Rigveda 10.027.24
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 27 · Verse 10.27.24
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
सा ते॑ जी॒वातु॑रु॒त तस्य॑ विद्धि॒ मा स्मै॑ता॒दृगप॑ गूहः सम॒र्ये । आ॒विः स्वः॑ कृणु॒ते गूह॑ते बु॒सं स पा॒दुर॑स्य नि॒र्णिजो॒ न मु॑च्यते
sā te jīvāturuta tasya viddhi mā smaitādṛgapa gūhaḥ samarye āviḥ svaḥ kṛṇute gūhate busaṃ sa pādurasya nirṇijo na mucyate
May that which gives you life be known; do not let that hidden cave wound you in battle. The breath itself makes a hollow; the dung of the cavern and the foot’s filth are not released.
That your (divine) nature identified with the (sun) is the cause of life; and know such (solar form) of his(to be worthy of adoration) at the sacrifice; conceal nothing; that motion of him the all-cleansing (sun) makesmanifest the universe; it absorbs the moisture; it is never discontinued.
This is thy life: and do thou mark and know it. As such, hide not thyself in time of battle. He manifests the light and hides the vapour: his foot is never free from robes that veil it.