Rig Veda 4.45.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 45, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.45
हंसासो ये वां मधुमन्तो अस्रिधो हिरण्यपर्णा उहुव उषर्बुधः । उदप्रुतो मन्दिनो मन्दिनिस्पृशो मध्वो न मक्षः सवनानि गच्छथः ॥
haṃsā́so yé vāṁ mádhu-manto asrídho híraṇya-parṇā uhúva uṣár-budhaḥ | udá-pruto mandíno mandi-nispṛ́śo mádhvo na mákṣaḥ sávānāni gacchathaḥ ||
Like swans, honey-full and unerring, with golden wings, awakened with the dawn, leaping up from the waters—joyous, touching joy—like bees of honey you go to the Soma-pressings.
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