Rig Veda 3.53.14: Mandala 3, Sukta 53, Mantra 14
Sukta 3.53
किं ते कृण्वन्ति कीकटेषु गावो नाशिरं दुह्रे न तपन्ति घर्मम् । आ नो भर प्रमगन्दस्य वेदो नैचाशाखं मघवन्रन्धया नः ॥
kíṃ te kṛṇvanti kī́kaṭeṣu gā́vo ná āśíraṃ duhré ná tapanti gharmám | ā́ no bhara prá-magandasya védो naicāśā́khaṃ maghavan randhayā naḥ ||
What do thy rays of Light do among the Kīkaṭas, where they yield no rich essence and kindle not the warm ghr̥ta-heat? Bring to us the true knowing from the one who moves in a distorted fragrance, and, O Maghavan, subject for us the branchless/alien growth that does not belong to the right lineage of truth.
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