Rigveda 3.004.07
Rigveda · Mandala 3, Sukta 4 · Verse 3.4.7
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
दैव्या॒ होता॑रा प्रथ॒मा न्यृ॑ञ्जे स॒प्त पृ॒क्षासः॑ स्व॒धया॑ मदन्ति । ऋ॒तं शंस॑न्त ऋ॒तमित्त आ॑हु॒रनु॑ व्र॒तं व्र॑त॒पा दीध्या॑नाः
daivyā hotārā prathamā nyṛñje sapta pṛkṣāsaḥ svadhayā madanti ṛtaṃ śaṃsanta ṛtamitta āhuranu vrataṃ vratapā dīdhyānāḥ
The divine kindlers first praise the seven convocations; they feast with oblations and are intoxicated by sacredness. They praise the Rta; they call it law, the ordinance — the vow‑keepers shine with offerings.
I propitiate the two chief divine invokers of the gods; the seven offerers of (sacrificial) food, expectant of water, gratify (Agni) with oblations; the illustrious observers of sacred rites have saluted him in every ceremony as (identifiable), verily, with water.
I crave the grace of heaven's two chief Invokers: the seven swift steeds joy in their wonted manner. These speak of truth, praising the truth eternal, thinking on Order as the guards of Order.