Rig Veda · 1.156.4
Rig Veda 1.156.4 — Viṣṇu
Verse 4 of 5 from Sukta 1.156 (Viṣṇu) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.156.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तमस्य राजा वरुणस्तमश्विना करतुं सचन्त मारुतस्य वेधसः | दाधार दक्षमुत्तममहर्विदं वरजं च विष्णुः सखिवानपोर्णुते
IAST Romanisation
tamasya rājā varuṇastamaśvinā kratuṃ sacanta mārutasya vedhasaḥ | dādhāra dakṣamuttamamaharvidaṃ vrajaṃ ca viṣṇuḥ sakhivānaporṇute
English Translation (Griffith)
The Sovran Varuṇa and both the Aśvins wait on this the will of him who guides the Marut host. Viṣṇu hath power supreme and might that finds the day, and with his Friend unbars the stable of the kine.
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