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Rigveda 5.69

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 5.69

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Sanskrit

5.69.1

trī ro̍ca̱nā va̍ruṇa̱ trīm̐r u̱ta dyūn trīṇi̍ mitra dhārayatho̱ rajā̍ṁsi |
vā̱vṛ̱dhā̱nāv a̱mati̍ṁ kṣa̱triya̱syānu̍ vra̱taṁ rakṣa̍māṇāv aju̱ryam ||

THREE spheres of light, O Varuṇa, three heavens, three firmaments ye comprehend, O Mitra: Waxed strong, ye keep the splendour of dominion, guarding the Ordinance that lasts for ever.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

5.69.2

irā̍vatīr varuṇa dhe̱navo̍ vā̱m madhu̍mad vā̱ṁ sindha̍vo mitra duhre |
traya̍s tasthur vṛṣa̱bhāsa̍s tisṛ̱ṇāṁ dhi̱ṣaṇā̍nāṁ reto̱dhā vi dyu̱manta̍ḥ ||

Ye, Varuṇa, have kine who yield refreshment; Mitra, your floods pour water full of sweetness. There stand the Three Steers, splendid in their brightness, who fill the three world-bowls with genial moisture.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

5.69.3

prā̱tar de̱vīm adi̍tiṁ johavīmi ma̱dhyaṁdi̍na̱ udi̍tā̱ sūrya̍sya |
rā̱ye mi̍trāvaruṇā sa̱rvatā̱teḻe̍ to̱kāya̱ tana̍yāya̱ śaṁ yoḥ ||

I call at dawn on Aditi the Goddess, I call at noon and when the Sun is setting. I pray, O Mitra-Varuṇa, for safety, for wealth and progeny, in rest and trouble.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

5.69.4

yā dha̱rtārā̱ raja̍so roca̱nasyo̱tādi̱tyā di̱vyā pārthi̍vasya |
na vā̍ṁ de̱vā a̱mṛtā̱ ā mi̍nanti vra̱tāni̍ mitrāvaruṇā dhru̱vāṇi̍ ||

Ye who uphold the region, sphere of brightness, ye who support earth's realm Divine Âdityas, The Immortal Gods, O Varuṇa and Mitra, never impair your everlasting statutes.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

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