Rig Veda 4.17.14: Mandala 4, Sukta 17, Mantra 14
Sukta 4.17
अयं चक्रमिषणत्सूर्यस्य न्येतशं रीरमत्ससृमाणम् । आ कृष्ण ईं जुहुराणो जिघर्ति त्वचो बुध्ने रजसो अस्य योनौ ॥
ayáṃ cákram íṣaṇat sū́ryasya ny ètáśaṃ rīramat sasṛmā́ṇam | ā́ kṛṣṇá īṃ juhurāṇó jígharti tváco budhné rájasaḥ asyá yónau ||
This wheel of the Sun is being driven on; it makes the steed run in its coursing. The black (power) hurrying around seizes the coverings in the depth of the mid-world, in its own womb—so the hidden is gripped and must be uncovered.
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