Rig Veda · Mandala 5 · Sukta 71
Rig Veda 5.71 — Mitra-Varuṇa
Deity: Mitra-Varuṇa. Rishi family (Mandala 5): Atri and the Atreya line. This Sukta contains 3 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 5.71.1
आ नो गन्तं रिशादसा वरुण मित्र बर्हणा | उपेमं चारुम अध्वरम
ā no ghantaṃ riśādasā varuṇa mitra barhaṇā | upemaṃ cārum adhvaram
Rig Veda 5.71.2
विश्वस्य हि परचेतसा वरुण मित्र राजथः | ईशाना पिप्यतं धियः
viśvasya hi pracetasā varuṇa mitra rājathaḥ | īśānā pipyataṃ dhiyaḥ
For, Varuṇa and Mitra, ye Sages are Rulers over all. Fill full our songs, for this ye can.
Rig Veda 5.71.3
उप नः सुतम आ गतं वरुण मित्र दाशुषः | अस्य सोमस्य पीतये
upa naḥ sutam ā ghataṃ varuṇa mitra dāśuṣaḥ | asya somasya pītaye
Come to the juice that we have pressed. Varuṇa, Mitra, come to drink This Soma of the worshipper.
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