Rig Veda 1.182.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 182, Mantra 3
Sukta 1.182
किमत्र दस्रा कृणुथः किमासाथे जनो यः कश्चिदहविर्महीयते । अति क्रमिष्टं जुरतं पणेरसुं ज्योतिर्विप्राय कृणुतं वचस्यवे ॥
kim atra dasrā kṛṇuthaḥ kim āsāthe jano yaḥ kaś cid ahavir mahīyate | ati kramiṣṭaṃ jurataṃ paṇer asum jyotir viprāya kṛṇutaṃ vacasyave ||
What will you do here, O wonder-workers, what will you attain, when some man without offering seeks greatness? Overstep and wear down the life-breath of the trafficker in darkness; make Light for the seer, for the one who would speak the true word.
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