Sukta 8.61
तं हि स्वराजं वृषभं तमोजसे धिषणे निष्टतक्षतुः । उतोपमानां प्रथमो नि षीदसि सोमकामं हि ते मनः ॥
táṃ hí sva-rā́jaṃ vṛṣabháṃ tám ójase dhiṣáṇe niṣ-tatakṣátuḥ | utópa-mā́nāṃ prathamó ní ṣīdasi sóma-kā́maṃ hí te mánaḥ ||
For him—the self-ruler, the bull—they have fashioned by their inspired powers for strength. And among those who are to be compared, you sit first; for your mind indeed desires Soma.
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