Rig Veda 10.4.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 4, Mantra 5
Sukta 10.4
कूचिज्जायते सनयासु नव्यो वने तस्थौ पलितो धूमकेतुः । अस्नातापो वृषभो न प्र वेति सचेतसो यं प्रणयन्त मर्ताः ॥
kū́cij jāyate sánayāsu návyo váne tasthau palitó dhū́ma-ketuḥ | asnātā́po vṛṣabhó na prá veti sácetaso yáṃ prá-nayanta mártāḥ ||
Somewhere he is born anew in the ancient births; in the forest he stands, grey, with a banner of smoke. Unbathed by the waters, he advances like a bull—he whom the awakened mortals lead forward (for the work).
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