Rigveda 4.017.12
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 17 · Verse 4.17.12
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
किय॑त्स्वि॒दिन्द्रो॒ अध्ये॑ति मा॒तुः किय॑त्पि॒तुर्ज॑नि॒तुर्यो ज॒जान॑ । यो अ॑स्य॒ शुष्मं॑ मुहु॒कैरिय॑र्ति॒ वातो॒ न जू॒तः स्त॒नय॑द्भिर॒भ्रैः
kiyatsvidindro adhyeti mātuḥ kiyatpiturjanituryo jajāna yo asya śuṣmaṃ muhukairiyarti vāto na jūtaḥ stanayadbhirabhraiḥ
How much does Indra advance as a mother, how much as a father? He who knew him, who discovered him—when the winds with small voices blew about him, not yet clothed with foam.
Some portion (of his strength) Indra derives from his mother, some portion from his father; he who, though his progenitor, has begotten (the world), and animates its vigour repeatedly, as the wind is driven by thundering clouds.
What is the care of Indra for his Mother, what cares he for the Father who begat him? His care is that which speeds his might in conflicts, like wind borne onward by the clouds that thunder.
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