Rigveda 9.097.34
Rigveda · Mandala 9, Sukta 97 · Verse 9.97.34
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
ति॒स्रो वाच॑ ईरयति॒ प्र वह्नि॑रृ॒तस्य॑ धी॒तिं ब्रह्म॑णो मनी॒षाम् । गावो॑ यन्ति॒ गोप॑तिं पृ॒च्छमा॑नाः॒ सोमं॑ यन्ति म॒तयो॑ वावशा॒नाः
tisro vāca īrayati pra vahnirṛtasya dhītiṃ brahmaṇo manīṣām gāvo yanti gopatiṃ pṛcchamānāḥ somaṃ yanti matayo vāvaśānāḥ
Threefold speech speaks forth the intent of the sacrificial flame, the mind of Brahman and the thoughts of the wise. Cows go seeking their lord; minds approach Soma, constrained by their counsels.
The bearer (of the oblation) utters the three praises, the thought of Brahma that sustains the sacrifice; the kine come to the cowherd asking (to be milked), the praisers proceed to the Soma with eagerness.
Three are the voices that the Courser utters: he speaks the thought of prayer, the law of Order. To the Cow's Master come the Cows inquiring: the hymns with eager longing come to Soma.