Sukta 88

प्र शुन्ध्युवं वरुणाय प्रेष्ठां मतिं वसिष्ठ मीळ्हुषे भरस्व। य ईमर्वाञ्चं करते यजत्रं सहस्रामघं वृषणं बृहन्तम्॥

pra śundhyuvaṁ varuṇāya preṣṭhāṁ matiṁ vasiṣṭha mīḻhuṣe bharasva | ya īmarvāñcaṁ karate yajatraṁ sahasrāmaghaṁ vṛṣaṇaṁ bṛhantam ||

PRESENT to Varuna thine hymn, Vasistha, bright, most delightful to the Bounteous Giver, Who bringeth on to us the Bull, the lofty, the Holy, laden with a thousand treasures.

अधा न्वस्य संदृशं जगन्वानग्नेरनीकं वरुणस्य मंसि। स्वर्यदश्मन्नधिपा उ अन्धोऽभि मा वपुर्दृशये निनीयात्॥

adhā nvasya saṁdṛśaṁ jaganvānagneranīkaṁ varuṇasya maṁsi | svaryadaśmannadhipā u andho'bhi mā vapurdṛśaye ninīyāt ||

And now, as I am come before his presence, I take the face of Varuna for Agni's. So might he bring-Lord also of the darkness-the light in heaven that I may see its beauty!

आ यद्रुहाव वरुणश्च नावं प्र यत्समुद्रमीरयाव मध्यम्। अधि यदपां स्नुभिश्चराव प्र प्रेङ्ख ईङ्खयावहै शुभे कम्॥

ā yadruhāva varuṇaśca nāvaṁ pra yatsamudramīrayāva madhyam | adhi yadapāṁ snubhiścarāva pra preṅkha īṅkhayāvahai śubhe kam ||

When Varuna and I embark together and urge our boat into the midst of ocean, We, when we ride o'er ridges of the waters, will swing within that swing and there be happy.

वसिष्ठं ह वरुणो नाव्याधादृषिं चकार स्वपा महोभिः। स्तोतारं विप्रः सुदिनत्वे अह्नां यान्नु द्यावस्ततनन्यादुषासः॥

vasiṣṭhaṁ ha varuṇo nāvyādhādṛṣiṁ cakāra svapā mahobhiḥ | stotāraṁ vipraḥ sudinatve ahnāṁ yānnu dyāvastatananyāduṣāsaḥ ||

Varuna placed Vasistha in the vessel, and deftly with his niight made him a Rsi. When days shone bright the Sage made him a singer, while the heavens broadened and the Dawns were lengthened.

क्व त्यानि नौ सख्या बभूवुः सचावहे यदवृकं पुरा चित्। बृहन्तं मानं वरुण स्वधावः सहस्रद्वारं जगमा गृहं ते॥

kva tyāni nau sakhyā babhūvuḥ sacāvahe yadavṛkaṁ purā cit | bṛhantaṁ mānaṁ varuṇa svadhāvaḥ sahasradvāraṁ jagamā gṛhaṁ te ||

What hath become of those our ancient friendships, when without enmity we walked together? I, Varuna, thou glorious Lord, have entered thy lofty home, thine house with thousand portals.

य आपिर्नित्यो वरुण प्रियः सन्त्वामागांसि कृणवत्सखा ते। मा त एनस्वन्तो यक्षिन्भुजेम यन्धि ष्मा विप्रः स्तुवते वरूथम्॥

ya āpirnityo varuṇa priyaḥ santvāmāgāṁsi kṛṇavatsakhā te | mā ta enasvanto yakṣinbhujema yandhi ṣmā vipraḥ stuvate varūtham ||

If he, thy true ally, hath sinned against thee, still, Varuna, he is the friend thou lovedst. Let us not, Living One, as sinners I know thee: give shelter, as a Sage, to him who lauds thee.

ध्रुवासु त्वासु क्षितिषु क्षियन्तो व्यस्मत्पाशं वरुणो मुमोचत्। अवो वन्वाना अदितेरुपस्थाद्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः॥

dhruvāsu tvāsu kṣitiṣu kṣiyanto vyasmatpāśaṁ varuṇo mumocat | avo vanvānā aditerupasthādyūyaṁ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||

While we abide in these fixed habitations, and from the lap of Aditi win favour, May Varuna untie the bond that binds us. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.