Rigveda 1.146.03
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 146 · Verse 1.146.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
स॒मा॒नं व॒त्सम॒भि सं॒चर॑न्ती॒ विष्व॑ग्धे॒नू वि च॑रतः सु॒मेके॑ । अ॒न॒प॒वृ॒ज्याँ अध्व॑नो॒ मिमा॑ने॒ विश्वा॒न्केता॒ँ अधि॑ म॒हो दधा॑ने
samānaṃ vatsamabhi saṃcarantī viṣvagdhenū vi carataḥ sumeke anapavṛjyām̐ adhvano mimāne viśvānketām̐ adhi maho dadhāne
Together moving like calves, all-besprinkled kine wander; one by one, unimpeded, they pass along the path. He set many standards of signs above the great ones for the herd.
(there are) two well-disposed cows together approaching their common progeny, and fully nourishing (him); pointingout the paths that are free from all that is to be avoided, and possessing more than the great intelligence (necessary for his development).
Coming together to their common youngling both Cows, fairshaped, spread forth in all directions, Measuring out the paths that must be travelled, entrusting all desires to him the Mighty.