Rigveda 5.68

HYMN LXVIII. MITRA-VARUṆA. · ५ यजत आत्रेयः। मित्रावरुणौ। गायत्री।

5.68.1

प्र वो॑ मि॒त्राय॑ गायत॒ वरु॑णाय वि॒पा गि॒रा | महि॑क्षत्रावृ॒तं बृ॒हत् ||

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5.68.1

प्र वो॑ मि॒त्राय॑ गायत॒ वरु॑णाय वि॒पा गि॒रा | महि॑क्षत्रावृ॒तं बृ॒हत् ||

SING forth unto your Varuṇa and Mitra with a song inspired. They, Mighty Lords, are lofty Law

5.68.2

स॒म्राजा॒ या घृ॒तयो॑नी मि॒त्रश्चो॒भा वरु॑णश्च | दे॒वा दे॒वेषु॑ प्रश॒स्ता ||

Full springs of fatness, Sovran Kings, Mitra. and Varuṇa, the Twain, Gods glorified among the Gods.

5.68.3

ता न॑: शक्तं॒ पार्थि॑वस्य म॒हो रा॒यो दि॒व्यस्य॑ | महि॑ वां क्ष॒त्रं दे॒वेषु॑ ||

So help ye us to riches, great terrestrial and celestial wealth: Vast is your sway among the Gods.

5.68.4

ऋ॒तमृ॒तेन॒ सप॑न्तेषि॒रं दक्ष॑माशाते | अ॒द्रुहा॑ दे॒वौ व॑र्धेते ||

Carefully tending Law with Law they have attained their vigorous might. The two Gods wax devoid of guile.

5.68.5

वृ॒ष्टिद्या॑वा री॒त्या॑पे॒षस्पती॒ दानु॑मत्याः | बृ॒हन्तं॒ गर्त॑माशाते ||

With rainy skies and streaming floods, Lords of the strength that bringeth gifts, A lofty seat have they attained.