Rig Veda · Mandala 7 · Sukta 87
Rig Veda 7.87 — Varuṇa
Deity: Varuṇa. Rishi family (Mandala 7): Vasishtha and his lineage. This Sukta contains 7 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 7.87.1
रदत पथो वरुणः सूर्याय परार्णांसि समुद्रिया नदीनाम | सर्गो न सर्ष्टो अर्वतीरतायञ्चकार महीरवनीरहभ्यः
radat patho varuṇaḥ sūryāya prārṇāṃsi samudriyā nadīnām | sargho na sṛṣṭo arvatīrtāyañcakāra mahīravanīrahabhyaḥ
Rig Veda 7.87.2
आत्मा ते वातो रज आ नवीनोत पशुर्न भूर्णिर्यवसे ससवान | अन्तर्मही बर्हती रोदसीमे विश्वा ते धाम वरुण परियाणि
ātmā te vāto raja ā navīnot paśurna bhūrṇiryavase sasavān | antarmahī bṛhatī rodasīme viśvā te dhāma varuṇa priyāṇi
The wind, thy breath, hath sounded through the region like a wild beast that seeks his food in pastures. Within these two, exalted Earth and Heaven, O Varuṇa, are all the forms thou lovest.
Rig Veda 7.87.3
परि सपशो वरुणस्य समदिष्टा उभे पश्यन्ति रोदसी सुमेके | रतावानः कवयो यज्ञधीराः परचेतसो य इषयन्त मन्म
pari spaśo varuṇasya smadiṣṭā ubhe paśyanti rodasī sumeke | ṛtāvānaḥ kavayo yajñadhīrāḥ pracetaso ya iṣayanta manma
Varuṇa's spies, sent forth upon their errand, survey the two world-halves well formed and fashioned. Wise are they, holy, skilled in sacrifices, the furtherers of the praise-songs of the prudent.
Rig Veda 7.87.4
उवाच मे वरुणो मेधिराय तरिः सप्त नामाघ्न्या बिभर्ति | विद्वान पदस्य गुह्या न वोचद युगाय विप्र उपराय शिक्षन
uvāca me varuṇo medhirāya triḥ sapta nāmāghnyā bibharti | vidvān padasya ghuhyā na vocad yughāya vipra uparāya śikṣan
To me who understand hath Varuṇa spoken, the names borne by the Cow are three times seven. The sapient God, knowing the place's secret, shall speak as ’twere to teach the race that cometh.
Rig Veda 7.87.5
तिस्रो दयावो निहिता अन्तरस्मिन तिस्रो भूमीरुपराः षड्विधानाः | गर्त्सो राजा वरुणश्चक्र एतं दिवि परेङखंहिरण्ययं शुभे कम
tisro dyāvo nihitā antarasmin tisro bhūmīruparāḥ ṣaḍvidhānāḥ | ghṛtso rājā varuṇaścakra etaṃ divi preṅkhaṃhiraṇyayaṃ śubhe kam
On him three heavens rest and are supported, and the three earths are there in sixfold order. The wise King Varuṇa hath made in heaven that Golden Swing to cover it with glory.
Rig Veda 7.87.6
अव सिन्धुं वरुणो दयौरिव सथाद दरप्सो न शवेतो मर्गस्तुविष्मान | गम्भीरशंसो रजसो विमानः सुपारक्षत्रः सतो अस्य राजा
ava sindhuṃ varuṇo dyauriva sthād drapso na śveto mṛghastuviṣmān | ghambhīraśaṃso rajaso vimānaḥ supārakṣatraḥ sato asya rājā
Like Varuṇa from heaven he sinks in Sindhu, like a white-shining spark, a strong wild creature. Ruling in depths and meting out the region, great saving power hath he, this world's Controller.
Rig Veda 7.87.7
यो मर्ळयाति चक्रुषे चिदागो वयं सयाम वरुणे अनागाः | अनु वरतान्यदितेरधन्तो यूयं पात ...
yo mṛḷayāti cakruṣe cidāgho vayaṃ syāma varuṇe anāghāḥ | anu vratānyaditerdhanto yūyaṃ pāta ...
Before this Varuṇa may we be sinless him who shows mercy even to the sinner- While we are keeping Aditi's ordinances. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
Want to hear this Sukta chanted? Subscribe to Pro for
full audio recitations of every verse, on-demand AI commentary, and verse
search across the entire Rig Veda.