Rig Veda · 1.187.2

Rig Veda 1.187.2 — Praise of Food

Verse 2 of 11 from Sukta 1.187 (Praise of Food) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.187.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सवादो पितो मधो पितो वयं तवा वव्र्महे | अस्माकमविता भव

IAST Romanisation

svādo pito madho pito vayaṃ tvā vavṛmahe | asmākamavitā bhava

English Translation (Griffith)

O pleasant Food, O Food of meath, thee have we chosen for our own, So be our kind protector thou.

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