Rigveda 10.018.02
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 18 · Verse 10.18.2
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
मृ॒त्योः प॒दं यो॒पय॑न्तो॒ यदैत॒ द्राघी॑य॒ आयुः॑ प्रत॒रं दधा॑नाः । आ॒प्याय॑मानाः प्र॒जया॒ धने॑न शु॒द्धाः पू॒ता भ॑वत यज्ञियासः
mṛtyoḥ padaṃ yopayanto yadaita drāghīya āyuḥ prataraṃ dadhānāḥ āpyāyamānāḥ prajayā dhanena śuddhāḥ pūtā bhavata yajñiyāsaḥ
Those who set the foot of death — they who give this long-lived life day by day; purified, bathing in progeny and wealth, may they become clean, the sacrificers.
If, avoiding the path of death, you go (on the path of he gods), assuming a longer and better life, (myfriends), then may you, (O sacrificers), diligent in sacrifice, enriched with progeny and affluence, be cleansed andpure.
As ye have come effacing Mrtyu's footstep, to further times prolonging your existence, May ye be rich in children and possessions. cleansed, purified, and meet for sacrificing.