Rigveda 19.8

19.8

yacaṃ vayasī hīdaṃ sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitaṃ yacca prāṇiti yacca na | iti vacanāt sarvasya jagataḥ sthitihetubhūtā yā gāvaḥ | yavaṃ madvṛṣṭijanitayavādiyāsamityarthaḥ | bhakṣayantīti parayā prītyā dṛśyamānāśca | tā gāvaḥ | havā vāhanadohanārthaṃ āhvānāharhāḥ | iditi padapūraṇaḥ | aryasyādhikāraṃ pratyaganmyaḥ | abhitaḥ sarvataḥ | sarvābhyo digbhya ityarthaḥ | saṃ āyan | samityekībhāve |† ekībhūya yūthaśaḥ āgacchantyaḥ | hanyahani? grahāt pratitṛptāssatyaḥ āgatāsvāsu goṣu | kiyadapi kṣīraṃ yathā surūpaṃ| svapatiḥ svāsāṃ svāsāṃ gavāṃ svāmī | chandayāte dogdhuṃ kāmayate | madarthaṃ dogdhītyarthaḥ | indrāya gāva āśiraṃ duhe vajriṇe madhu | yatsīmupahvare vidat ‡ iti vacanāt | athavā gāvaḥ svādhikāraṃ pratigantryaḥ prajā brāhmaṇādyāḥ | yavaṃ madvṛṣṭijanitaṃ yavādyannaṃ | prayutāḥ pramiśritāḥ paraspareṇa sahabhūtāḥ| akṣan adanti | tāḥ gavākhyāḥ| ahamaryaḥ sarvasya svāmī | avaśyaṃ parayā prītyā paśyāmi | sahagopāḥ prajāpālanaprajāpatinā sahitāḥ | carantīḥ madvṛṣṭijanitayavādyannaṃ bhakṣayanti | mayā parayā prītyā dṛśyamānāśca gosaṃjñāḥ prajā āhvatavyāḥ mat paricaryārthamamitvāt prajīvinasya māmeveśvaramārādhayantītyarthaḥ | kiyadapi stutijātaṃ havirjātañca | āsu prajāsu sthitaṃ | svapati ātmīyapatiḥ | prajāpatiḥ | chandayāte kāmayate | prārthanayā vātra kaṃpūrvako lābho lakṣyate| atistokaṃ labhate ityarthaḥ ||