Rig Veda 2.39.6: Mandala 2, Sukta 39, Mantra 6
Sukta 2.39
ओष्ठाविव मध्वास्ने वदन्ता स्तनाविव पिप्यतं जीवसे नः । नासेव नस्तन्वो रक्षितारा कर्णाविव सुश्रुता भूतमस्मे ॥
óṣṭhāviva mádhvā āsné vádantā stánāviva pipyataṃ jīváse naḥ | nā́sēva nas tanvò rakṣitā́rā karṇā́viva su-śrutā́ bhūtam asmé ||
Like two lips speaking honey in the mouth, be for us words of sweetness; like two breasts, nourish us for life. Like two nostrils, be protectors of our embodied nature; like two ears, be for us good-hearers—receiving and granting true hearing.
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