Rigveda 1.146.02
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 146 · Verse 1.146.2
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
उ॒क्षा म॒हाँ अ॒भि व॑वक्ष एने अ॒जर॑स्तस्थावि॒तऊ॑तिरृ॒ष्वः । उ॒र्व्याः प॒दो नि द॑धाति॒ सानौ॑ रि॒हन्त्यूधो॑ अरु॒षासो॑ अस्य
ukṣā mahām̐ abhi vavakṣa ene ajarastasthāvitaūtirṛṣvaḥ urvyāḥ pado ni dadhāti sānau rihantyūdho aruṣāso asya
The mighty thicket spoke to him: these are the imperishable ones standing, the high ones. He places the steps of the east; the two steeds restrain the battle, the radiant ones of this (beast).
The great showerer (of benefits) has pervaded these two (worlds); undecaying and adorable, he is (ever) present, bestowing protection; he plural ces his foot on the summit of the earth, and his radiant (flames) lick the udder (of the firmament).
As a great Steer he grew to these his Parents; sublime lie stands, untouched by eld, far-reaching. He plants his footsteps on the lofty ridges of the broad earth: his red flames lick the udder.