Mandala 5

Sukta 72: Sit on the grass, drink Soma

Rishi: बाहुवृक्त आत्रेयः · Devata: मित्रावरुणौ · Metre: उष्णिक्

3 verses · 72 of 87

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Sit on the grass, drink Soma

Bahuvrikta Atreya offers three Ushnih verses to Mitra and Varuna. Like Atri, we call to Mitra and Varuna with songs. You stand firm in your vow and hold peace secure, setting men in their order by dharma. May Mitra and Varuna enjoy our rite and its offering. Each verse closes with the same refrain: sit down on the barhis, the strewn grass, to drink the Soma.

72.1

आ मि॒त्रे वरु॑णे व॒यं गी॒र्भिर्जु॑हुमो अत्रि॒वत् ।
नि ब॒र्हिषि॑ सदतं॒ सोम॑पीतये

ā mitre varuṇe vayaṃ gīrbhirjuhumo atrivat |
ni barhiṣi sadataṃ somapītaye

72.2

व्र॒तेन॑ स्थो ध्रु॒वक्षे॑मा॒ धर्म॑णा यात॒यज्ज॑ना ।
नि ब॒र्हिषि॑ सदतं॒ सोम॑पीतये

vratena stho dhruvakṣemā dharmaṇā yātayajjanā |
ni barhiṣi sadataṃ somapītaye

72.3

मि॒त्रश्च॑ नो॒ वरु॑णश्च जु॒षेतां॑ य॒ज्ञमि॒ष्टये॑ ।
नि ब॒र्हिषि॑ सदतां॒ सोम॑पीतये

mitraśca no varuṇaśca juṣetāṃ yajñamiṣṭaye |
ni barhiṣi sadatāṃ somapītaye

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