Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 6 — Chapter 68

RV 6 68.1

श्रुष्टी वाꣳ यज्ञ उद्यतः सजोषा मनुष्वद् वृक्तबर्हिषो यजध्यै । आ य इन्द्रावरुणाव् इषे अद्य महे सुम्नाय मह आववर्तत्

śruṣṭī vāṁ yajña udyataḥ sajoṣā manuṣvad vṛktabarhiṣo yajadhyai | ā ya indrāvaruṇāv iṣe adya mahe sumnāya maha āvavartat

With attentiveness the sacrifice is raised up for you two in concord, to be offered as in Manu's way by those who have trimmed the barhis—(the sacrifice) which today, Indra and Varuṇa, will turn (you) hither for great refreshment, for great favour.

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RV 6 68.2

ता हि श्रेष्ठा देवताता तुजा शूराणाꣳ शविष्ठा ता हि भूतम् । मघोनाम् मꣳहिष्ठा तुविशुष्म ऋतेन वृत्रतुरा सर्वसेना

tā hi śreṣṭhā devatātā tujā śūrāṇāṁ śaviṣṭhā tā hi bhūtam | maghonām maṁhiṣṭhā tuviśuṣma ṛtena vṛtraturā sarvasenā

For you two are the best in the service of the gods, in thrust; be the mightiest of heroes; most generous of the bounteous, of abundant vigour, overcoming Vṛtra by the ṛta, with your whole army.

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RV 6 68.3

ता गृणीहि नमस्येभिः शूषैः सुम्नेभिर् इन्द्रावरुणा चकाना । वज्रेणान्यः शवसा हन्ति वृत्रꣳ सिषक्त्य् अन्यो वृजनेषु विप्रः

tā gṛṇīhi namasyebhiḥ śūṣaiḥ sumnebhir indrāvaruṇā cakānā | vajreṇānyaḥ śavasā hanti vṛtraṁ siṣakty anyo vṛjaneṣu vipraḥ

Sing to those two with reverent strength-songs, to Indra and Varuṇa who delight in favours: the one slays Vṛtra with the mace by his might, the other, the inspired one, attends upon the battle-camps.

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RV 6 68.4

ग्नाश् च यन् नरश् च वावृधन्त विश्वे देवासो नराꣳ स्वगूर्ताः । प्रैभ्य इन्द्रावरुणा महित्वा द्यौश् च पृथिवि भूतम् उर्वी

gnāś ca yan naraś ca vāvṛdhanta viśve devāso narāṁ svagūrtāḥ | praibhya indrāvaruṇā mahitvā dyauś ca pṛthivi bhūtam urvī

When the divine women and the men grew strong, all the gods, self-extolled among men—beyond these, Indra and Varuṇa, you two became wide by your greatness, and (beyond) Heaven and the broad Earth.

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RV 6 68.5

स इत् सुदानुः स्ववाꣳ ऋतावेन्द्रा यो वाꣳ वरुण दाशति त्मन् । इषा स द्विषस् तरेद् दास्वान् वꣳसद् रयिꣳ रयिवतश् च जनान्

sa it sudānuḥ svavām̐ ṛtāvendrā yo vāṁ varuṇa dāśati tman | iṣā sa dviṣas tared dāsvān vaṁsad rayiṁ rayivataś ca janān

He indeed is liberal, possessed of good things, holding to ṛta, O Indra and Varuṇa, who in his own person offers to you two; giving, he shall cross over his foes with refreshment, and shall win wealth and wealthy men.

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RV 6 68.6

यꣳ युवꣳ दाश्वध्वराय देवा रयिꣳ धत्थो वसुमन्तम् पुरुक्षुम् । अस्मे स इन्द्रावरुणाव् अपि ष्यात् प्र यो भनक्ति वनुषाम् अशस्तीः

yaṁ yuvaṁ dāśvadhvarāya devā rayiṁ dhattho vasumantam purukṣum | asme sa indrāvaruṇāv api ṣyāt pra yo bhanakti vanuṣām aśastīḥ

The wealth which you two gods bestow on him who offers at the rite, wealth full of goods and of much food — let that be ours, O Indra and Varuṇa, (the wealth) which shatters the revilings of the envious.

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RV 6 68.7

उत नः सुत्रात्रो देवगोपाः सूरिभ्य इन्द्रावरुणा रयिः ष्यात् । येषाꣳ शुष्मः पृतनासु साह्वान् प्र सद्यो द्युम्ना तिरते ततुरिः

uta naḥ sutrātro devagopāḥ sūribhya indrāvaruṇā rayiḥ ṣyāt | yeṣāṁ śuṣmaḥ pṛtanāsu sāhvān pra sadyo dyumnā tirate taturiḥ

And let there be for us, for our patrons, O Indra and Varuṇa, wealth that guards well and is watched over by the gods — (patrons) whose overpowering force in battles at once, victorious, extends their splendours.

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RV 6 68.8

नू न इन्द्रावरुणा गृणाना पृङ्क्तꣳ रयिꣳ सौश्रवसाय देवा । इत्था गृणन्तो महिनस्य शर्धो ऽपो न नावा दुरिता तरेम

nū na indrāvaruṇā gṛṇānā pṛṅktaṁ rayiṁ sauśravasāya devā | itthā gṛṇanto mahinasya śardho 'po na nāvā duritā tarema

Now, O Indra and Varuṇa, being sung to, mix wealth for us for good fame, O gods; praising in this way the strength of the great one, may we cross over hard passages as (one crosses) waters by a boat.

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RV 6 68.9

प्र सम्राजे बृहते मन्म नु प्रियम् अर्च देवाय वरुणाय सप्रथः । अयꣳ य उर्वी महिना महिव्रतः क्रत्वा विभात्य् अजरो न शोचिषा

pra samrāje bṛhate manma nu priyam arca devāya varuṇāya saprathaḥ | ayaṁ ya urvī mahinā mahivrataḥ kratvā vibhāty ajaro na śociṣā

Sing forth now a dear thought, far-extending, to the sovereign, the lofty, to the god Varuṇa — this one who, of great vrata, by his greatness (fills) the two wide ones, and shines out by his kratu, unaging as if by flame.

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RV 6 68.10

इन्द्रावरुणा सुतपाव् इमꣳ सुतꣳ सोमम् पिबतम् मद्यꣳ धृतव्रता । युवो रथो अध्वरꣳ देववीतये प्रति स्वसरम् उप याति पीतये

indrāvaruṇā sutapāv imaṁ sutaṁ somam pibatam madyaṁ dhṛtavratā | yuvo ratho adhvaraṁ devavītaye prati svasaram upa yāti pītaye

Indra and Varuṇa, drinkers of the pressed drink, drink this pressed soma, the intoxicating one, you who hold to your vrata; your chariot comes to the rite for the feasting of the gods, toward the (morning) pen, for the drinking.

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RV 6 68.11

इन्द्रावरुणा मधुमत्तमस्य वृष्णः सोमस्य वृषणा वृषेथाम् । इदꣳ वाम् अन्धः परिषिक्तम् अस्मे आसद्यास्मिन् बर्हिषि मादयेथाम्

indrāvaruṇā madhumattamasya vṛṣṇaḥ somasya vṛṣaṇā vṛṣethām | idaṁ vām andhaḥ pariṣiktam asme āsadyāsmin barhiṣi mādayethām

Indra and Varuṇa, you two bulls, gorge yourselves on this most honeyed bull-like soma; this juice has been poured out for you among us: having sat down on this barhis, take your joy.

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