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    Stanza 5.85.1

    प्र स॒म्राजे॑ बृ॒हद॑र्चा गभी॒रं ब्रह्म॑ प्रि॒यं वरु॑णाय श्रु॒ताय॑ | वि यो ज॒घान॑ शमि॒तेव॒ चर्मो॑प॒स्तिरे॑ पृथि॒वीं सूर्या॑य ||

    prá samrā́je br̥hád arcā gabhīrám bráhma priyáṁ váruṇāya śrutā́ya ví yó jaghā́na śamitéva cármopastíre pr̥thivī́ṁ sū́ryāya

    Sing forth a grand and solemn hymn, beloved and glorious to Varuna, the sovereign ruler! He, like a sacrificer who has struck down the victim, has spread out the earth as a skin for Surya.

    Stanza 5.85.2

    वने॑षु॒ व्य१॒॑न्तरि॑क्षं ततान॒ वाज॒मर्व॑त्सु॒ पय॑ उ॒स्रिया॑सु | हृ॒त्सु क्रतुं॒ वरु॑णो अ॒प्स्व१॒॑ग्निं दि॒वि सूर्य॑मदधा॒त्सोम॒मद्रौ॑ ||

    váneṣu vy àntárikṣaṁ tatāna vā́jam árvatsu páya usríyāsu hr̥tsú krátuṁ váruṇo apsv àgníṁ diví sū́ryam adadhāt sómam ádrau

    Varuna spread out the air in the forests, placed sustenance in horses, milk in cows, intellect in hearts, fire in the waters, the sun in the sky, and Soma on the mountain.

    Stanza 5.85.3

    नी॒चीन॑बारं॒ वरु॑णः॒ कव॑न्धं॒ प्र स॑सर्ज॒ रोद॑सी अ॒न्तरि॑क्षम् | तेन॒ विश्व॑स्य॒ भुव॑नस्य॒ राजा॒ यवं॒ न वृ॒ष्टिर्व्यु॑नत्ति॒ भूम॑ ||

    nīcī́nabāraṁ váruṇaḥ kávandham prá sasarja ródasī antárikṣam téna víśvasya bhúvanasya rā́jā yávaṁ ná vr̥ṣṭír vy ùnatti bhū́ma

    Varuna released the downward-opening cask, and it flowed through the sky, the earth, and the atmosphere. By this, the king of all worlds nourishes the earth like barley sown by the rain.

    Stanza 5.85.4

    उ॒नत्ति॒ भूमिं॑ पृथि॒वीमु॒त द्यां य॒दा दु॒ग्धं वरु॑णो॒ वष्ट्यादित् | सम॒भ्रेण॑ वसत॒ पर्व॑तासस्तविषी॒यन्तः॑ श्रथयन्त वी॒राः ||

    unátti bhū́mim pr̥thivī́m utá dyā́ṁ yadā́ dugdháṁ váruṇo váṣṭy ā́d ít sám abhréṇa vasata párvatāsas taviṣīyántaḥ śrathayanta vīrā́ḥ

    When Varuna desires, he moistens the earth, the sky, and the land. Then the mountains are covered by clouds, and the heroes, exerting their strength, break free.

    Stanza 5.85.5

    इ॒मामू॒ ष्वा॑सु॒रस्य॑ श्रु॒तस्य॑ म॒हीं मा॒यां वरु॑णस्य॒ प्र वो॑चम् | माने॑नेव तस्थि॒वाँ अ॒न्तरि॑क्षे॒ वि यो म॒मे पृ॑थि॒वीं सूर्ये॑ण ||

    imā́m ū ṣv āā̀surásya śrutásya mahī́m māyā́ṁ váruṇasya prá vocam mā́neneva tasthivā́m̐ antárikṣe ví yó mamé pr̥thivī́ṁ sū́ryeṇa

    I will declare this mighty magic of the glorious, immortal Varuna. Standing in the atmosphere like a measure, he meted out the earth with the sun.

    Stanza 5.85.6

    इ॒मामू॒ नु क॒वित॑मस्य मा॒यां म॒हीं दे॒वस्य॒ नकि॒रा द॑धर्ष | एकं॒ यदु॒द्ना न पृ॒णन्त्येनी॑रासि॒ञ्चन्ती॑र॒वन॑यः समु॒द्रम् ||

    imā́m ū nú kavítamasya māyā́m mahī́ṁ devásya nákir ā́ dadharṣa ékaṁ yád udnā́ ná pr̥ṇánty énīr āsiñcántīr avánayaḥ samudrám

    No one has ever been able to restrain or hinder the magic of this most wise God. Though rivers flow with their waters, they do not fill any single sea.

    Stanza 5.85.7

    अ॒र्य॒म्यं॑ वरुण मि॒त्र्यं॑ वा॒ सखा॑यं वा॒ सद॒मिद्भ्रात॑रं वा | वे॒शं वा॒ नित्यं॑ वरु॒णार॑णं वा॒ यत्सी॒माग॑श्चकृ॒मा शि॒श्रथ॒स्तत् ||

    aryamyàṁ varuṇa mitryàṁ vā sákhāyaṁ vā sádam íd bhrā́taraṁ vā veśáṁ vā nítyaṁ varuṇā́raṇaṁ vā yát sīm ā́gaś cakr̥mā́ śiśráthas tát

    O Varuna, if we have offended our kin, or a friend, or a brother, or a neighbor, or even a stranger, remove our sin.

    Stanza 5.85.8

    कि॒त॒वासो॒ यद्रि॑रि॒पुर्न दी॒वि यद्वा॑ घा स॒त्यमु॒त यन्न वि॒द्म | सर्वा॒ ता वि ष्य॑ शिथि॒रेव॑ दे॒वाधा॑ ते स्याम वरुण प्रि॒यासः॑ ||

    kitavā́so yád riripúr ná dīví yád vā ghā satyám utá yán ná vidmá sárvā tā́ ví ṣya śithiréva devā́dhā te syāma varuṇa priyā́saḥ

    If we, like gamblers, have cheated in play, or spoken falsely, or done wrong knowingly or unknowingly, O divine Varuna, loosen all those sins like fetters, and may we become dear to you.

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