Rig Veda · 6.72.2
Rig Veda 6.72.2 — Indra-Soma
Verse 2 of 5 from Sukta 6.72 (Indra-Soma) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 6.72.2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
इन्द्रासोमा वासयथ उषासमुत सूर्यं नयथो जयोतिषा सह | उप दयां सकम्भथुः सकम्भनेनाप्रथतं पर्थिवीं मातरं वि
IAST Romanisation
indrāsomā vāsayatha uṣāsamut sūryaṃ nayatho jyotiṣā saha | upa dyāṃ skambhathuḥ skambhanenāprathataṃ pṛthivīṃ mātaraṃ vi
English Translation (Griffith)
Ye, Indra-Soma, gave her light to Morning, and led the Sun on high with all his splendour. Ye stayed the heaven with a supporting pillar, and spread abroad apart, the Earth, the Mother.
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