Rig Veda 5.83.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 83, Mantra 1
Sukta 5.83
अच्छा वद तवसं गीर्भिराभिः स्तुहि पर्जन्यं नमसा विवास । कनिक्रदद्वृषभो जीरदानू रेतो दधात्योषधीषु गर्भम् ॥
áchā vada tavásaṃ gī́rbhir ābhíḥ stuhí parjányam namasā́ vivāsa | kánikradad vṛṣabhó jī́radānū réto dadhāty óṣadhīṣu gárbham ||
Speak forth to the mighty one with these inspired words; praise Parjanya with reverence and call him near. Roaring, the bull of swift-giving force, he places the seed of life in the herbs—the hidden germ of growth in the earth-nature.
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