Rigveda 9.073.09
Rigveda · Mandala 9, Sukta 73 · Verse 9.73.9
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
ऋ॒तस्य॒ तन्तु॒र्वित॑तः प॒वित्र॒ आ जि॒ह्वाया॒ अग्रे॒ वरु॑णस्य मा॒यया॑ । धीरा॑श्चि॒त्तत्स॒मिन॑क्षन्त आश॒तात्रा॑ क॒र्तमव॑ पदा॒त्यप्र॑भुः
ṛtasya tanturvitataḥ pavitra ā jihvāyā agre varuṇasya māyayā dhīrāścittatsaminakṣanta āśatātrā kartamava padātyaprabhuḥ
The threads of order are stretched; the sacred one placed at the foremost tongue, by Varuna’s magic. The wise‑minded behold the same and set the feet firmly; the ruler does not fall away.
The threads of the sacrifice spread over the filter extends by its act to the tip of Varuṇa's tongue; the wise approaching reached it;but he who is incompetent for the rite sinks (to hell) even in this world.
The thread of sacrifice spun in the cleansing sieve, on Varuna's tongue-tip, by supernatural might,- This, by their striving, have the prudent ones attained: he who hath not this power shall sink into the pit.