Rigveda 6.071.01
Rigveda · Mandala 6, Sukta 71 · Verse 6.71.1
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
उदु॒ ष्य दे॒वः स॑वि॒ता हि॑र॒ण्यया॑ बा॒हू अ॑यंस्त॒ सव॑नाय सु॒क्रतुः॑ । घृ॒तेन॑ पा॒णी अ॒भि प्रु॑ष्णुते म॒खो युवा॑ सु॒दक्षो॒ रज॑सो॒ विध॑र्मणि
udu ṣya devaḥ savitā hiraṇyayā bāhū ayaṃsta savanāya sukratuḥ ghṛtena pāṇī abhi pruṣṇute makho yuvā sudakṣo rajaso vidharmaṇi
The god Savitṛ arose, golden-armed; he prepared the ritual, the beneficent. With ghee he touches the hands; the youthful, skillful steeds are ready in the sacrifice’s order.
The divine and benevolent Savitā puts forth his golden arms for (making) donations; the adorable, youthful, sagacious (deity), stretches out his hands, filled with water, in the various services of the world.
FULL of effectual wisdom Savitar the God hath stretched out golden arms that he may bring forth life. Young and most skilful, while he holds the region up, the Warrior sprinkles fatness over both his hands.