Rigveda 1.036.10
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 36 · Verse 1.36.10
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
यं त्वा॑ दे॒वासो॒ मन॑वे द॒धुरि॒ह यजि॑ष्ठं हव्यवाहन । यं कण्वो॒ मेध्या॑तिथिर्धन॒स्पृतं॒ यं वृषा॒ यमु॑पस्तु॒तः
yaṃ tvā devāso manave dadhuriha yajiṣṭhaṃ havyavāhana yaṃ kaṇvo medhyātithirdhanaspṛtaṃ yaṃ vṛṣā yamupastutaḥ
Which of you gods set you among men here, chief of offerings and bearer of oblations? Which Kanvas, rich in gifts, came near you with bulls from the herd?
Bearer of oblations, (you are he) whom the gods detained for the sake of Manu; whom, giver of wealth, Kaṇva, the host of pious guests, has detained; whom Indra detained, and whom (now) some other worshipper has detained.
Bearer of offerings, whom, best sacrificing Priest, the Gods for Manu's sake ordained; Whom Kanva, whom Medhyatithi made the source of wealth, and Vrsan and Upastuta.