Rig Veda 3.39.3: Mandala 3, Sukta 39, Mantra 3
Sukta 3.39
यमा चिदत्र यमसूरसूत जिह्वाया अग्रं पतदा ह्यस्थात् । वपूंषि जाता मिथुना सचेते तमोहना तपुषो बुध्न एता ॥
yamā́ cid átrā yama-sū́r asūta jihvā́yā ágraṁ pátadā́ hy ásthāt | vapū́ṃṣi jātā́ mithunā́ sacete tamó-hanā́ tápuso budhná étā ||
Even here, where the constraining twin-force was born, the tongue’s foremost point sprang forth and took its stand. The forms that are born as a paired power come to mutual union—these are the slayers of darkness, rooted in the deep foundation of Tapas (concentrated heat of will).
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