Rig Veda · 10.85.9

Rig Veda 10.85.9 — Sūrya's Bridal

Verse 9 of 47 from Sukta 10.85 (Sūrya's Bridal) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.85.9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सोमो वधूयुरभवदश्विनास्तामुभा वरा | सूर्यांयत पत्ये शंसन्तीं मनसा सविताददात

IAST Romanisation

somo vadhūyurabhavadaśvināstāmubhā varā | sūryāṃyat patye śaṃsantīṃ manasā savitādadāt

English Translation (Griffith)

Soma was he who wooed the maid: the groomsmen were both Aśvins, when The Sun-God Savitar bestowed his willing Sūrya on her Lord.

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