Rig Veda · Mandala 5 · Sukta 68
Rig Veda 5.68 — Mitra-Varuṇa
Deity: Mitra-Varuṇa. Rishi family (Mandala 5): Atri and the Atreya line. This Sukta contains 5 verses presented below in Devanagari Sanskrit, IAST romanisation, and Ralph T. H. Griffith's English translation. Click any verse to read a fuller explanation.
Verses
Rig Veda 5.68.1
पर वो मित्राय गायत वरुणाय विपा गिरा | महिक्षत्राव रतम बर्हत
pra vo mitrāya ghāyata varuṇāya vipā ghirā | mahikṣatrāv ṛtam bṛhat
Rig Veda 5.68.2
सम्राजा या घर्तयोनी मित्रश चोभा वरुणश च | देवा देवेषु परशस्ता
samrājā yā ghṛtayonī mitraś cobhā varuṇaś ca | devā deveṣu praśastā
Full springs of fatness, Sovran Kings, Mitra. and Varuṇa, the Twain, Gods glorified among the Gods.
Rig Veda 5.68.3
ता नः शक्तम पार्थिवस्य महो रायो दिव्यस्य | महि वां कषत्रं देवेषु
tā naḥ śaktam pārthivasya maho rāyo divyasya | mahi vāṃ kṣatraṃ deveṣu
So help ye us to riches, great terrestrial and celestial wealth: Vast is your sway among the Gods.
Rig Veda 5.68.4
रतम रतेन सपन्तेषिरं दक्षम आशाते | अद्रुहा देवौ वर्धेते
ṛtam ṛtena sapanteṣiraṃ dakṣam āśāte | adruhā devau vardhete
Carefully tending Law with Law they have attained their vigorous might. The two Gods wax devoid of guile.
Rig Veda 5.68.5
वर्ष्टिद्यावा रीत्य्र्पेषस पती दानुमत्याः | बर्हन्तं गर्तम आशाते
vṛṣṭidyāvā rītyṛpeṣas patī dānumatyāḥ | bṛhantaṃ ghartam āśāte
With rainy skies and streaming floods, Lords of the strength that bringeth gifts, A lofty seat have they attained.
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