Rig Veda 3.31.2: Mandala 3, Sukta 31, Mantra 2
Sukta 3.31
न जामये तान्वो रिक्थमारैक्चकार गर्भं सनितुर्निधानम् । यदी मातरो जनयन्त वह्निमन्यः कर्ता सुकृतोरन्य ऋन्धन् ॥
ná jāmáye tā́nvo rিকthám āraik cakā́ra gárbhaṃ sanitúr nidhā́nam | yadī́ mā́taro janáyanta váhnim anyáḥ kartā́ sukŕtōr anyá ṛ́ndhan ||
He did not leave the body as an inheritance for the kinsman; he made the womb a hidden treasury of winning. When the Mothers bring forth the carrier-flame, one is the maker of the good work, another the kindler who increases it.
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