Rigveda 3.038.03
Rigveda · Mandala 3, Sukta 38 · Verse 3.38.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
नि षी॒मिदत्र॒ गुह्या॒ दधा॑ना उ॒त क्ष॒त्राय॒ रोद॑सी॒ सम॑ञ्जन् । सं मात्रा॑भिर्ममि॒रे ये॒मुरु॒र्वी अ॒न्तर्म॒ही समृ॑ते॒ धाय॑से धुः
ni ṣīmidatra guhyā dadhānā uta kṣatrāya rodasī samañjan saṃ mātrābhirmamire yemururvī antarmahī samṛte dhāyase dhuḥ
They put hidden treasures here, bestowing gifts and kingship, causing abundant rains. Those who measured out my share—O you who ran over the plains within the earth—you harnessed the furious ones, the mortals.
Comprehending hidden (mysteries) here on earth, they have, through their power, made manifest (the things of) heaven and earth; they have set limits to themby their elements; they connected them both mutually united, wide-spread and vast, and fixed the intermediate (firmament) to sustain them.
Assuming in this world mysterious natures, they decked the heaven and earth for high dominion, Measured with measures, fixed their broad expanses, set the great worlds apart held firm for safety.