Mitra Hymns

27 Hymns Found in Mandalas: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10

An Aditya, the god who is the embodiment of friendship, contracts, alliances, and all things orderly and benevolent.

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Hymn 1.2

Stanzas: 9

Addressed to: Vayu, Indra and Vayu, Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Madhucchandas

Here, worshippers call upon Vayu, the wind god, to enjoy their Soma offerings and hear their pleas. The hymn then expands to invite Indra and Vayu together, before addressing Mitra and Varuna, invoking their cosmic order and wisdom to grant powerful strength.

Hymn 1.136

Stanzas: 7

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Parucchepa

This hymn honors Mitra and Varuna, the twin upholders of cosmic order, along with other deities like Aryaman. It celebrates their unassailable power and calls upon them to grant long life, strength, and protection to their worshippers, ensuring universal well-being.

Hymn 1.137

Stanzas: 3

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Parucchepa

A simple, direct invitation to Mitra and Varuna to come and enjoy the refreshing Soma offerings, carefully prepared with milk and curd. It’s a hospitable call for the two sky-touching kings to draw near and partake in the sacred rite.

Hymn 1.151

Stanzas: 9

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Dirghatamas

This hymn is a vibrant praise to Mitra and Varuna, powerful gods who make the earth tremble. It highlights their role in sustaining creation, proclaiming truth, and swiftly delivering blessings. Worshippers offer hymns and sacrifices, recognizing their immense glory and rich strength, seeking their favor and path.

Hymn 1.152

Stanzas: 7

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Dirghatamas

This hymn delves into the profound, mysterious power of Mitra and Varuna. Clothed in rich robes, they conquer untruth and uphold cosmic order with flawless counsel. It ponders their inscrutable might and the enigmatic ways they sustain existence, like the "footless one" or "unborn essence," ending with a prayer for their favor.

Hymn 1.153

Stanzas: 4

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Dirghatamas

This hymn is a devotional offering to Mitra and Varuna, acknowledging their might and accord. Priests bring ghee and hymns, seeking their favor. It invokes Aditi's nurturing presence, likened to a cow providing for cosmic order, and asks for abundant nourishment from both earthly and heavenly sources.

Hymn 3.59

Stanzas: 9

Addressed to: Mitra

Rishi: Vishvamitra Gathina

Devoted entirely to Mitra, this hymn praises him as the watchful upholder of cosmic order and protector of all people. It emphasizes his benevolent rule, his power to grant security and prevent defeat, and his widespread greatness that surpasses both sky and Earth.

Hymn 5.62

Stanzas: 9

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Atri Bhauma

Addressing Mitra and Varuṇa, this hymn praises their unwavering truth and cosmic rule. It depicts them as creators of earth and sky, givers of rain, nourishment, and protection. Riding golden chariots, they oversee all, from dawn to dusk, upholding order and granting victory to the pious.

Hymn 5.63

Stanzas: 7

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Atri Bhauma

Mitra and Varuṇa are hailed as supreme guardians of cosmic order, ruling from the highest heaven. They bring sweet, thundering rain, harnessing colorful clouds with their magical power. As lords of heaven and earth, they control the sun and command the Maruts and Parjanya to nourish the world.

Hymn 5.64

Stanzas: 7

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Atri Bhauma

This hymn invokes Mitra and Varuṇa for their benevolent protection and support. Described as embracing friends and destroyers of foes, they are asked to grant safe refuge, abundance, and ample space. The poet seeks their blessings to prosper, arriving swiftly like elephants to the sacred Soma ritual.

Hymn 5.65

Stanzas: 6

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Atri Bhauma

Here, Mitra and Varuṇa are celebrated as renowned kings and upholders of cosmic order. The poet seeks their aid and abundance, praising Mitra’s ability to provide ample space even in distress. The hymn requests their protection, a spacious dwelling, and their guidance for both wealthy patrons and seers.

Hymn 5.66

Stanzas: 6

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Atri Bhauma

Invoking the powerful Mitra and Varuṇa, this hymn emphasizes their firm dominion and role in establishing cosmic and human order. It seeks their blessings for swift advancement and insight, connecting their vast powers to the Rishis' fame. The prayer culminates in a plea for their spacious, well-guarded protection.

Hymn 5.67

Stanzas: 5

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Atri Bhauma

This hymn reveres Mitra, Varuṇa, and Aryaman—the Adityas—as a powerful trinity. They are protectors, destroyers of foes, and bestowers of prosperity, upholding their laws and cosmic order. Sitting in their golden abode, they guide and deliver mortals from distress, meriting constant praise.

Hymn 5.68

Stanzas: 5

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Atri Bhauma

This hymn sings praise to Mitra and Varuṇa, whose vast might and great dominion uphold cosmic order. They are supreme kings, sources of abundance, and grow in strength like rainy skies and flowing waters. The poet implores them for terrestrial and celestial wealth and sustenance.

Hymn 5.69

Stanzas: 4

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Atri Bhauma

Mitra and Varuṇa are celebrated for sustaining three luminous realms, heavens, and firmaments, protecting eternal order. Their nourishing "cows" and sweet-flowing rivers bring abundance. The hymn also invokes Aditi for wealth and well-being for descendants, acknowledging the gods' unalterable vows.

Hymn 5.70

Stanzas: 4

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Atri Bhauma

This hymn calls upon Varuṇa and Mitra for their far-reaching protection and sustaining nourishment. The poet seeks their strength to overcome adversaries, identified as Dasyus. It is a direct prayer for their favor, ensuring self-sufficiency and success through their powerful divine aid.

Hymn 5.71

Stanzas: 3

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Atri Bhauma

This hymn calls upon Varuna and Mitra, the wise rulers of the universe, to attend a beautiful ritual. Worshippers invite the powerful gods to drink Soma, seeking their protective might and boundless wisdom.

Hymn 5.72

Stanzas: 3

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Atri Bhauma

This hymn is a melodic invocation to Mitra and Varuna. It invites the divine pair to be seated on the sacred grass, partake in the Soma, and bless the sacrifice, much like the ancient sage Atri.

Hymn 6.67

Stanzas: 11

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

This hymn praises Mitra and Varuna, the divine guardians of cosmic order and truth. They are invoked for protection, shelter, and guidance, controlling all with unmatched strength. The worshipper seeks their aid against foes and asks them to sustain dominion and annihilate trouble.

Hymn 7.60

Stanzas: 12

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

This hymn praises the rising Sun, intertwined with Mitra and Varuna, as an all-seeing observer of both truth and falsehood. It seeks the gods' guidance, protection from deceit, and a safe passage through life's challenges, hoping for their favor and purity.

Hymn 7.61

Stanzas: 7

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

This hymn praises Mitra and Varuna, seeing the rising Sun as their all-seeing eye. It highlights their role in upholding cosmic order, watching over all beings, and rewarding truthful worship while punishing deceit. The poet seeks their divine protection and blessings for success.

Hymn 7.62

Stanzas: 6

Addressed to: Surya, Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

Observing the Sun's magnificent ascent, this hymn addresses it, imploring it to declare the worshippers blameless before other deities like Mitra, Varuna, and Agni. It's a prayer for wealth, well-being, and divine protection, asking the gods to grant ample space and favorable paths.

Hymn 7.63

Stanzas: 6

Addressed to: Surya, Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

Witnessing the all-seeing Sun roll back darkness, this hymn celebrates its auspicious rise as the divine eye of Mitra and Varuna. It praises Savitar, who upholds cosmic order and inspires all beings to action. The hymn concludes with a plea for freedom, well-being, and protection from the divine pair.

Hymn 7.64

Stanzas: 5

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

This hymn is a fervent invitation to Mitra, Aryaman, and the kingly Varuna, the guardians of cosmic order and lords of rivers. It seeks their acceptance of offerings, imploring them to bestow sustenance and rain, guide on effective paths, and ultimately, protect the worshipper with their blessings.

Hymn 7.65

Stanzas: 5

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

Addressing Mitra and Varuna, this hymn praises their pure discernment and supreme divine power as guardians of cosmic order. It envisions them as bridges over troubles, while also setting snares for disorder. The worshipper offers oblations, seeking fertile lands, divine nourishment, and ongoing protection for their thoughts.

Hymn 8.25

Stanzas: 24

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna and Other Gods

Rishi: Vyasva

A plea for universal protection from Mitra and Varuna, the cosmic guardians, and other deities. It reveres these upholders of Rta (cosmic order) for their wisdom, sovereignty, and blessings of rain and sustenance, seeking their collective, unwavering guardianship in all aspects of life.

Hymn 10.132

Stanzas: 7

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Rishi: Others

A comprehensive prayer invoking Sky, Earth, Ashvins, Mitra, and Varuṇa for protection, blessings, and prosperity for the sacrificer. It seeks divine friendship to overcome foes and addresses past transgressions, ultimately asking for cleansing, favor from Aditi, and safeguard from distress.