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Rig Veda 7.86.1-2

Rig Veda

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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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Passage
Text
WISE, 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
Rig Veda 7.86.1-2 1
Reference Scheme
Mandala, Hymn, Verse 1
Translation
Translation
The Hymns of the Rigveda 1
Translator
Ralph T. H. Griffith 1
Meaning
Theme
sin and order 1
Cross-Tradition Connections

Concerns

Hinduism, Religions
Varuna, Deities

One of the fullest surviving hymns to Varuna.

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Sources
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
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