Rigveda 1.073.02
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 73 · Verse 1.73.2
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
दे॒वो न यः स॑वि॒ता स॒त्यम॑न्मा॒ क्रत्वा॑ नि॒पाति॑ वृ॒जना॑नि॒ विश्वा॑ । पु॒रु॒प्र॒श॒स्तो अ॒मति॒र्न स॒त्य आ॒त्मेव॒ शेवो॑ दिधि॒षाय्यो॑ भूत्
devo na yaḥ savitā satyamanmā kratvā nipāti vṛjanāni viśvā purupraśasto amatirna satya ātmeva śevo didhiṣāyyo bhūt
The god who does not make Savitar’s true law fall upon all people is not worthy. The most famed among men, not false, the selfsame truth shines as the auspicious mind for pursuit.
He who is like the divine Sun, who know the truth (of things), preserves by his actions (his votaries) in all encounters; like nature, he is unchangeable and, like soul, is the source of happiness; he is ever to be cherished.
He who like Savitar the God, true-minded protecteth with his power. all acts of vigour, Truthful, like splendourr, glorified by many, like breath joy-giving,-all must strive to win him.