Rig Veda · Mandala 5 · Sukta 70
Rig Veda 5.70 — Mitra-Varuṇa
Deity: Mitra-Varuṇa. Rishi family (Mandala 5): Atri and the Atreya line. This Sukta contains 4 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 5.70.1
पुरूरुणा चिद धय अस्त्य अवो नूनं वां वरुण | मित्र वंसि वां सुमतिम
purūruṇā cid dhy asty avo nūnaṃ vāṃ varuṇa | mitra vaṃsi vāṃ sumatim
Rig Veda 5.70.2
ता वां सम्यग अद्रुह्वाणेषम अश्याम धायसे | वयं ते रुद्रा सयाम
tā vāṃ samyagh adruhvāṇeṣam aśyāma dhāyase | vayaṃ te rudrā syāma
From you, benignant Gods, may we gain fully food for sustenance. Such, O ye Rudras, my we be.
Rig Veda 5.70.3
पातं नो रुद्रा पायुभिर उत तरायेथां सुत्रात्रा | तुर्याम दस्यून तनूभिः
pātaṃ no rudrā pāyubhir uta trāyethāṃ sutrātrā | turyāma dasyūn tanūbhiḥ
Guard us, O Rudras. with your guar4 save us, ye skilled to save, my we Subdue the Dasyus, we ourselves,
Rig Veda 5.70.4
मा कस्याद्भुतक्रतू यक्षम भुजेमा तनूभिः | मा शेषसा मा तनसा
mā kasyādbhutakratū yakṣam bhujemā tanūbhiḥ | mā śeṣasā mā tanasā
Or ne’er may we, O Wondrous Strong, enjoy another's solemn feast, Ourselves, our sons, or progeny.
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