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Sama Veda II.9.2.3: Him, duly coming, as their germ have plants

by The Rishis of the Sama Veda c. 1200–1000 BCE (traditional; uncertain)

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)

Religion

1. Him, duly coming, as their germ have plants received: this Agni have maternal Waters brought to life.
So, in like manner, do the forest trees and plants bear him within them and produce him evermore.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.9.2.3: Him, duly coming, as their germ have plants.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/438/.

Chicago

Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.9.2.3: Him, duly coming, as their germ have plants.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/438/.

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