HYMN LXX. MITRA-VARUṆA.


पुरूरुणाpurūruṇā चिदcid धयdhy अस्त्यasty अवोavo नूनंnūnaṃ वांvāṃ वरुणvaruṇa |

मित्रmitra वंसिvaṃsi वांvāṃ सुमतिमsumatim ||

EVEN far and wide, O Varuṇa and Mitra, doth your grace extend.
May I obtain your kind good-will.
5.70.1

ताtā वांvāṃ सम्यगsamyagh अद्रुह्वाणेषमadruhvāṇeṣam अश्यामaśyāma धायसेdhāyase |

वयंvayaṃ तेte रुद्राrudrā सयामsyāma ||

From you, benignant Gods, may we gain fully food for sustenance.
Such, O ye Rudras, my we be.
5.70.2

पातंpātaṃ नोno रुद्राrudrā पायुभिरpāyubhir उतuta तरायेथांtrāyethāṃ सुत्रात्राsutrātrā |

तुर्यामturyāma दस्यूनdasyūn तनूभिःtanūbhiḥ ||

Guard us, O Rudras. with your guar4 save us, ye skilled to save, my we
Subdue the Dasyus, we ourselves,
5.70.3

माmā कस्याद्भुतक्रतूkasyādbhutakratū यक्षमyakṣam भुजेमाbhujemā तनूभिःtanūbhiḥ |

माmā शेषसाśeṣasā माmā तनसाtanasā ||

Or ne’er may we, O Wondrous Strong, enjoy another's solemn feast,
Ourselves, our sons, or progeny.
5.70.4