Rig Veda · 1.160.3
Rig Veda 1.160.3 — Heaven and Earth
Verse 3 of 5 from Sukta 1.160 (Heaven and Earth) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.160.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स वह्निः पुत्रः पित्रोः पवित्रवान पुनाति धीरो भुवनानि मायया | धेनुं च पर्श्निं वर्षभं सुरेतसं विश्वाहा शुक्रं पयो अस्य दुक्षत
IAST Romanisation
sa vahniḥ putraḥ pitroḥ pavitravān punāti dhīro bhuvanāni māyayā | dhenuṃ ca pṛśniṃ vṛṣabhaṃ suretasaṃ viśvāhā śukraṃ payo asya dukṣata
English Translation (Griffith)
Son of these Parents, he the Priest with power to cleanse, Sage, sanctifies the worlds with his surpassing power. Thereto for his bright milk he milked through all the days the party-coloured Cow and the prolific Bull.
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