Rig Veda · 9.73.9
Rig Veda 9.73.9 — Soma Pavamana
Verse 9 of 9 from Sukta 9.73 (Soma Pavamana) in Mandala 9 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 9.73.9
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
रतस्य तन्तुर्विततः पवित्र आ जिह्वाया अग्रे वरुणस्य मायया | धीराश्चित तत समिनक्षन्त आशतात्रा कर्तमव पदात्यप्रभुह
IAST Romanisation
ṛtasya tanturvitataḥ pavitra ā jihvāyā aghre varuṇasya māyayā | dhīrāścit tat saminakṣanta āśatātrā kartamava padātyaprabhuh
English Translation (Griffith)
The thread of sacrifice spun in the cleansing sieve, on Varuṇa's tongue-tip, by supernatural might,— This, by their striving, have the prudent ones attained: he who hath not this power shall sink into the pit.
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