Rig Veda · 9.71.2

Rig Veda 9.71.2 — Soma Pavamana,

Verse 2 of 9 from Sukta 9.71 (Soma Pavamana,) in Mandala 9 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 9.71.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पर करिष्टिहेव शूष एति रोरुवदसुर्यं वर्णं नि रिणीते अस्य तम | जहाति वव्रिं पितुरेति निष्क्र्तमुपप्रुतं कर्णुते निर्णिजं तना

IAST Romanisation

pra kriṣṭiheva śūṣa eti roruvadasuryaṃ varṇaṃ ni riṇīte asya tam | jahāti vavriṃ pitureti niṣkṛtamupaprutaṃ kṛṇute nirṇijaṃ tanā

English Translation (Griffith)

Strong, bellowing, he goes, like one who slays the folk; he lets this hue of Asuras flow off from him, Throws off his covering, seeks his father's meeting-place, and thus makes for himself the bright robe he assumes.

Explanation

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