Rigveda 10.081.02
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 81 · Verse 10.81.2
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
किं स्वि॑दासीदधि॒ष्ठान॑मा॒रम्भ॑णं कत॒मत्स्वि॑त्क॒थासी॑त् । यतो॒ भूमिं॑ ज॒नय॑न्वि॒श्वक॑र्मा॒ वि द्यामौर्णो॑न्महि॒ना वि॒श्वच॑क्षाः
kiṃ svidāsīdadhiṣṭhānamārambhaṇaṃ katamatsvitkathāsīt yato bhūmiṃ janayanviśvakarmā vi dyāmaurṇonmahinā viśvacakṣāḥ
What indeed was the established beginning? Who spoke of the self-born undertaking? From whom did the all-worker produce the earth? The mighty-eyed and universal seer pervaded the great month.
What was the station? What was the material? How was (it done)? So that the beholder of all,Viśvakarman (was) genitive rating and disclosed heaven by his might.
What was the place whereon he took his station? What was it that supported him? How was it? Whence Visvakarman, seeing all, producing the earth, with mighty power disclosed the heavens.