Rig Veda · 2.35.13

Rig Veda 2.35.13 — Son of Waters

Verse 13 of 15 from Sukta 2.35 (Son of Waters) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 2.35.13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स ईं वर्षाजनयत तासु गर्भं स ईं सिशुर्धयति तं रिहन्ति | सो अपां नपादनभिम्लातवर्णो.अन्यस्येवेह तन्वा विवेष

IAST Romanisation

sa īṃ vṛṣājanayat tāsu gharbhaṃ sa īṃ siśurdhayati taṃ rihanti | so apāṃ napādanabhimlātavarṇo.anyasyeveha tanvā viveṣa

English Translation (Griffith)

The Bull hath laid his own life-germ Within them. He sucks them as an infant, and they kiss him. He, Son of Waters, of unfading colour, hath entered here as in another's body.

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