Rig Veda 2.13.5: Mandala 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 5
Sukta 2.13
अधाकृणोः पृथिवीं संदृशे दिवे यो धौतीनामहिहन्नारिणक्पथः । तं त्वा स्तोमेभिरुदभिर्न वाजिनं देवं देवा अजनन्त्सास्युक्थ्यः ॥
ádhākṛṇoḥ pṛthivī́ṃ saṃ-dṛ́śe divé yó dhautī́nām ahi-hán ā́riṇak páthaḥ | táṃ tvā stómebhir udábhir ná vājínaṃ deváṃ devā́ ajanann sá āsy ukthyáḥ ||
Then you made the Earth a counterpart in vision to Heaven; you, slayer of the serpent for the shining ones, opened the paths. You—like a steed of plenitude—by hymns and uplifted waters the gods brought forth as a god; he indeed is the true subject of the hymn.
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