Rig Veda 6.12.5: Mandala 6, Sukta 12, Mantra 5
Sukta 6.12
अध स्मास्य पनयन्ति भासो वृथा यत्तक्षदनुयाति पृथ्वीम् । सद्यो यः स्यन्द्रो विषितो धवीयानृणो न तायुरति धन्वा राट् ॥
ádha smā́sya panayanti bhā́so vṛ́thā yát tákṣad anuyā́ti pṛthvī́m | sadyó yáḥ syandrò víṣito dhávīyān ṛṇó ná tāyúr áti dhánvā rā́ṭ ||
Then his splendors are set in motion; never in vain is what he has shaped, for it follows through the wide earth of our nature. Immediately, when he is released, he rushes in a flowing surge, more impetuous—like a debtor pursuing payment—he overstrides the desert and rules.
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