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AV 10.7 - Skambha (The Pillar of the World)

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DescriptionAtharva Veda 10.7: The Skambha hymn - the cosmic pillar that upholds the universe. 'In whom are set firm, as it were with linchpins, progeny and cattle, in whom are contained the six wide spaces - in Skambha tell me, what is that Brahma?' Precursor to Vishnu as the cosmic upholder (Ananta Shesha).

AV 10.7 - Skambha (The Pillar of the World)

Atharva Veda, Book 10, Hymn 7 Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895, public domain)

[Ralph T.H. Griffith translation, public domain. Wikisource fetch unavailable.]

Atharva Veda 10.7: The Skambha hymn - the cosmic pillar that upholds the universe. ‘In whom are set firm, as it were with linchpins, progeny and cattle, in whom are contained the six wide spaces - in Skambha tell me, what is that Brahma?’ Precursor to Vishnu as the cosmic upholder (Ananta Shesha).

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