Rigveda 9.114.03
Rigveda · Mandala 9, Sukta 114 · Verse 9.114.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
स॒प्त दिशो॒ नाना॑सूर्याः स॒प्त होता॑र ऋ॒त्विजः॑ । दे॒वा आ॑दि॒त्या ये स॒प्त तेभिः॑ सोमा॒भि र॑क्ष न॒ इन्द्रा॑येन्दो॒ परि॑ स्रव
sapta diśo nānāsūryāḥ sapta hotāra ṛtvijaḥ devā ādityā ye sapta tebhiḥ somābhi rakṣa na indrāyendo pari srava
Seven different Suns in seven directions, seven sacrificers and priests: O gods, you Adityas—protect Soma with those seven—Indra, go around and flow.
Seven (are) the quarters of the world with different suns, seven (are) the ministrant priests, seven are the divine Ādityas-- with these, Soma, protect us; flow, Indu, for Indra.
Seven regions have their several Suns; the ministering priests are seven; Seven are the Aditya Deities,-with these, O Soma, guard thou us. Flow, Indu, flow for Indra's sake.