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Rig Veda — Chapter 5: Ushas Sukta (1.113)

9 verses

Verse 1

This light, the best of lights, has come. A brilliant sign is born, all-pervading. As the night was brought forth from the impulse of the Sun, so Nig…

Verse 2

The radiant one has come with her bright offspring. The dark one has yielded her dwellings. Akin, immortal, following each other, Day and Night alter…

Verse 3

Common and unending is the path of the two sisters, who traverse it alternately, guided by the gods. They do not clash, they do not halt — Night and …

Verse 4

Shining leader of joyful hymns, she has opened the doors for us. Stimulating the world, revealing our riches, Dawn has awakened all living beings.

Verse 5

She has roused one who lay asleep. She follows well the path of cosmic order. The unwise has found good wisdom. The noble one has found the domain of…