Rigveda 8.087.03
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 87 · Verse 8.87.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
आ वां॒ विश्वा॑भिरू॒तिभिः॑ प्रि॒यमे॑धा अहूषत । ता व॒र्तिर्या॑त॒मुप॑ वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषो॒ जुष्टं॑ य॒ज्ञं दिवि॑ष्टिषु
ā vāṃ viśvābhirūtibhiḥ priyamedhā ahūṣata tā vartiryātamupa vṛktabarhiṣo juṣṭaṃ yajñaṃ diviṣṭiṣu
They invoked you with all-encircling rites and loving thoughts; so may the praised barter go forth, the hymn folded with sacred praise, a fitting sacrifice in the heavens.
The worshippers have invoked you with all protections; come in the early mornings to the dwelling ofhim who has clipped the sacred grass, to the offering loved (by all the gods).
Radiant with light thou wentest to the sky, the luminous realm of heaven. ne Deities, Indra strove to win thee for their Friend.