Rigveda 3.005.06
Rigveda · Mandala 3, Sukta 5 · Verse 3.5.6
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
ऋ॒भुश्च॑क्र॒ ईड्यं॒ चारु॒ नाम॒ विश्वा॑नि दे॒वो व॒युना॑नि वि॒द्वान् । स॒सस्य॒ चर्म॑ घृ॒तव॑त्प॒दं वेस्तदिद॒ग्नी र॑क्ष॒त्यप्र॑युच्छन्
ṛbhuścakra īḍyaṃ cāru nāma viśvāni devo vayunāni vidvān sasasya carma ghṛtavatpadaṃ vestadidagnī rakṣatyaprayucchan
The Ārbhus fashioned the admirable, called Charu; all the gods, knowing, set them by the breath of Vayu. They spread the hide like ghee; thus the fire defends the feet of the hymns.
The mighty, divine Agni knowing all (things) that are to be known, made the commendable and beautiful water, the glossy skin, the station of the diffused slumbering (Agni), and, ever vigilant preserves it.
The skilful God who knows all forms of knowledge made for himself a fair form, meet for worship. This Agni guards with care that never ceases the Sonia's skin, the Bird's place rich in fatness.