Rigveda 1.162.03
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 162 · Verse 1.162.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
ए॒ष च्छागः॑ पु॒रो अश्वे॑न वा॒जिना॑ पू॒ष्णो भा॒गो नी॑यते वि॒श्वदे॑व्यः । अ॒भि॒प्रियं॒ यत्पु॑रो॒ळाश॒मर्व॑ता॒ त्वष्टेदे॑नं सौश्रव॒साय॑ जिन्वति
eṣa cchāgaḥ puro aśvena vājinā pūṣṇo bhāgo nīyate viśvadevyaḥ abhipriyaṃ yatpuroḷāśamarvatā tvaṣṭedenaṃ sauśravasāya jinvati
This goat, whether led by a mare or by a swift stallion, is taken as Pūṣan’s share by the spread‑out goddesses. What is beloved, which once the craftsmen (Tvaṣṭṛ) with their fame fashioned from horn‑split timbers, the singers carry away.
This goat, the portion of Pu+ṣan fit for all the gods, is brought first with the fleet courser, to that Tvaṣṭā may prepare him along with the horse, as an acceptable preliminary offering for the (sacrificial) food.
Dear. to all Gods, this goat, the share of Pusan, is first led forward with the vigorous Courser, While Tvastar sends him forward with the Charger, acceptable for sacrifice, to glory.