A hymn to Varuna, keeper of rita, the cosmic order, and the Vedic god most concerned with sin and its forgiveness. Griffith prints Varuna with a dot under the n; the diacritic is folded here.
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TextWISE, verily, are creatures through his greatness who stayed ever, spacious heaven and earth asunder; Who urged the high and mighty sky to motion, the Star of old, and spread the earth before him. With mine own heart I commune on the question how Varuna and I may be united. What gift of mine will he accept unangered? When may I calmly look and find him gracious? 1 Reference Scheme Translation
TranslationThe Hymns of the Rigveda 1 Connections
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Varuna, Deities One of the fullest surviving hymns to Varuna.
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Source The Hymns of the Rigveda, translated with a popular commentaryRalph T. H. Griffith
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1. The Hymns of the Rigveda, translated with a popular commentary
Ralph T. H. Griffith, E. J. Lazarus / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1896Rig Veda 7.86.1-2View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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