Rigveda 1.072.08
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 72 · Verse 1.72.8
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
स्वा॒ध्यो॑ दि॒व आ स॒प्त य॒ह्वी रा॒यो दुरो॒ व्यृ॑त॒ज्ञा अ॑जानन् । वि॒दद्गव्यं॑ स॒रमा॑ दृ॒ळ्हमू॒र्वं येना॒ नु कं॒ मानु॑षी॒ भोज॑ते॒ विट्
svādhyo diva ā sapta yahvī rāyo duro vyṛtajñā ajānan vidadgavyaṃ saramā dṛḷhamūrvaṃ yenā nu kaṃ mānuṣī bhojate viṭ
The seven sacred hymns rise by day; the stewards who know rituals, who foster the cow’s song and the firm-rooted truth — by what a mortal now enjoys it, behold.
The seven pure rivers that flow from heaven (are directed, Agni, by you; by you, the priests), skilled in sacrifices, knew the doors of the (cave where) the treasure, (their cattle), were concealed for you Saramā discovered the abundant milk of the kine with which man, the progeny of Manu, still is nourished.
Knowing the Law, the seven strong floods from heaven, full of good thought, discerned the doors of riches. Sarama found the cattle's firm-built prison whereby the race of man is still supported.