Rigveda 10.052.03
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 52 · Verse 10.52.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अ॒यं यो होता॒ किरु॒ स य॒मस्य॒ कमप्यू॑हे॒ यत्स॑म॒ञ्जन्ति॑ दे॒वाः । अह॑रहर्जायते मा॒सिमा॒स्यथा॑ दे॒वा द॑धिरे हव्य॒वाह॑म्
ayaṃ yo hotā kiru sa yamasya kamapyūhe yatsamañjanti devāḥ aharaharjāyate māsimāsyathā devā dadhire havyavāham
He who is Hotr—what does he win for Yama? Whatever the gods assemble: the day is born anew, the month thus is born; the gods set the havya-bearing order.
Who is this, who is the Hotā? (Afraid) of Yama, what offering does he bear that the gods accept?Agni is born day by day, and month by month, and so the gods have made for themselves a bearer of oblationṣ
Who is the Priest? Is he the Priest of Yama? On whom is thrust this God-appointed honour? He springs to life each month, each day that passes; so Gods have made him their oblation-bearer.