Rigveda Hymn 7.18.9 — Vasishtha's Hymn of Deliverance & Sovereignty

“As to their goal they sped, to the swift current, so before Indra timid men bowed down; looking to Rta (Truth and Cosmic Order) for deliverance, the sage Vasishtha led the people safely across.”

Philosophical Context: Rigveda Mandala 7, Sukta 18, Verse 9 — celebrating moral reliance on Truth (Rta) over brute force.

“Those who serve the sacred order at home and in council are remembered across generations.”

Philosophical Context: Companion verse from Sukta 7.18.