Rigveda 4.001.09
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 1 · Verse 4.1.9
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
स चे॑तय॒न्मनु॑षो य॒ज्ञब॑न्धुः॒ प्र तं म॒ह्या र॑श॒नया॑ नयन्ति । स क्षे॑त्यस्य॒ दुर्या॑सु॒ साध॑न्दे॒वो मर्त॑स्य सधनि॒त्वमा॑प
sa cetayanmanuṣo yajñabandhuḥ pra taṃ mahyā raśanayā nayanti sa kṣetyasya duryāsu sādhandevo martasya sadhanitvamāpa
If he awakens, the human — friend of the sacrifice — they lead him with mighty force by the speeding track. He is the protector in hardships, the god sustaining the mortal, granting steadfastness.
Associated with sacrifice, and knowing those men (who are engaged in good works), they lead him with the strong cord (of praise); he, the divine Agni, fulfilling (all desires), abides in the dwelling of this mortal, and obtains fellowhip in his wealth.
Allied by worship, let him give man knowledge: by an extended cord they lead him onward. He stays, effectual in this mortal's dwelling, and the God wins a share in his possessions.