Rig Veda 1.166.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 166, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.166
नित्यं न सूनुं मधु बिभ्रत उप क्रीळन्ति क्रीळा विदथेषु घृष्वयः । नक्षन्ति रुद्रा अवसा नमस्विनं न मर्धन्ति स्वतवसो हविष्कृतम् ॥
nityaṃ na sūnuṃ madhu bibhrata upa krīḷanti krīḷā vidatheṣu ghṛṣvayaḥ | nakṣanti rudrā avasā namasvinaṃ na mardhanti sva-tavaso haviḥ-kṛtam ||
Ever as if bearing a beloved son, they carry the honeyed sweetness of delight; the impetuous Maruts sport in the assemblies of the seekers. The Rudras reach the adorer with their help; self-strong, they do not crush the one who has fashioned the offering—who has made his act a consecrated oblation.
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