Rigveda 9.107.05
Rigveda · Mandala 9, Sukta 107 · Verse 9.107.5
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
दु॒हा॒न ऊध॑र्दि॒व्यं मधु॑ प्रि॒यं प्र॒त्नं स॒धस्थ॒मास॑दत् । आ॒पृच्छ्यं॑ ध॒रुणं॑ वा॒ज्य॑र्षति॒ नृभि॑र्धू॒तो वि॑चक्ष॒णः
duhāna ūdhardivyaṃ madhu priyaṃ pratnaṃ sadhasthamāsadat āpṛcchyaṃ dharuṇaṃ vājyarṣati nṛbhirdhūto vicakṣaṇaḥ
They poured the heavenly sweet the divine honey, the loving draught, the agreeable, established in rite. Asking, they stirred the earth; the possessors of wealth moved it among men — the bright ones perceived.
Milking the exhilarating agreeable celestial udder (the Soma) sits down on its ancient plural ce of aggregation (the firmament); food-giving, cleansed by the priests, observant it flows to the commendable worshipper.
Milking the heavenly udder for dear meath, he hath sat in the ancient gatheringplace. Washed by the men, the Strong Farseeing One streams forth nutriti us food that all desire.