Rigveda 1.140.07
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 140 · Verse 1.140.7
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
स सं॒स्तिरो॑ वि॒ष्टिरः॒ सं गृ॑भायति जा॒नन्ने॒व जा॑न॒तीर्नित्य॒ आ श॑ये । पुन॑र्वर्धन्ते॒ अपि॑ यन्ति दे॒व्य॑म॒न्यद्वर्पः॑ पि॒त्रोः कृ॑ण्वते॒ सचा॑
sa saṃstiro viṣṭiraḥ saṃ gṛbhāyati jānanneva jānatīrnitya ā śaye punarvardhante api yanti devyamanyadvarpaḥ pitroḥ kṛṇvate sacā
Praise and prosperity come together; they bring honour to the house, ever known. They increase again; they go to the goddess, another with bounty; the fathers perform rites together.
Now hidden, now displayed, he seizes (on the fuel), as if understanding (the purpose of the worshipper), and even reposes amidst the conscious (flames); again they break forth, and repair to the divine (fire of sacrifice), blending with which they give a different (luminous)form to their parents, (heaven and earth).
Now covered, now displayed he grasps as one who knows his resting-place in those who know him well. A second time they wax and gather Godlike power, and blending both together change their Parents' form.