Rigveda 4.002.17
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 2 · Verse 4.2.17
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
सु॒कर्मा॑णः सु॒रुचो॑ देव॒यन्तोऽयो॒ न दे॒वा जनि॑मा॒ धम॑न्तः । शु॒चन्तो॑ अ॒ग्निं व॑वृ॒धन्त॒ इन्द्र॑मू॒र्वं गव्यं॑ परि॒षद॑न्तो अग्मन्
sukarmāṇaḥ suruco devayanto'yo na devā janimā dhamantaḥ śucanto agniṃ vavṛdhanta indramūrvaṃ gavyaṃ pariṣadanto agman
Doing good deeds, lovely in their rites, the gods born these ones who perform sacrifice. Purifying, they set Agni up; Indra the chief, like a bull, with the cattle they moved around the council.
Performers of good works, brilliant and devout, the praises of the gods have freed their birth from impurity, as (a smith heats) bronze; exciting Agni, elevating Indra, and wandering about (in search), they have gone to the vast (hidden) herd of cattle.
Gods, doing holy acts, devout, resplendent, smelting like ore their human generations. Enkindling Agni and exalting Indra, they came encompassing the stall of cattle.