Rigveda 4.003.08
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 3 · Verse 4.3.8
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
क॒था शर्धा॑य म॒रुता॑मृ॒ताय॑ क॒था सू॒रे बृ॑ह॒ते पृ॒च्छ्यमा॑नः । प्रति॑ ब्र॒वोऽदि॑तये तु॒राय॒ साधा॑ दि॒वो जा॑तवेदश्चिकि॒त्वान्
kathā śardhāya marutāmṛtāya kathā sūre bṛhate pṛcchyamānaḥ prati bravo'ditaye turāya sādhā divo jātavedaścikitvān
How for the nourishing Maruts’ immortality, how for the mighty Sun, asked in greatness—he replied to Aditi: ‘Swiftly made, suitable to heaven is the knower of births.’
Why tell it to the veracious company of the Maruts? why, even when asked, to the mighty sun? why repeat it to Aditi, or to the swift wind? fulfil, all-knowing Jātavedas, (the worship) of heaven.
What wilt thou tell the truthful band of Maruts, how answer the great Sun when thou art questioned? Before the Free, before the Swift, defend us: fulfil heaven's work, all-knowing Jatavedas.