरेक॒मिद् बृ॒हत्। त्रि॒ष्टुब् गा॑य॒त्री छन्दां॑सि॒ सर्वा॒ ता य॒म आर्पि॑ता
tríkadrukebhiḥ pavate ṣáḍurvī́r ékam íd bṛhát | triṣṭúb gāyatrī́ chándāṃsi sárvā tā́ yám ā́rpitā
With the three Kadru-streams it floweth purified; through the six broad regions—one only, yet the Vast. Triṣṭubh and Gāyatrī, the metres, all of them—these are consigned unto Yama.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (verse-level r̥ṣi per anukramaṇī)
Devata: Yama (primary); chandas as personified powers
Chandas: Mixed/explicitly self-referential (mentions Triṣṭubh, Gāyatrī)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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