प्र वो॑ मि॒त्राय॑ गायत॒ वरु॑णाय वि॒पा गि॒रा ।
महि॑क्षत्रावृ॒तं बृ॒हत्
pra vo mitrāya gāyata varuṇāya vipā girā |
mahikṣatrāvṛtaṃ bṛhat
Mandala 5
Sukta 68: Sing to Mitra and Varuna
Rishi: यजत आत्रेयः · Devata: मित्रावरुणौ · Metre: गायत्री
5 verses · 68 of 87
What happens in this chapter
Sing to Mitra and Varuna
Yajata Atreya gives a short Gayatri hymn of five verses to Mitra and Varuna. Sing to them with an inspired voice, for great is their rule and high the rita they keep. They are emperors born of ghee, praised among the Devas. The rishi asks them for great wealth of earth and of heaven, for their rule is mighty among the Devas. Reaching rita through rita, they have won vigorous strength, and these two Devas who never deceive grow ever greater. Lords of rain and of refreshing food, they have mounted their lofty seat.
स॒म्राजा॒ या घृ॒तयो॑नी मि॒त्रश्चो॒भा वरु॑णश्च ।
दे॒वा दे॒वेषु॑ प्रश॒स्ता
samrājā yā ghṛtayonī mitraścobhā varuṇaśca |
devā deveṣu praśastā
ता न॑ः शक्तं॒ पार्थि॑वस्य म॒हो रा॒यो दि॒व्यस्य॑ ।
महि॑ वां क्ष॒त्रं दे॒वेषु॑
tā naḥ śaktaṃ pārthivasya maho rāyo divyasya |
mahi vāṃ kṣatraṃ deveṣu
ऋ॒तमृ॒तेन॒ सप॑न्तेषि॒रं दक्ष॑माशाते ।
अ॒द्रुहा॑ दे॒वौ व॑र्धेते
ṛtamṛtena sapanteṣiraṃ dakṣamāśāte |
adruhā devau vardhete
वृ॒ष्टिद्या॑वा री॒त्या॑पे॒षस्पती॒ दानु॑मत्याः ।
बृ॒हन्तं॒ गर्त॑माशाते
vṛṣṭidyāvā rītyāpeṣaspatī dānumatyāḥ |
bṛhantaṃ gartamāśāte
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