Rig Veda 9.12.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 12, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.12
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दिवो नाभा विचक्षणोऽव्यो वारे महीयते । सोमो यः सुक्रतुः कविः ॥
Transliteration
divó nā́bhā vicakṣaṇó ’vyó vā́re mahīyate | sómo yáḥ sukrátuḥ kavíḥ ||
Translation
自天之脐而出，明见的苏摩在羊毛滤器的流中被弘大；那具正直而光明意志者——先见的诗人——在我们之内增长其伟大。
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