Rigveda 6.009.01
Rigveda · Mandala 6, Sukta 9 · Verse 6.9.1
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अह॑श्च कृ॒ष्णमह॒रर्जु॑नं च॒ वि व॑र्तेते॒ रज॑सी वे॒द्याभिः॑ । वै॒श्वा॒न॒रो जाय॑मानो॒ न राजावा॑तिर॒ज्ज्योति॑षा॒ग्निस्तमां॑सि
ahaśca kṛṣṇamahararjunaṃ ca vi vartete rajasī vedyābhiḥ vaiśvānaro jāyamāno na rājāvātirajjyotiṣāgnistamāṃsi
The dawn and black night, the mighty remorseless and the swift — they revolve in the realms of rajas known to seers. Vaishvānara, being born, did not depart like a king; he became the light of fire and its essence.
The dark day and the light day revolve alternate, affecting (the world) by their recognizable (properties); Agni vaiśvānara, manifested like a prince, dispels darkness by his lustre.
ONE half of day is dark, and bright the other: both atmospheres move on by sage devices. Agni Vaisvanara, when born as Sovran, hath with his lustre overcome the darkness.
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