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Rig Veda 12.8

यश्चिदापो महिना पर्यपश्यद्दक्षं दधाना जनयन्तीर्यज्ञम् । यो देवेष्वधि देव एक आसीत्कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥

yash chid apo mahina paryapashyad daksham dadhana janayantir yajnam | yo deveshv adhi deva eka asit kasmai devaya havisha vidhema

He who with his might surveyed the waters, bearing creative power and generating sacrifice, who was the one god above all the gods — to which god shall we offer our sacrifice?

जिन्होंने अपनी महिमा से उन जलों को देखा — जो दक्ष धारण करते यज्ञ को जन्म दे रहे थे, जो देवों के ऊपर एक मात्र देव थे। किस देव को हम हवि से पूजें?