Rig Veda · 9.89.3

Rig Veda 9.89.3 — Soma Pavamana

Verse 3 of 7 from Sukta 9.89 (Soma Pavamana) in Mandala 9 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 9.89.3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सिंहं नसन्त मध्वो अयासं हरिमरुषं दिवो अस्य पतिम | शूरो युत्सु परथमः पर्छते गा अस्य चक्षसा परि पात्युक्षा

IAST Romanisation

siṃhaṃ nasanta madhvo ayāsaṃ harimaruṣaṃ divo asya patim | śūro yutsu prathamaḥ pṛchate ghā asya cakṣasā pari pātyukṣā

English Translation (Griffith)

They come to him, red, tawny, Lord of Heaven, the watchful Guardian of the meath, the Lion. First, Hero in the fight, he seeks the cattle, and with his eye the Steer is our protector.

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