इयमिन्द्रं वरुणमष्ट मे गीः प्रावत्तोके तनये तूतुजाना । सुरत्नासो देववीतिं गमेम यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः
This hymn, eightfold, I have uttered for Indra and Varuṇa, seeking prosperity for offspring and descendants; may we, adorned with noble gifts, reach divine worship; may you always protect us with blessings.
धीरा त्वस्य महिना जनूंषि वि यस्तस्तम्भ रोदसी चिदुर्वी । प्र नाकमृष्वं नुनुदे बृहन्तं द्विता नक्षत्रं पप्रथच्च भूम
By his greatness, the wise one has spread out the generations; he has propped up even the vast heavens and earth; he has pushed up the lofty firmament, and extended the stars across the expanse.
उत स्वया तन्वा सं वदे तत्कदा न्वन्तर्वरुणे भुवानि । किं मे हव्यमहृणानो जुषेत कदा मृळीकं सुमना अभि ख्यम्
With his own form, he speaks together; when, indeed, shall I dwell within Varuṇa? What offering of mine will he accept, when will the merciful, kind-hearted one look upon me?
पृच्छे तदेनो वरुण दिदृक्षूपो एमि चिकितुषो विपृच्छम् । समानमिन्मे कवयश्चिदाहुरयं ह तुभ्यं वरुणो हृणीते
I ask this, O Varuṇa, desiring to see; I come near, eager to inquire; even the wise say the same: this Varuṇa indeed takes to himself the sin.
किमाग आस वरुण ज्येष्ठं यत्स्तोतारं जिघांससि सखायम् । प्र तन्मे वोचो दूळभ स्वधावोऽव त्वानेना नमसा तुर इयाम्
O Varuṇa, what was that ancient offense for which you wish to harm your worshipper, your friend? Tell me, O easy-to-invoke Lord, what it is. With this reverence, I come swiftly to you.
अव द्रुग्धानि पित्र्या सृजा नोऽव या वयं चकृमा तनूभिः । अव राजन्पशुतृपं न तायुं सृजा वत्सं न दाम्नो वसिष्ठम्
Release us from ancestral transgressions, release us from those we ourselves have committed with our bodies. O King, set free Vasiṣṭha, like a calf from its tether, like a beast from the snare, from the guilt that clings to him.
न स स्वो दक्षो वरुण ध्रुतिः सा सुरा मन्युर्विभीदको अचित्तिः । अस्ति ज्यायान्कनीयस उपारे स्वप्नश्चनेदनृतस्य प्रयोता
No one’s own skill, Varuṇa, nor steadfastness, nor heroic wrath, nor cleverness, is enough. There is a greater and a lesser in proximity; even sleep and the impulse to falsehood arise.
अरं दासो न मीळ्हुषे कराण्यहं देवाय भूर्णयेऽनागाः । अचेतयदचितो देवो अर्यो गृत्सं राये कवितरो जुनाति
Like a servant for his generous master, I perform blameless deeds for the god, eager for abundance. The wise god, though unrecognized, inspires the thoughtful; the noble one bestows wealth on the singer.
अयं सु तुभ्यं वरुण स्वधावो हृदि स्तोम उपश्रितश्चिदस्तु । शं नः क्षेमे शमु योगे नो अस्तु यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः
This praise, O Varuṇa, full of devotion, is directed to you and rests in my heart. May there be well-being for us at home, well-being in our striving; may you always protect us with blessings.
रदत्पथो वरुणः सूर्याय प्रार्णांसि समुद्रिया नदीनाम् । सर्गो न सृष्टो अर्वतीरृतायञ्चकार महीरवनीरहभ्यः
Varuṇa has cleared the paths for Sūrya; the waters of the rivers, oceanic in their flow, move forward. Like a released flood, he has set the swift ones in motion, making the great rivers run for the sake of truth.
आत्मा ते वातो रज आ नवीनोत्पशुर्न भूर्णिर्यवसे ससवान् । अन्तर्मही बृहती रोदसीमे विश्वा ते धाम वरुण प्रियाणि
Your breath is the wind, your robe is the atmosphere, ever renewed; your might is like a horse, strong and swift. Within the vast earth and heaven, all your beloved abodes, O Varuṇa, are present.
परि स्पशो वरुणस्य स्मदिष्टा उभे पश्यन्ति रोदसी सुमेके । ऋतावानः कवयो यज्ञधीराः प्रचेतसो य इषयन्त मन्म
The two worlds, earth and heaven, see the boundaries set by Varuṇa, well-ordered. The truthful, wise, and sacrificial thinkers, those with insight, seek to discern his will.
उवाच मे वरुणो मेधिराय त्रिः सप्त नामाघ्न्या बिभर्ति । विद्वान्पदस्य गुह्या न वोचद्युगाय विप्र उपराय शिक्षन्
Varuṇa spoke to the thoughtful one: the cow bears three times seven names. Knowing the secret of the path, he does not speak it; the inspired one learns for the coming age.
तिस्रो द्यावो निहिता अन्तरस्मिन्तिस्रो भूमीरुपराः षड्विधानाः । गृत्सो राजा वरुणश्चक्र एतं दिवि प्रेङ्खं हिरण्ययं शुभे कम्
Three heavens are set within, three earths above, six in their arrangement. The wise king Varuṇa made this golden swing, shining, in the sky.
अव सिन्धुं वरुणो द्यौरिव स्थाद्द्रप्सो न श्वेतो मृगस्तुविष्मान् । गम्भीरशंसो रजसो विमानः सुपारक्षत्रः सतो अस्य राजा
Varuṇa, like the sky, stands above the river; the shining, swift, white beast, powerful as a drop, is his. Deep in thought, he surveys the expanse; his rule is excellent, he is the king of what exists.
यो मृळयाति चक्रुषे चिदागो वयं स्याम वरुणे अनागाः । अनु व्रतान्यदितेरृधन्तो यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः
He who brings mercy even to the one who has erred—may we be sinless before Varuṇa. Following the laws of Aditi, increasing in strength, may you always protect us with blessings.
प्र शुन्ध्युवं वरुणाय प्रेष्ठां मतिं वसिष्ठ मीळ्हुषे भरस्व । य ईमर्वाञ्चं करते यजत्रं सहस्रामघं वृषणं बृहन्तम्
Vasiṣṭha, offer your most excellent hymn to Varuṇa, the generous one, who acts nearby, worthy of worship, thousand-gifted, mighty, and great.
अधा न्वस्य संदृशं जगन्वानग्नेरनीकं वरुणस्य मंसि । स्वर्यदश्मन्नधिपा उ अन्धोऽभि मा वपुर्दृशये निनीयात्
Then, having seen his vision, I have approached the presence of Agni and the thought of Varuṇa. May those who possess the heavenly food, the lords of nourishment, bring their form to be seen by me.
आ यद्रुहाव वरुणश्च नावं प्र यत्समुद्रमीरयाव मध्यम् । अधि यदपां स्नुभिश्चराव प्र प्रेङ्ख ईङ्खयावहै शुभे कम्
When Varuṇa and I boarded the boat, when we set out for the middle of the ocean, when we moved among the waters with the oars, let us swing the shining swing.
वसिष्ठं ह वरुणो नाव्याधादृषिं चकार स्वपा महोभिः । स्तोतारं विप्रः सुदिनत्वे अह्नां यान्नु द्यावस्ततनन्यादुषासः
Varuṇa made Vasiṣṭha a seer from the boat; the wise one, by his great powers. He made the singer, the inspired one, blessed with good days, whom the heavens and the dawns have extended.
क्व त्यानि नौ सख्या बभूवुः सचावहे यदवृकं पुरा चित् । बृहन्तं मानं वरुण स्वधावः सहस्रद्वारं जगमा गृहं ते
Where now are those friendships of ours, with whom we once consorted, even in ancient times? O Varuṇa, mighty and self-sustaining, I have reached your house with a thousand doors.
य आपिर्नित्यो वरुण प्रियः सन्त्वामागांसि कृणवत्सखा ते । मा त एनस्वन्तो यक्षिन्भुजेम यन्धि ष्मा विप्र स्तुवते वरूथम्
He who is your constant, beloved friend, O Varuṇa, who commits offenses, let him be your companion. May we not, being sinful, suffer your wrath; grant protection to the singer who praises you.
ध्रुवासु त्वासु क्षितिषु क्षियन्तो व्यस्मत्पाशं वरुणो मुमोचत् । अवो वन्वाना अदितेरुपस्थाद्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः
As we dwell upon these enduring abodes, may Varuṇa release us from his snare; may those who strive for favor approach the lap of Aditi; may you always guard us with well-being.
मो षु वरुण मृन्मयं गृहं राजन्नहं गमम् । मृळा सुक्षत्र मृळय
O Varuṇa, O King, let me not go to a house of clay; be gracious, O mighty ruler, show mercy.
यदेमि प्रस्फुरन्निव दृतिर्न ध्मातो अद्रिवः । मृळा सुक्षत्र मृळय
If I move as if trembling, like an unbaked vessel, O thunderer, be gracious, O mighty ruler, show mercy.
क्रत्वः समह दीनता प्रतीपं जगमा शुचे । मृळा सुक्षत्र मृळय
When my resolve falters and I go astray, O pure one, be gracious, O mighty ruler, show mercy.
अपां मध्ये तस्थिवांसं तृष्णाविदज्जरितारम् । मृळा सुक्षत्र मृळय
When I stand in the midst of waters, thirsting and aged, be gracious, O mighty ruler, show mercy.
यत्किं चेदं वरुण दैव्ये जनेऽभिद्रोहं मनुष्याश्चरामसि । अचित्ती यत्तव धर्मा युयोपिम मा नस्तस्मादेनसो देव रीरिषः
Whatever offense we humans commit against the divine order, O Varuṇa, whether knowingly or unknowingly, do not let that sin, O god, harm us.
प्र वीरया शुचयो दद्रिरे वामध्वर्युभिर्मधुमन्तः सुतासः । वह वायो नियुतो याह्यच्छा पिबा सुतस्यान्धसो मदाय
The pure, honeyed libations have been poured for you with vigor by the priests; come, Vāyu, with your teams, approach and drink the pressed Soma for exhilaration.
ईशानाय प्रहुतिं यस्त आनट् छुचिं सोमं शुचिपास्तुभ्यं वायो । कृणोषि तं मर्त्येषु प्रशस्तं जातोजातो जायते वाज्यस्य
To you, Vāyu, who rule, is offered the pure Soma by the one who brings the oblation; you make him renowned among mortals, and with each birth, the prize is born for the eager one.