Rig Veda 9.96.18: Mandala 9, Sukta 96, Mantra 18
Sukta 9.96
ऋषिमना य ऋषिकृत्स्वर्षाः सहस्रणीथः पदवीः कवीनाम् । तृतीयं धाम महिषः सिषासन्त्सोमो विराजमनु राजति ष्टुप् ॥
ṛ́ṣi-manā yá ṛṣi-kṛ́t sva-rṣā́ḥ sahásra-nīthaḥ padavī́ḥ kavīnā́m | tṛtī́yaṃ dhā́ma mahíṣaḥ sisāsánt sómo virā́jam ánu rājati stup ||
هو ذو عقلِ الرِّشي، صانعُ الرِّشيّة؛ جارٍ من ذاته في العالمِ المُضيء—قائدُ ألفِ مسلك، كاشفُ دروبِ الشعراء: راغبًا في المقامِ الثالث، الثورُ العظيم، سوما، يُنشدُ ويملكُ متّبعًا ڤيراج (Virāj)، النظامَ الخلّاقَ الواسعَ الإشراق.
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