ā cikitāna sukratū devau marta riśādasā varuṇāya ṛtapeśase dadhīta prayase mahe
O sapient man, call the Two Gods, the very wise, who slay the foe. For Varuna, whose form is Law, place offerings for his great delight.
Rig Veda
ā cikitāna sukratū devau marta riśādasā varuṇāya ṛtapeśase dadhīta prayase mahe
O sapient man, call the Two Gods, the very wise, who slay the foe. For Varuna, whose form is Law, place offerings for his great delight.
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For they have won unbroken sway in full perfection, power divine. And, like high laws, the world of man hath been made beautiful as light.
tā vām eṣe rathānām urvīṃ gavyūtim eṣām rātahavyasya suṣṭutiṃ dadhṛk stomair manāmahe
Therefore we praise you that your cars may travel far in front of ours- You who accept the eulogy of Ratahavya with his hymns.
adhā hi kāvyā yuvaṃ dakṣasya pūrbhir adbhutā ni ketunā janānāṃ cikethe pūtadakṣasā
And ye show whom, Wondrous Gods with fulness of intelligence. By men's discernment are ye marked, O ye whose might is purified.
tad ṛtam pṛthivi bṛhac chravaeṣa ṛṣīṇām jrayasānāv aram pṛthv ati kṣaranti yāmabhiḥ
This is the Law sublime, O Earth: to aid the Rishis' toil for fame The Two, wide-spreading, are prepared. They come with ample overflow.
ā yad vām īyacakṣasā mitra vayaṃ ca sūrayaḥ vyaciṣṭhe bahupāyye yatemahi svarājye
Mitra, ye Gods with wandering eyes, would that the worshippers and we Might strive to reach the realm ye rule, most spacious and protected well,