Rig Veda · 1.155.5
Rig Veda 1.155.5 — Viṣṇu-Indra
Verse 5 of 6 from Sukta 1.155 (Viṣṇu-Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.155.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
दवे इदस्य करमणे सवर्द्र्शो.अभिख्याय मर्त्यो भुरण्यति | तर्तीयमस्य नकिरा दधर्षति वयश्चन पतयन्तः पतत्रिणः
IAST Romanisation
dve idasya kramaṇe svardṛśo.abhikhyāya martyo bhuraṇyati | tṛtīyamasya nakirā dadharṣati vayaścana patayantaḥ patatriṇaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
A mortal man, when he beholds two steps of him who looks upon the light, is restless with amaze. But his third step doth no one venture to approach, no, nor the feathered birds of air who fly with wings.
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