DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 42
Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 42, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अस्त॑भ्ना॒द्द्यामसु॑रो वि॒श्ववे॑दा॒ अमि॑मीत वरि॒माणं॑ पृथि॒व्याः आसी॑द॒द्विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि स॒म्राड्विश्वेत्तानि॒ वरु॑णस्य व्र॒तानि॑
"LORD of all wealth, the Asura propped the heavens, and measured out the broad earth's wide expanses. He, King supreme, approached all living creatures. All these are Varuṇa's holy operations."
Mandala 8, Hymn 42, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒वा व॑न्दस्व॒ वरु॑णं बृ॒हन्तं॑ नम॒स्या धीर॑म॒मृत॑स्य गो॒पाम् स नः॒ शर्म॑ त्रि॒वरू॑थं॒ वि यं॑सत्पा॒तं नो॑ द्यावापृथिवी उ॒पस्थे॑
"So humbly worship Varuṇa the Mighty revere the wise Guard of World Immortal. May he vouchsafe us triply-barred protection. O Earth and Heaven, within your lap preserve us."
Mandala 8, Hymn 42, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒मां धियं॒ शिक्ष॑माणस्य देव॒ क्रतुं॒ दक्षं॑ वरुण॒ सं शि॑शाधि ययाति॒ विश्वा॑ दुरि॒ता तरे॑म सु॒तर्मा॑ण॒मधि॒ नावं॑ रुहेम
"Sharpen this song of him who strives his utmost, sharpen, God Varuṇa, his strength and insight; May we ascend the ship that bears us safely, whereby we may pass over all misfortune."
Mandala 8, Hymn 42, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ वां॒ ग्रावा॑णो अश्विना धी॒भिर्विप्रा॑ अचुच्यवुः नास॑त्या॒ सोम॑पीतये॒ नभ॑न्तामन्य॒के स॑मे
"Aṣvins, with songs the singer stones have made you hasten hitherward, Nâsatyas, to the Soma-draught. Let all the others die away."
Mandala 8, Hymn 42, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
यथा॑ वा॒मत्रि॑रश्विना गी॒र्भिर्विप्रो॒ अजो॑हवीत् नास॑त्या॒ सोम॑पीतये॒ नभ॑न्तामन्य॒के स॑मे
"As the sage Atri with his hymns, O Aṣvins, called you eagerly, Nâsatyas, to the Soma-draught. Let all the others die away."
Mandala 8, Hymn 42, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒वा वा॑मह्व ऊ॒तये॒ यथाहु॑वन्त॒ मेधि॑राः नास॑त्या॒ सोम॑पीतये॒ नभ॑न्तामन्य॒के स॑मे
"So have I called you to our aid, even as the wise have called of old, Nâsatyas, to the Soma-draught. Let all the others die away."