Rig Veda 10.142.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 142, Mantra 4
Sukta 10.142
यदुद्वतो निवतो यासि बप्सत्पृथगेषि प्रगर्धिनीव सेना । यदा ते वातो अनुवाति शोचिर्वप्तेव श्मश्रु वपसि प्र भूम ॥
yád udvátó nivátó yā́si bápsat pṛ́thag eṣi pragardhínīva sénā | yadā́ te vā́to anuvā́ti śocír váptéva śmáśru vapasi prá bhū́ma ||
When, seated, thou goest from the higher to the lower spaces, thou movest apart like a conquering army. When the wind blows after thee, thy flame shaves the earth as a barber shaves the beard—clearing the ground for a new right growth.
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