Rigveda 6.008.03
Rigveda · Mandala 6, Sukta 8 · Verse 6.8.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
व्य॑स्तभ्ना॒द्रोद॑सी मि॒त्रो अद्भु॑तोऽन्त॒र्वाव॑दकृणो॒ज्ज्योति॑षा॒ तमः॑ । वि चर्म॑णीव धि॒षणे॑ अवर्तयद्वैश्वान॒रो विश्व॑मधत्त॒ वृष्ण्य॑म्
vyastabhnādrodasī mitro adbhuto'ntarvāvadakṛṇojjyotiṣā tamaḥ vi carmaṇīva dhiṣaṇe avartayadvaiśvānaro viśvamadhatta vṛṣṇyam
From the roaring breather, wondrous Mitra made a distributor of lights and turned back the darkness like a hide. Vaishvānara set all, the Vrṣṇas, by his wise spirit.
The friend (of all), the wonderful (agni), has upheld heaven and earth; he has hidden darkness within light; he has spread out the two sustaining (worlds, heaven and earth), like two skins; vaiśvānara comprehends all (creaive) energy.
Wonderful Mitra propped the heaven and earth apart, and covered and concealed the darkness with his light. He made the two bowls part asunder like two skins. Vaisvanara put forth all his creative power.