The Secret of the Veda

The Seventh Hymn to Mitra-Varuna

The Lords of the Great Force

[Because they hold the great battle-force of the Truth, Mitra and Varuna lead us to the vastness of that Truth. By that force they rule all imperially, contain the Truth's clarities and their powers are manifested in all the godheads. Therefore should they put forth their power in these godheads for the human possession of the great felicity and wealth of the Truth in earth and heaven. They reach the Truth by the Truth; for they have its discernment full of the impulsion that goes straight to the knowledge; therefore they increase divinely without falling into the harms of the Ignorance. As lords of that powerful impulsion they bring down the heavens in a luminous rain upon the mortal and take possession of the vast as a home.]

प्र वो मित्राय गायत वरुणाय विपा गिरा ।
महिक्षत्रावृतं बृहत् ॥१॥

1) Sing ye to Mitra and Varuna with the word that enlightens; because they have that great force, theirs is the Truth, the Vast.

सम्राजा या घृतयोनी मित्रश्चोभा वरुणश्च ।
देवा देवेषु प्रशस्ता ॥२॥

2) All-rulers are they, yes, both of them, Mitra and Varuna, homes of the clarity, gods, manifested by the word in the gods.

ता नः शक्तं पार्थिवस्य महो रायो दिव्यस्य ।
महि वां क्षत्रं देवेषु ॥३॥

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3) Therefore put forth strength for our great felicity¹ heavenly and earthly; for great is your force in the gods.

ऋतमृतेन सपन्तेषिरं दक्षमाशाते ।
अद्रुहा देवौ वर्धेते ॥४॥

4) By the Truth you attain knowledge of the Truth, you possess a judgment of impelling force;² O gods, you grow and come not to hurt.

वृष्टिद्यावा रीत्यापेषस्पती दानुमत्याः ।
बृहन्तं गर्तमाशाते ॥५॥

5) Turning heaven to rain, winners of the streaming movement, masters of that forceful impulsion, you take possession of your vast home.

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