Rig Veda · 1.140.7
Rig Veda 1.140.7 — Agni
Verse 7 of 13 from Sukta 1.140 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.140.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स संस्तिरो विष्टिरः सं गर्भयति जनन्नेव जानतीर्नित्य आ शये | पुनर्वर्धन्ते अपि यन्ति देव्यमन्यद वर्पः पित्रोः कर्ण्वते सचा
IAST Romanisation
sa saṃstiro viṣṭiraḥ saṃ ghṛbhayati jananneva jānatīrnitya ā śaye | punarvardhante api yanti devyamanyad varpaḥ pitroḥ kṛṇvate sacā
English Translation (Griffith)
Now covered, now displayed he grasps as one who knows his resting-place in those who know him well. A second time they wax and gather Godlike power, and blending both together change their Parents' form.
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