परpra शुन्ध्युवंśundhyuvaṃ वरुणायvaruṇāya परेष्ठांpreṣṭhāṃ मतिंmatiṃ वसिष्ठvasiṣṭha मीळ्हुषेmīḷhuṣe भरस्वbharasva |

यya ईमर्वाञ्चंīmarvāñcaṃ करतेkarate यजत्रंyajatraṃ सहस्रामघंsahasrāmaghaṃ वर्षणंvṛṣaṇaṃ बर्हन्तमbṛhantam ||
PRESENT to Varuṇa thine hymn, Vasiṣṭha, bright, most delightful to the Bounteous Giver,
Who bringeth on to us the Bull, the lofty, the Holy, laden with a thousand treasures.
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अधाadhā नवस्यnvasya सन्द्र्शंsandṛśaṃ जगन्वानग्नेरनीकंjaghanvānaghneranīkaṃ वरुणस्यvaruṇasya मंसिmaṃsi |

सवर्यदश्मन्नधिपाsvaryadaśmannadhipā उu अन्धो.अभिandho.abhi माmā वपुर्द्र्शयेvapurdṛśaye निनीयातninīyāt ||
And now, as I am come before his presence, I take the face of Varuṇa for Agni's.
So might he bring-Lord also of the darkness-the light in heaven that I may see its beauty!
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आā यदyad रुहावruhāva वरुणश्चvaruṇaśca नावंnāvaṃ परpra यतyat समुद्रमीरयावमध्यमsamudramīrayāvamadhyam |

अधिadhi यदपांyadapāṃ सनुभिश्चरावsnubhiścarāva परpra परेङखpreṅkha ईङखयावहैīṅkhayāvahai शुभेśubhe कमkam ||
When Varuṇa and I embark together and urge our boat into the midst of ocean,
We, when we ride o’er ridges of the waters, will swing within that swing and there be happy.
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वसिष्ठंvasiṣṭhaṃ हha वरुणोvaruṇo नाव्याधादnāvyādhād रषिंṛṣiṃ चकारcakāra सवपाsvapā महोभिःmahobhiḥ |

सतोतारंstotāraṃ विप्रःvipraḥ सुदिनत्वेsudinatve अह्नांahnāṃ यानyān नुnu दयावस्ततननdyāvastatanan यादुषासःyāduṣāsaḥ ||
Varuṇa placed Vasiṣṭha in the vessel, and deftly with his niight made him a Ṛṣi.
When days shone bright the Sage made him a singer, while the heavens broadened and the Dawns were lengthened.
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कवkva तयानिtyāni नौnau सख्याsakhyā बभूवुःbabhūvuḥ सचावहेsacāvahe यदव्र्कंyadavṛkaṃ पुराpurā चितcit |

बर्हन्तंbṛhantaṃ मानंmānaṃ वरुणvaruṇa सवधावःsvadhāvaḥ सहस्रद्वारंsahasradvāraṃ जगमाjaghamā गर्हंghṛhaṃ तेte ||
What hath become of those our ancient friendships, when without enmity we walked together?
I, Varuṇa, thou glorious Lord, have entered thy lofty home, thine house with thousand portals.
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यya आपिर्नित्योāpirnityo वरुणvaruṇa परियःpriyaḥ सनsan तवामागांसिtvāmāghāṃsi कर्णवतkṛṇavat सखाsakhā तेte |

माmā तta एनस्वन्तोenasvanto यक्षिनyakṣin भुजेमbhujema यन्धिyandhi षमाṣmā विप्रvipra सतुवतेstuvate वरूथमvarūtham ||
If he, thy true ally, hath sinned against thee, still, Varuṇa, he is the friend thou lovedst.
Let us not, Living One, as sinners I know thee: give shelter, as a Sage, to him who lauds thee.
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धरुवासुdhruvāsu तवासुtvāsu कषितिषुkṣitiṣu कषियन्तोkṣiyanto वयस्मतvyasmat पाशंpāśaṃ वरुणोमुमोचतvaruṇomumocat |

अवोavo वन्वानाvanvānā अदितेरुपस्थादaditerupasthād यूयंyūyaṃ पातpāta ||
While we abide in these fixed habitations, and from the lap of Aditi win favour,
May Varuṇa untie the bond that binds us. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
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