Rig Veda 7.78.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 78, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.78
प्रति केतवः प्रथमा अदृश्रन्नूर्ध्वा अस्या अञ्जयो वि श्रयन्ते । उषो अर्वाचा बृहता रथेन ज्योतिष्मता वाममस्मभ्यं वक्षि ॥
práti ketávaḥ prathamā́ adṛśrann ūrdhvā́ asyā́ añjáyo ví śrayante | uṣo arvā́cā bṛhatā́ ráthena jyótiṣmatā vāmám asmábhyaṃ vakṣi ||
The first herald-signs become visible; her uplifted splendours spread out. O Dawn, come toward us on thy wide chariot, full of light, and bring to us what is desirable—those luminous felicities that lead the soul forward.
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