Rig Veda 5.85.4 — Mandala 5, Sukta 85, Mantra 4
Sukta 5.85
उनत्ति भूमिं पृथिवीमुत द्यां यदा दुग्धं वरुणो वष्ट्यादित् । समभ्रेण वसत पर्वतासस्तविषीयन्तः श्रथयन्त वीराः ॥
unátti bhū́miṃ pṛthivī́m utá dyā́m yadā dúgdhaṃ váruṇo váṣṭy ā́dit | sam abhréṇa vasata párvatāsas tavīṣī́yantaḥ śrathayanta vīrā́ḥ ||
He moistens and opens the earth—this wide foundation—and even the heaven, when Varuṇa wills the milked-out essence to pour. Then the mountains clothe themselves with cloud; the strong ones, gathering force, loosen what was bound—so the blocked energies yield and the life-field is made workable for the soul’s increase.
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