Rig Veda · 1.164.12
Rig Veda 1.164.12 — Viśvedevas
Verse 12 of 52 from Sukta 1.164 (Viśvedevas) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.164.12
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
पञ्चपादं पितरं दवादशाक्र्तिं दिव आहुः परे अर्धे पुरीषिणम | अथेमे अन्य उपरे विचक्षणं सप्तचक्रे षळर आहुरर्पितम
IAST Romanisation
pañcapādaṃ pitaraṃ dvādaśākṛtiṃ diva āhuḥ pare ardhe purīṣiṇam | atheme anya upare vicakṣaṇaṃ saptacakre ṣaḷara āhurarpitam
English Translation (Griffith)
They call him in the farther half of heaven the Sire five-footed, of twelve forms, wealthy in watery store. These others say that he, God with far-seeing eyes, is mounted on the lower seven-wheeled, six-spoked car.
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