Rigveda 1.179.02
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 179 · Verse 1.179.2
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
ये चि॒द्धि पूर्व॑ ऋत॒साप॒ आस॑न्सा॒कं दे॒वेभि॒रव॑दन्नृ॒तानि॑ । ते चि॒दवा॑सुर्न॒ह्यन्त॑मा॒पुः समू॒ नु पत्नी॒र्वृष॑भिर्जगम्युः
ye ciddhi pūrva ṛtasāpa āsansākaṃ devebhiravadannṛtāni te cidavāsurnahyantamāpuḥ samū nu patnīrvṛṣabhirjagamyuḥ
Those who in earlier seasons offered sacred rites to the gods, the righteous gained wealth. The Vasus came not to be deprived; the strong bulls went forth with wives.
The ancient sages, disseminators of truth, who, verily, conversed of tuths with the gods, begot (progeny), nor thereby violated (their vow of continence), therefore should wives be approached by their husbands.
For even the men aforetime, law-fulfillers, who with the Gods declared eternal statutes,-- They have decided, but have not accomplished: so now let Wives come near unto their husbands.