Rigveda 1.164.13
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 164 · Verse 1.164.13
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
पञ्चा॑रे च॒क्रे प॑रि॒वर्त॑माने॒ तस्मि॒न्ना त॑स्थु॒र्भुव॑नानि॒ विश्वा॑ । तस्य॒ नाक्ष॑स्तप्यते॒ भूरि॑भारः स॒नादे॒व न शी॑र्यते॒ सना॑भिः
pañcāre cakre parivartamāne tasminnā tasthurbhuvanāni viśvā tasya nākṣastapyate bhūribhāraḥ sanādeva na śīryate sanābhiḥ
As fivefold the wheel turned, all worlds stood in that; his eyes endure, bearing a great weight; the ancient gods do not tire, they are not broken by burdens.
All beings abide in this five-spoked revolving wheel; the heavily-loaded axle is never heated; its eternal compact nave is never worn away.
Upon this five-spoked wheel revolving ever all living creatures rest and are dependent. Its axle, heavy-laden, is not heated: the nave from ancient time remains unbroken.