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Rig Veda 9.12.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 12, Mantra 4

Sukta 9.12

Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)

दिवो नाभा विचक्षणोऽव्यो वारे महीयते । सोमो यः सुक्रतुः कविः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.12.4

divó nā́bhā vicakṣaṇó ’vyó vā́re mahīyate | sómo yáḥ sukrátuḥ kavíḥ ||

ದಿವ್ಯದ ನಾಭಿಯಿಂದ, ವಿಚಕ್ಷಣ—ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟದರ್ಶಿ—ಸೋಮನು ಅವಿಯ (ಉಣ್ಣೆ) ಶೋಧಕದ ಪ್ರವಾಹದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಿಮೆಯಾಗಿ ವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಸುಕ್ರತು—ಯುಕ್ತ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಯ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪವಂತ—ಕವಿ (ಋಷಿ-ಕವಿ) ಆಗಿರುವ ಅವನು ನಮ್ಮೊಳಗೆ ಮಹಾನ್ ಆಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.

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