Rigveda 3.055.04
Rigveda · Mandala 3, Sukta 55 · Verse 3.55.4
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
स॒मा॒नो राजा॒ विभृ॑तः पुरु॒त्रा शये॑ श॒यासु॒ प्रयु॑तो॒ वनानु॑ । अ॒न्या व॒त्सं भर॑ति॒ क्षेति॑ मा॒ता म॒हद्दे॒वाना॑मसुर॒त्वमेक॑म्
samāno rājā vibhṛtaḥ purutrā śaye śayāsu prayuto vanānu anyā vatsaṃ bharati kṣeti mātā mahaddevānāmasuratvamekam
Equal‑minded king, bearing forth offspring, lay down to sleep in couches placed in the forest. A mother bears a calf like another—one that fosters the young; thus one sovereignty of the gods and Asuras alike.
The universal sovereign is conveyed to many directions; he sleeps in the plural ces of repose; he is connected with the forests; one mother (heaven) nourishes the child; the other (earth) gives him a dwelling; great and unequalled is the might of the gods.
King Universal, born to sundry quarters, extended through the wood be lies on couches. One Mother rests: another feeds the Infant. Great is the Gods' supreme and sole dominion.