Rig Veda 2.3.9: Mandala 2, Sukta 3, Mantra 9
Sukta 2.3
पिशङ्गरूपः सुभरो वयोधाः श्रुष्टी वीरो जायते देवकामः । प्रजां त्वष्टा वि ष्यतु नाभिमस्मे अथा देवानामप्येतु पाथः ॥
piśáṅga-rūpaḥ su-bháro vayaḥ-dhā́ḥ śruṣṭī́ vīró jā́yate devá-kāmaḥ | prajā́ṃ tvaṣṭā́ ví ṣyatu nā́bhim asmè áthā devā́nām ápy etu pā́thaḥ ||
Of tawny-luminous form, well-bearing and a holder of the powers of life, the hero is born—obedient in hearing and desiring the Divine. May Tvaṣṭṛ spread out the progeny and widen for us the navel-centre (the inner seat of formation); then may the path toward the Gods open and come near.
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