Rigveda 9.091.02
Rigveda · Mandala 9, Sukta 91 · Verse 9.91.2
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
वी॒ती जन॑स्य दि॒व्यस्य॑ क॒व्यैरधि॑ सुवा॒नो न॑हु॒ष्ये॑भि॒रिन्दुः॑ । प्र यो नृभि॑र॒मृतो॒ मर्त्ये॑भिर्मर्मृजा॒नोऽवि॑भि॒र्गोभि॑र॒द्भिः
vītī janasya divyasya kavyairadhi suvāno nahuṣyebhirinduḥ pra yo nṛbhiramṛto martyebhirmarmṛjāno'vibhirgobhiradbhiḥ
The radiant course of the divine folk, sung by poets, is famed among the joyous hymns. Whereby men attain immortality among mortals—by heroic minds, by those who know the secret, by kine and by bulls.
The Soma juice effused by pious mortals (comes) down (to the sacrifice) for the food of the celestial people; which immortal (beverage) is purified by mortal (priests) with the filter, the curds and milk and the waters.
The drop of Soma, pressed by wise Nahusyas, becomes the banquet of the Heavenly People- Indu, by hands of mortal men made beauteous, immortal, with the sheep and cows and waters.