Rigveda 8.041.04
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 41 · Verse 8.41.4
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
यः क॒कुभो॑ निधार॒यः पृ॑थि॒व्यामधि॑ दर्श॒तः । स माता॑ पू॒र्व्यं प॒दं तद्वरु॑णस्य॒ सप्त्यं॒ स हि गो॒पा इ॒वेर्यो॒ नभ॑न्तामन्य॒के स॑मे
yaḥ kakubho nidhārayaḥ pṛthivyāmadhi darśataḥ sa mātā pūrvyaṃ padaṃ tadvaruṇasya saptyaṃ sa hi gopā iveryo nabhantāmanyake same
He who placed a firm support in the earth and looked down: he made the earlier footstep of Varuna; he is indeed like a herdsman—may he make many others equal in heaven.
He, who visible above the earth sustains the points of the horizon, is the measurer (of the universe);that is the ancient abode of Varuṇa, to which we have access; he is our lord, like the keeper of cattle; may all ouradversaries perish.
He, visible o'er all the earth, stablished the quarters of the sky: He measured out the eastern place, that is the fold of Varuna: like a strong herdsman is the God.