They retire into that extremely dark colour and rise up from that colour.
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad III, IX – Meditation on the Maruts, 2
True with the true, mighty with the mighty, divine with the divine, holy with the holy– she flung down all barriers and released the sunrays, who greeted Morning with shouts of joy!
Rig Veda VII, 75, 7
O Dawn, grant us riches to rejoice our hearts, cattle and horses and men of true valor. Protect from trampling feet our sacred grass. Preserve us, O Gods, evermore with your blessings!
Rig Veda VII, 75, 8
Agni the golden, lover of the Dawn, spreads forth his far-extending radiance. Brightly he shines, refulgent, within a halo of pure light. He has aroused and inspired our eager thoughts.
Rig Veda VII, 10, 1
He shines forth at dawn like the sunlight, deploying the sacrifice in the manner of priests unfolding their prayerful thoughts. Agni, the God who knows well all the generations, visits the Gods as a messenger, most efficacious.
Rig Veda VII, 10, 2
