Sukta 70

पुरूरुणा चिद्ध्यस्त्यवो नूनं वां वरुण। मित्र वंसि वां सुमतिम्॥

purūruṇā ciddhyastyavo nūnaṁ vāṁ varuṇa | mitra vaṁsi vāṁ sumatim ||

EVEN far and wide, O Varuna and Mitra, doth your grace extend. May I obtain your kind good-will.

ता वां सम्यगद्रुह्वाणेषमश्याम धायसे। वयं ते रुद्रा स्याम॥

tā vāṁ samyagadruhvāṇeṣamaśyāma dhāyase | vayaṁ te rudrā syāma ||

From you, benignant Gods, may we gain fully food for sustenance. Such, O ye Rudras, my we be.

पातं नो रुद्रा पायुभिरुत त्रायेथां सुत्रात्रा। तुर्याम दस्यून्तनूभिः॥

pātaṁ no rudrā pāyubhiruta trāyethāṁ sutrātrā | turyāma dasyūntanūbhiḥ ||

Guard us, O Rudras. with your guar4 save us, ye skilled to save, my we Subdue the Dasyus, we ourselves,

मा कस्याद्भुतक्रतू यक्षं भुजेमा तनूभिः। मा शेषसा मा तनसा॥

mā kasyādbhutakratū yakṣaṁ bhujemā tanūbhiḥ | mā śeṣasā mā tanasā ||

Or ne'er may we, O Wondrous Strong, enjoy another's solemn feast, Ourselves, our sons, or progeny.