Rig Veda 3.38.5: Mandala 3, Sukta 38, Mantra 5
Sukta 3.38
असूत पूर्वो वृषभो ज्यायानिमा अस्य शुरुधः सन्ति पूर्वीः । दिवो नपाता विदथस्य धीभिः क्षत्रं राजाना प्रदिवो दधाथे ॥
ásūta pū́rvo vṛṣabhó jyā́yān imā́ asya śurúdhaḥ santi pūrvī́ḥ | dívo napātā vidáthasya dhībhíḥ kṣatráṁ rājānā prádivo dadhāthe ||
First was born the elder Bull of power; these many streams of his force are primeval. O two Kings, offspring of Heaven, by visions in the sacrifice you uphold the sovereign might that comes from the luminous heaven.
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