Rigveda 1.123.09
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 123 · Verse 1.123.9
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
जा॒न॒त्यह्नः॑ प्रथ॒मस्य॒ नाम॑ शु॒क्रा कृ॒ष्णाद॑जनिष्ट श्विती॒ची । ऋ॒तस्य॒ योषा॒ न मि॑नाति॒ धामाह॑रहर्निष्कृ॒तमा॒चर॑न्ती
jānatyahnaḥ prathamasya nāma śukrā kṛṣṇādajaniṣṭa śvitīcī ṛtasya yoṣā na mināti dhāmāharaharniṣkṛtamācarantī
The day was born, first named Shukra, black-born, bright; she who does not violate the course of law brings gifts, moving with rites made complete.
The self-illumined dawn, announcing the declination of the first (portion) of the day, is born white-shining out of the gloom; cleansing (with the radiance) of the sun, she impairs not his splendour, but daily adds embellishment (to his lustre).
She who hath knowledge Of the first day's nature is born refulgent white from out the darkness. The Maiden breaketh not the law of Order, day by day coming to the place appointed.
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