Rig Veda · 1.164.8
Rig Veda 1.164.8 — Viśvedevas
Verse 8 of 52 from Sukta 1.164 (Viśvedevas) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.164.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
माता पितरं रत आ बभाज धीत्यग्रे मनसा सं हि जग्मे | सा बीभत्सुर्गर्भरसा निविद्धा नमस्वन्त इदुपवाकमीयुः
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mātā pitaraṃ ṛta ā babhāja dhītyaghre manasā saṃ hi jaghme | sā bībhatsurgharbharasā nividdhā namasvanta idupavākamīyuḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
The Mother gave the Sire his share of Order: with thought, at first, she wedded him in spirit. She, the coy Dame, was filled with dew prolific: with adoration men approached to praise her.
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