Rig Veda · Mandala 7 · Sukta 62
Rig Veda 7.62 — Mitra-Varuṇa
Deity: Mitra-Varuṇa. Rishi family (Mandala 7): Vasishtha and his lineage. This Sukta contains 6 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 7.62.1
उत सूर्यो बर्हदर्चींष्यश्रेत पुरु विश्वा जनिम मानुषाणाम | समो दिवा दद्र्शे रोचमानः करत्वा कर्तः सुक्र्तःकर्त्र्भिर्भूत
ut sūryo bṛhadarcīṃṣyaśret puru viśvā janima mānuṣāṇām | samo divā dadṛśe rocamānaḥ kratvā kṛtaḥ sukṛtaḥkartṛbhirbhūt
Rig Veda 7.62.2
स सूर्य परति पुरो न उद गा एभिः सतोमेभिरेतशेभिरेवैः | पर नो मित्राय वरुणाय वोचो.अनागसो अर्यम्णे अग्नये च
sa sūrya prati puro na ud ghā ebhiḥ stomebhiretaśebhirevaiḥ | pra no mitrāya varuṇāya voco.anāghaso aryamṇe aghnaye ca
So hast thou mounted up before us, Sūrya, through these our praises, with fleet dappled horses. Declare us free from all offence to Mitra, and Varuṇa, and Aryaman, and Agni.
Rig Veda 7.62.3
वि नः सहस्रं शुरुधो रदन्त्व रतावानो वरुणो मित्रो अग्निः | यछन्तु चन्द्रा उपमं नो अर्कमा नः कामं पूपुरन्तुस्तवानाः
vi naḥ sahasraṃ śurudho radantv ṛtāvāno varuṇo mitro aghniḥ | yachantu candrā upamaṃ no arkamā naḥ kāmaṃ pūpurantustavānāḥ
May holy Agni, Varuṇa, and Mitra send down their riches upon us in thousands. May they, the Bright Ones, make our praise-song perfect, and, when we laud them, grant us all our wishes.
Rig Veda 7.62.4
दयावाभूमी अदिते तरासीथां नो ये वां जज्ञुः सुजनिमान रष्वे | मा हेळे भूम वरुणस्य वायोर्मा मित्रस्य परियतमस्य नर्णाम
dyāvābhūmī adite trāsīthāṃ no ye vāṃ jajñuḥ sujanimāna ṛṣve | mā heḷe bhūma varuṇasya vāyormā mitrasya priyatamasya nṛṇām
O undivided Heaven and Earth, preserve us, us, Lofty Ones! your nobIy-born descendants. Let us not anger Varuṇa, nor Vāyu, nor him, the dearest Friend of mortals, Mitra.
Rig Veda 7.62.5
पर बाहवा सिस्र्तं जीवसे न आ नो गव्यूतिमुक्षतं घर्तेन | आ नो जने शरवयतं युवाना शरुतं मे मित्रावरुणा हवेमा
pra bāhavā sisṛtaṃ jīvase na ā no ghavyūtimukṣataṃ ghṛtena | ā no jane śravayataṃ yuvānā śrutaṃ me mitrāvaruṇā havemā
Stretch forth your arms and let our lives be lengthened: with fatness dew the pastures of our cattle. Ye Youthful, make us famed among the people: hear, Mitra-Varuṇa, these mine invocations.
Rig Veda 7.62.6
नू मित्रो वरुणो अर्यमा नस्त्मने तोकाय वरिवो दधन्तु | सुगा नो विश्वा सुपथानि सन्तु यूयं पात ...
nū mitro varuṇo aryamā nastmane tokāya varivo dadhantu | sughā no viśvā supathāni santu yūyaṃ pāta ...
Now Mitra, Varuṇa, Aryaman vouchsafe us freedom and room, for us and for our children. May we find paths all fair and good to travel. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
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