Rig Veda 1.173.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 173, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.173
नक्षद्धोता परि सद्म मिता यन्भरद्गर्भमा शरदः पृथिव्याः । क्रन्ददश्वो नयमानो रुवद्गौरन्तर्दूतो न रोदसी चरद्वाक् ॥
nákṣad hótā pári sádma mitā́ yán bhárad gárbham ā́ śáradaḥ pṛthivyā́ḥ | krándad áśvo náyamāno ruvád gáur antár dūtó ná rodasī́ íti carád vāk ||
The Hotar reaches and encompasses the measured dwelling as he bears the embryo from the earth’s seasons. Like a neighing horse led onward, like a lowing bull, the word moves within—like a messenger between the two worlds—wandering in speech between Heaven and Earth.
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