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    Stanza 7.88.1

    प्र शु॒न्ध्युवं॒ वरु॑णाय॒ प्रेष्ठां॑ म॒तिं व॑सिष्ठ मी॒ळ्हुषे॑ भरस्व | य ई॑म॒र्वाञ्चं॒ कर॑ते॒ यज॑त्रं स॒हस्रा॑मघं॒ वृष॑णं बृ॒हन्त॑म् ||

    prá śundhyúvaṁ váruṇāya préṣṭhām matíṁ vasiṣṭha mīḷhúṣe bharasva yá īm arvā́ñcaṁ kárate yájatraṁ sahásrāmaghaṁ vŕ̥ṣaṇam br̥hántam

    O Vasishtha, offer to Varuna the most beloved hymn, that is pleasing to the generous one. For he brings to us the mighty, glorious, and great bull (Varuna himself, or the strength he bestows).

    Stanza 7.88.2

    अधा॒ न्व॑स्य सं॒दृशं॑ जग॒न्वान॒ग्नेरनी॑कं॒ वरु॑णस्य मंसि | स्व१॒॑र्यदश्म॑न्नधि॒पा उ॒ अन्धो॒ऽभि मा॒ वपु॑र्दृ॒शये॑ निनीयात् ||

    ádhā nv àsya saṁdŕ̥śaṁ jaganvā́n agnér ánīkaṁ váruṇasya maṁsi svàr yád áśmann adhipā́ u ándho 'bhí mā vápur dr̥śáye ninīyāt

    Now, having approached his presence, I perceive Varuna's countenance like that of Agni. May he, the lord, lead me to see the bright glory, which is like darkness in the sky.

    Stanza 7.88.3

    आ यद्रु॒हाव॒ वरु॑णश्च॒ नावं॒ प्र यत्स॑मु॒द्रमी॒रया॑व॒ मध्य॑म् | अधि॒ यद॒पां स्नुभि॒श्चरा॑व॒ प्र प्रे॒ङ्ख ई॑ङ्खयावहै शु॒भे कम् ||

    ā́ yád ruhā́va váruṇaś ca nā́vam prá yát samudrám īráyāva mádhyam ádhi yád apā́ṁ snúbhiś cárāva prá preṅkhá īṅkhayāvahai śubhé kám

    When Varuna and I mount the boat together and propel it to the middle of the ocean; when we move across the ridges of the waters, we will swing in that swing, and be happy.

    Stanza 7.88.4

    वसि॑ष्ठं ह॒ वरु॑णो ना॒व्याधा॒दृषिं॑ चकार॒ स्वपा॒ महो॑भिः | स्तो॒तारं॒ विप्रः॑ सुदिन॒त्वे अह्नां॒ यान्नु द्याव॑स्त॒तन॒न्यादु॒षासः॑ ||

    vásiṣṭhaṁ ha váruṇo nāvy ā́dhād ŕ̥ṣiṁ cakāra svápā máhobhiḥ stotā́raṁ vípraḥ sudinatvé áhnāṁ yā́n nú dyā́vas tatánan yā́d uṣā́saḥ

    Varuna indeed placed Vasishtha, the sage, in the divine boat and, by his great powers, made him a singer. He made him a praiser of the vipra (Varuna) in the prosperous days of the year, as long as the skies are spread and the dawns appear.

    Stanza 7.88.5

    क्व१॒॑ त्यानि॑ नौ स॒ख्या ब॑भूवुः॒ सचा॑वहे॒ यद॑वृ॒कं पु॒रा चि॑त् | बृ॒हन्तं॒ मानं॑ वरुण स्वधावः स॒हस्र॑द्वारं जगमा गृ॒हं ते॑ ||

    kvà tyā́ni nau sakhyā́ babhūvuḥ sácāvahe yád avr̥kám purā́ cit br̥hántam mā́naṁ varuṇa svadhāvaḥ sahásradvāraṁ jagamā gr̥háṁ te

    Where have those friendships of ours gone, when we two formerly conversed without enmity? O Varuna, possessor of true power, I have entered your great mansion, your home with a thousand doors.

    Stanza 7.88.6

    य आ॒पिर्नित्यो॑ वरुण प्रि॒यः सन्त्वामागां॑सि कृ॒णव॒त्सखा॑ ते | मा त॒ एन॑स्वन्तो यक्षिन्भुजेम य॒न्धि ष्मा॒ विप्रः॑ स्तुव॒ते वरू॑थम् ||

    yá āpír nítyo varuṇa priyáḥ sán tvā́m ā́gāṁsi kr̥ṇávat sákhā te mā́ ta énasvanto yakṣin bhujema yandhí ṣmā vípra stuvaté várūtham

    Who is your constant kinsman, O Varuna, who was formerly dear, but now has committed sins? Let us not, O powerful one, be associated with the sinful. Grant shelter, O sage-like one, to your praiser.

    Stanza 7.88.7

    ध्रु॒वासु॑ त्वा॒सु क्षि॒तिषु॑ क्षि॒यन्तो॒ व्य१॒॑स्मत्पाशं॒ वरु॑णो मुमोचत् | अवो॑ वन्वा॒ना अदि॑तेरु॒पस्था॑द्यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभिः॒ सदा॑ नः ||

    dhruvā́su tvāsú kṣitíṣu kṣiyánto vy àsmát pā́śaṁ váruṇo mumocat ávo vanvānā́ áditer upásthād yūyám pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ

    May we, abiding in these fixed dwellings, and seeking favor from Aditi's lap, be released by Varuna from the noose. O you gods, protect us always with blessings.

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