Rig Veda 2.4.6: Mandala 2, Sukta 4, Mantra 6
Sukta 2.4
आ यो वना तातृषाणो न भाति वार्ण पथा रथ्येव स्वानीत् । कृष्णाध्वा तपू रण्वश्चिकेत द्यौरिव स्मयमानो नभोभिः ॥
ā́ yó vánā tatṛṣāṇó ná bhāti vā́rṇa pathā́ rathyéva svānīt | kṛṣṇā́dhvā tapú raṇváś ciketa dyáur iva smáyamāno nábho-bhiḥ ||
He who, thirsting, shines not in the woods, yet is led along a path like a chariot-road, following his own sound. On the black way, his heat knows its delight; like heaven smiling with its clouds, he reveals himself.
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