Rigveda 4.027.01
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 27 · Verse 4.27.1
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
गर्भे॒ नु सन्नन्वे॑षामवेदम॒हं दे॒वानां॒ जनि॑मानि॒ विश्वा॑ । श॒तं मा॒ पुर॒ आय॑सीररक्ष॒न्नध॑ श्ये॒नो ज॒वसा॒ निर॑दीयम्
garbhe nu sannanveṣāmavedamahaṃ devānāṃ janimāni viśvā śataṃ mā pura āyasīrarakṣannadha śyeno javasā niradīyam
In the womb I knew the makers, I knew the begetters of gods and all. A hundredfold did I guard the city; the falcon, swift of speed, I sent forth with strength.
Being still in the germ, I have known all the births of these divinities in their order; a hundred bodies of metal confined me, but as a hawk I came forth with speed.
I, As I lay within the womb, considered all generations of these Gods in order. A hundred iron fortresses confined me but forth I flew with rapid speed a Falcon.