Rigveda 9.086.36
Rigveda · Mandala 9, Sukta 86 · Verse 9.86.36
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
स॒प्त स्वसा॑रो अ॒भि मा॒तरः॒ शिशुं॒ नवं॑ जज्ञा॒नं जेन्यं॑ विप॒श्चित॑म् । अ॒पां ग॑न्ध॒र्वं दि॒व्यं नृ॒चक्ष॑सं॒ सोमं॒ विश्व॑स्य॒ भुव॑नस्य रा॒जसे॑
sapta svasāro abhi mātaraḥ śiśuṃ navaṃ jajñānaṃ jenyaṃ vipaścitam apāṃ gandharvaṃ divyaṃ nṛcakṣasaṃ somaṃ viśvasya bhuvanasya rājase
Seven mothers, like mist, nurtured a newborn child, who knew the new-born understanding, the wise one. The divine Gandharva of waters, the Soma seen by men, is the sovereign of the world and of the realms.
The seven sister mothers approach the new-born, victorious sagacious infant, Soma, abiding amidst the waters, supporter of water, divine the contemplator of men to make him the ruler of the whole world.
The Sisters Seven, the Mothers, stand around the Babe, the noble, new-born Infant, skilled in holy song, Gandharva of the floods, divine, beholding men, Soma, that he may reign as King of all the world.