इदमापः प्र वहत यत्किं च दुरितं मयि । यद्वाहमभिदुद्रोह यद्वा शेप उतानृतम्
O waters, carry away this, whatever evil is in me—whether I have done wrong, or spoken a curse, or spoken untruth.
आपो अद्यान्वचारिषं रसेन समगस्महि । पयस्वानग्न आ गहि तं मा सं सृज वर्चसा
O waters, today I have come to you; we have mingled with your essence. O Agni rich in milk, come here; let him not deprive me of brilliance.
सं माग्ने वर्चसा सृज सं प्रजया समायुषा । विद्युर्मे अस्य देवा इन्द्रो विद्यात्सह ऋषिभिः
O Agni, grant me brilliance, offspring, and long life together; may the gods, may Indra, know this for me, along with the sages.
कस्य नूनं कतमस्यामृतानां मनामहे चारु देवस्य नाम । को नो मह्या अदितये पुनर्दात्पितरं च दृशेयं मातरं च
Of whom, indeed, of which immortal ones do we ponder the lovely name of the god? Who will restore us to Aditi, so that I may see my father and my mother again?
अग्नेर्वयं प्रथमस्यामृतानां मनामहे चारु देवस्य नाम । स नो मह्या अदितये पुनर्दात्पितरं च दृशेयं मातरं च
Of Agni, the foremost of the immortals, we ponder the lovely name of the god; may he restore us to Aditi, so that I may see my father and my mother again.
अभि त्वा देव सवितरीशानं वार्याणाम् । सदावन्भागमीमहे
We approach you, O god Savitar, lord of treasures, always seeking a share.
यश्चिद्धि त इत्था भगः शशमानः पुरा निदः । अद्वेषो हस्तयोर्दधे
Indeed, whoever is such a fortunate one, rejoicing, long ago placed impartiality in his hands.
भगभक्तस्य ते वयमुदशेम तवावसा । मूर्धानं राय आरभे
We, devoted to your favor, O Bhaga, rise up by your help, grasping the summit of wealth.
नहि ते क्षत्रं न सहो न मन्युं वयश्चनामी पतयन्त आपुः । नेमा आपो अनिमिषं चरन्तीर्न ये वातस्य प्रमिनन्त्यभ्वम्
Neither your sovereignty, nor your might, nor your wrath, nor your speed, O Namī, have the flying ones attained; these waters move unblinking, nor do those who measure the abyss of the wind.
अबुध्ने राजा वरुणो वनस्योर्ध्वं स्तूपं ददते पूतदक्षः । नीचीना स्थुरुपरि बुध्न एषामस्मे अन्तर्निहिताः केतवः स्युः
King Varuṇa, pure in wisdom, has placed a lofty pillar in the forest; its roots are below, its top above—within us are hidden signs.
उरुं हि राजा वरुणश्चकार सूर्याय पन्थामन्वेतवा उ । अपदे पादा प्रतिधातवेऽकरुतापवक्ता हृदयाविधश्चित्
For King Varuṇa has made a wide path for the sun to follow; he has made footprints without feet for guidance, and he marks the heart with his speech.
शतं ते राजन्भिषजः सहस्रमुर्वी गभीरा सुमतिष्टे अस्तु । बाधस्व दूरे निरृतिं पराचैः कृतं चिदेनः प्र मुमुग्ध्यस्मत्
A hundred, O king, are your healers, a thousand; may your vast, deep favor be ours. Drive away misfortune far from us; release us from whatever sin has been committed.
अमी य ऋक्षा निहितास उच्चा नक्तं ददृश्रे कुह चिद्दिवेयुः । अदब्धानि वरुणस्य व्रतानि विचाकशच्चन्द्रमा नक्तमेति
Those stars set high are fixed, seen by night, but where do they go by day? The laws of Varuṇa are unbroken; the moon shines forth and travels by night.
तत्त्वा यामि ब्रह्मणा वन्दमानस्तदा शास्ते यजमानो हविर्भिः । अहेळमानो वरुणेह बोध्युरुशंस मा न आयुः प्र मोषीः
I approach you with prayer, honoring you; so the sacrificer commands with offerings. Be mindful here, O Varuṇa, without anger; O wide-famed, do not take away our life.
तदिन्नक्तं तद्दिवा मह्यमाहुस्तदयं केतो हृद आ वि चष्टे । शुनःशेपो यमह्वद्गृभीतः सो अस्मान्राजा वरुणो मुमोक्तु
This, they say, by night and by day, is mine; this sign appears in the heart. Śunahśepa, whom they bound and seized, may King Varuṇa release him for us.
शुनःशेपो ह्यह्वद्गृभीतस्त्रिष्वादित्यं द्रुपदेषु बद्धः । अवैनं राजा वरुणः ससृज्याद्विद्वाँ अदब्धो वि मुमोक्तु पाशान्
Śunahśepa, indeed, was seized and bound on three posts for the son of Aditi; let King Varuṇa, knowing and faultless, release him from the bonds.
अव ते हेळो वरुण नमोभिरव यज्ञेभिरीमहे हविर्भिः । क्षयन्नस्मभ्यमसुर प्रचेता राजन्नेनांसि शिश्रथः कृतानि
Remove your anger, O Varuṇa, with reverence, with sacrifices and offerings we seek you. As lord, wise, king, forgive the wrongs we have committed.
उदुत्तमं वरुण पाशमस्मदवाधमं वि मध्यमं श्रथाय । अथा वयमादित्य व्रते तवानागसो अदितये स्याम
Release the highest bond, O Varuṇa, from us; loosen the lowest and the middle. Then, O Āditya, in your law, may we be guiltless, belonging to Aditi.
यच्चिद्धि ते विशो यथा प्र देव वरुण व्रतम् । मिनीमसि द्यविद्यवि
Whatever, O Varuṇa, your law is, as the people, as the god, we examine it, day by day.
मा नो वधाय हत्नवे जिहीळानस्य रीरधः । मा हृणानस्य मन्यवे
Do not harm us for offense or for transgression, nor for anger at one who is remorseful.
वि मृळीकाय ते मनो रथीरश्वं न संदितम् । गीर्भिर्वरुण सीमहि
Let your gracious mind, swift as a chariot and yoked like a horse, come to us, O Varuṇa, that we may attain you with our hymns.
परा हि मे विमन्यवः पतन्ति वस्यइष्टये । वयो न वसतीरुप
For my angers fall away, seeking prosperity, like birds returning to their nest.
कदा क्षत्रश्रियं नरमा वरुणं करामहे । मृळीकायोरुचक्षसम्
When shall we, O Varuṇa, perform for you, the wise lord, the service that brings the glory of kingship, you who are gracious and far-seeing?
तदित्समानमाशाते वेनन्ता न प्र युच्छतः । धृतव्रताय दाशुषे
That reward, like a shared prize, is sought by those who do not turn away, for the steadfast in vow, for the worshipper.
वेदा यो वीनां पदमन्तरिक्षेण पतताम् । वेद नावः समुद्रियः
He knows the path of the birds flying through the mid-air; he knows the ships that travel the ocean.
वेद मासो धृतव्रतो द्वादश प्रजावतः । वेदा य उपजायते
He, steadfast in vow, knows the months, twelve, filled with offspring; he knows what is born.
वेद वातस्य वर्तनिमुरोरृष्वस्य बृहतः । वेदा ये अध्यासते
He knows the path of the wind, of the wide, lofty, and great; he knows those who dwell above.
नि षसाद धृतव्रतो वरुणः पस्त्यास्वा । साम्राज्याय सुक्रतुः
Varuṇa, steadfast in vow, has taken his seat among the dwellings, with good counsel, for sovereignty.
अतो विश्वान्यद्भुता चिकित्वाँ अभि पश्यति । कृतानि या च कर्त्वा
From there, the wise one beholds all wonders, both what has been done and what is to be done.
स नो विश्वाहा सुक्रतुरादित्यः सुपथा करत् । प्र ण आयूंषि तारिषत्
May the wise Āditya, every day, lead us on the good path; may he carry us safely across our lifespans.