Varuna

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 16 Jul 2011 17:24 and updated at 16 Jul 2011 17:24

KRISHNA YAJURVEDA NOUN

yvk.1.1	g I loosen this bond of Varuna, Which Savitr the kindly hath bound, And in the birthplace of the creator, in the place of good action, I make it pleasant for me with my husband.
yvk.1.1	l May Mitra and Varuna lay thee around in the north with firm law, thou art the fence of the sacrificer, praised and to be praised.
yvk.1.2	i To Vayu thee; to Varuna thee; to Nirrti thee; to Rudra thee! k O divine waters, son of the waters, the stream Fit for oblation, mighty, most exhilarating, That stream of yours may I not step upon.
yvk.1.2	All these are Varuna s ordinances.
yvk.1.2	f He hath stretched out the sky over the woods; He hath placed strength in horses, milk in kine; Varuna hath set skill in the heart [1], Agni in dwellings, The sun in the sky, the Soma on the hill.
yvk.1.2	i Thou art the pillar of Varuna.
yvk.1.2	k Thou art the prop of Varuna s pillar.
yvk.1.2	I Varuna s noose is tied.
yvk.1.2	d Honour to the radiance of Mitra and Varuna.
yvk.1.2	c Thou art the pillar of Varuna.
yvk.1.2	f Thou art the prop of Varuna s pillar.
yvk.1.2	g Varuna s noose is loosened.
yvk.1.2	d Thou art Varuna who guardeth law; thou art of Varuna.
yvk.1.3	i May Dyutana Maruta set thee up according to the established law of Mitra and Varuna.
yvk.1.3	k Honour to the gods I Homage to the Pitrs! 1 Here (may) I (be free) from Varuna s noose; may I gaze on the heaven, on the light that is for all men, M Agni, lord of vows, thou art the vow lord of vows.
yvk.1.3	a Go to the ocean, hail! Go to the atmosphere, hail! Go to god Savitr, hail! Go to day and night, hail! Go to Mitra and Varuna, hail! Go to Soma, hail! Go to the sacrifice, hail! Go to the metes, hail! Go to the sky and the earth, hail! Go to the clouds of the sky, hail! Go to Agni Vaisvanara, hail! b To the waters thee! To the plants thee! c Give me mind and heart! d May I acquire body, skin, son, and grandson.
yvk.1.3	f From every rule of thine, O King Varuna, set us free; From whatever oath by the waters, by the kine, by Varuna, we have sworn, From that, O Varuna, set us free.
yvk.1.3	c Ye are the share of Indra and Agni; ye are the share of Mitra and Varuna; ye are the share of the all gods.
yvk.1.4	a This Soma is pressed for you, O Mitra and Varuna, Who prosper holy order; Hearken ye now to my supplication.
yvk.1.4	b Thou art taken with a support; to Mitra and Varuna thee! This is thy birthplace; to the righteous thee!
yvk.1.4	b The radiant countenance of the gods hath risen, The eye of Mitra, Varuna, Agni; He hath filled the sky and earth and atmosphere; The sun is the self of all that moveth and standeth.
yvk.1.4	a King Varuna hath made a broad path For the sun to travel; He hath made him set his feet in the pathless way; He driveth away whatever woundeth the heart.
yvk.1.4	c The noose of Varuna is overcome.
yvk.1.4	i The noose of Varuna is tied, the noose of Varuna is loosed.
yvk.1.5	Now he who removes the fire is the slayer of the hero among the gods, Varuna is the exactor of the recompense; he should make an offering on eleven potsherds to Agni and Varuna; him whom he slays and him who exacts the recompense he delights with their own portion; the sacrificer is not ruined.
yvk.1.5	i Thine anger, O Varuna, would we avert with reverence, With sacrifices, with oblations Ruling, O wise Asura, O king, Do thou unloose the sins we have committed.
yvk.1.5	k Unloose from us, O Varuna, the highest, The lowest, the midmost knot; Then may we, O Aditya [3], in thy rule, Be guiltless before Aditi.
yvk.1.7	g Soma the king, Varuna, Agni, we grasp, The Adityas, Visnu, Surya And Brhaspati, the Brahman (priest).
yvk.1.7	Agni with one syllable won speech; the Asvins with two syllables won expiration and inspiration; Visnu with three syllables won the three worlds; Soma with four syllables won four footed cattle; Pusan with five syllables won the Parkti; Dhatr with six syllables won the six seasons; the Maruts with seven syllables won the seven footed Sakvari; Brhaspati with eight syllables won the Gayatri; Mitra with nine syllables won the threefold Stoma [1]; Varuna with ten syllables won the Viraj; Indra with eleven syllables won the Tristubh; the All gods with twelve syllables won the Jagati; the Vasus with thirteen syllables won the thirteenfold Stoma; the Rudras with fourteen syllables won the fourteenfold Stoma; the Adityas with fifteen syllables won the fifteenfold Stoma; Aditi with sixteen syllables won the sixteen fold Stoma; Prajapati with seventeen syllables won the seventeenfold Stoma.
yvk.1.8	a He offers on eleven potsherds to Indra and Agni, clotted curds to the Maruts, clotted curds to Varuna, and on one potsherd to Ka.
yvk.1.8	b To Agni he offers on eight potsherds, to Rudra an oblation of Gavidhuka, to Indra curds, to Varuna an oblation made of barley; the sacrificial fee is a cow for draught purposes.
yvk.1.8	c The gods that sit in the east, led by Agni; that sit in the south, led by Yama; that sit in the west, led by Savitr; that sit in the north, led by Varuna; that sit above, led by Brhaspati; that slay the Raksases; may they protect us, may they help us; to them homage; to them hail! [1] d The Raksases are collected, the Raksases are burnt up; here do I burn up the Raksases.
yvk.1.8	e To Agni, slayer of Raksases, hail! To Yama, Savitr, Varuna, Brhaspati, the worshipful, the slayer of Raksases, hail! f The sacrificial fee is a chariot with three horses.
yvk.1.8	To Varuna (he offers) an oblation made of barley; the sacrificial fee is a horse.
yvk.1.8	To Varuna (he offers) on ten potsherds in the house of the minstrel; the sacrificial fee is a great castrated (ox).
yvk.1.8	a To Agni, lord of the house, he offers a cake of black rice on eight potsherds; to Soma, lord of the forest, an oblation of millet; to Savitr, of true instigation, a cake of swift growing rice on twelve potsherds; to Rudra, lord of cattle, an oblation of Gavidhuka; to Brhaspati, lord of speech, an oblation of wild rice; to Indra, the noblest, a cake of large rice on eleven potsherds; to Mitra, the true, an oblation of Amba grain, and to Varuna, lord of right, an oblation made of barley.
yvk.1.8	b May Savity of instigations instigate thee, Agni of lords of the house, Soma of lords of the forest, Rudra of cattle [1], Brhaspati of speech, Indra of nobles, Mitra of truth, Varuna of lords of right.
yvk.1.8	e This kingdom hath verily been conferred, Varuna hath diffused his own body; We have become obedient to pure Mitra; We have magnified the name of the great holy order.
yvk.1.8	f These have become all the hosts of Varuna, Mitra in his course hath overcome hostility; The worshipful ones have taken order according to sacred law: Trita hath taken possession of our old age.
yvk.1.8	b They have taken the waters, divine, Rich in sweetness, full of strength, caring for the royal consecration; Whereby they anointed Mitra and Varuna, Whereby they led Indra beyond his foes.
yvk.1.8	e Clothed in these (waters), sharing joy, glorious in strength, Undefeated and busy, In the waters hath Varuna made his abode, The child [1] of the waters in those most motherly.
yvk.1.8	g Notified is Agni, lord of the house; notified is Indra, of ancient fame; notified is Pusan, all knower; notified are Mitra and Varuna, increasing holy order; notified are sky and earth, of sure vows; notified is the goddess Aditi, of all forms; notified is he, N.N.descendant of N.N., in this folk, this kingdom, for great lordship, for great overlordship, for great rule over the people.
yvk.1.8	m Gold hued in the glowing of the dawns, Bronze pillared at the rising of the sun, O Varuna, O Mitra, mount your chariot seat, And thence behold ye Aditi and Diti.
yvk.1.8	d Do thou mount the northern (quarter); let the Anustubh of metres help thee [1], the Ekavinsa Stoma, the Vairaja Saman, the deity Mitra and Varuna, the treasure the host.
yvk.1.8	f Soma, king Varuna, and the gods which instigate righteousness, may they instigate thy speech, may they instigate thy breath, may they instigate thy sight, may they instigate thine ear.
yvk.1.8	g With the glory of Soma I besprinkle thee, with the brilliance of Agni [1], with the radiance of the sun, with the power of Indra, with the strength of Mitra and Varuna, with the force of the Maruts.
yvk.1.8	b By the precept of Mitra and Varuna, the directors, I yoke thee with the yoking of the sacrifice.
yvk.1.8	a Thou art Mitra, thou art Varuna.
yvk.1.8	f Varuna, of sure vows, hath set him down In the waters, with keen insight, for lordship.
yvk.1.8	O Brahman! Thou, O king, art the Brahman priest; thou art Varuna, of true rule.
yvk.1.8	To Varuna (he offers) on ten potsherds; the sacrificial fee is a great castrated (ox).
yvk.1.8	To Mitra and Varuna (he offers) clotted curds; the sacrificial fee is a cow.
yvk.1.8	To Sarasvati he offers an oblation; to Pusan an oblation; to Mitra an oblation; to Varuna an oblation; to the lord of the fields an oblation; to the Adityas an oblation; the sacrificial fee is the northern drawer of the chariot stand.
yvk.1.8	f To Indra he offers on eleven potsherds, to Savitr on twelve potsherds, to Varuna on ten potsherds.
yvk.1.8	h O Mitra and Varuna, Bedew our pasturage with ghee With mead the regions, O ye wise ones.
yvk.1.8	i Do ye unloose your arms for us to live; Do ye bedew our pasturage with ghee; Make us famous among the folk, O ye young ones; Hearken, O Mitra and Varuna, to these my supplications.
yvk.2.1	Prajapati created offspring; they being created went away from him; they went to Varuna; he pursued them and asked them back; he would not give them back to him; he said, Choose a boon, and then give them back to me.
yvk.2.1	He who is seized by Varuna should offer this black (beast) with one white foot to Varuna.
yvk.2.1	Verily he has recourse to Varuna [1] with his own share; verily he sets him free from Varuna s noose.
yvk.2.1	It is a black (beast) with one white hoof, for it has Varuna for its deity (and serves) for prosperity.
yvk.2.1	Prajapati from his body fashioned out the bull and the cow; the gods offered a cow to Visnu and to Varuna, a bull to Indra; they caused him to be seized by Varuna and by Visnu, the sacrifice, they drove him away; his power they appropriated by means of that for Indra.
yvk.2.1	He who has foes should in strife offer to Visnu and Varuna a cow [4], to Indra a bull; verily causing his foe to be seized by Varuna, by Visnu, the sacrifice, he drives him away, he appropriates his power by means of that for Indra, he prospers, his foe is defeated.
yvk.2.1	The second (sap) which fell Mitra and Varuna seized; it became a cow of two forms.
yvk.2.1	He who desires rain should offer to Mitra and Varuna (a cow) of two forms; the day is connected with Mitra, the night with Varuna; by day and night Parjanya rains; verily he has recourse to Mitra and Varuna with their own share; verily they by day and night make Parjanya rain for him.
yvk.2.1	He who desires offspring should offer to Mitra and Varuna (a cow) of two forms; the day is connected with Mitra, the night with Varuna; by day and night indeed offspring are born; verily he has recourse to Mitra and Varuna with their own share; ver ly they by day and night beget offspring for him.
yvk.2.1	He who practises witchcraft should offer to Brahmanaspati (a cow) with brown ears; first he should make to Varuna an offering on ten potsherds; verily he causes Varuna to seize his foe and lays him low with the Brahman.
yvk.2.1	Food came not to Varuna when he had pressed.
yvk.2.1	He beheld this black cow which is Varuna s; it he offered to its own deity; then food came to him.
yvk.2.1	He to whom being fit for food food does not come should offer to Varuna this black cow; verily he has recourse to Varuna with his own form; verily he gives him food; he becomes an eater of food [1].
yvk.2.1	It is black, for it has Varuna as its deity; (verily it serves) for prosperity.
yvk.2.1	He who desires food should offer a white (beast) to Mitra and a black to Varuna at the union of the waters and the plants; the plants are connected with Mitra, and the waters with Varuna; on the sap of the water and of the plants do we live; verily lie has recourse to Mitra and Varuna with their own share; verily they give him food; he becomes an eater of food [2].
yvk.2.1	He who is long ill should offer a white (beast) to Mitra, and a black to Varuna; in that one is offered to Mitra, by means of Mitra he appeases Varuna for him; in that one is offered to Varuna, straightway he sets him free from Varuna s noose; even if his life be gone, he yet lives.
yvk.2.1	e In contests we invoke Indra, swift to hear, The divine folk working good, freeing from distress, Agni, Mitra, Varuna, for gain, Bhaga, Sky and earth, the Maruts for welfare.
yvk.2.1	i First let Agni with the Vasus aid us; Let Soma with the Rudras protect (us); Let Indra with the Maruts act in due course; Let Varuna with the Adityas quicken us.
yvk.2.1	k God Agni with the Vasus [2], Soma with the dread forms, Indra with the Maruts, worthy of sacrifice, Varuna with the Adityas hath been in harmony with us.
yvk.2.1	r Three earths they support, and three skies; Three rules are in their ordinance; Through sacred law great is your mightiness, O Adityas; Sweet is that, O Aryaman, O Mitra, O Varuna.
yvk.2.1	v Hear my cry, O Varuna, And be merciful this day; Seeking for help I call on thee.
yvk.2.1	w I implore this of thee, praising thee with my hymn; The sacrificer seeketh this with his offerings; Be here, not angry, O Varuna; O wide ruler, strike not away our life.
yvk.2.2	He who is calumniated should offer on twelve potsherds to Vaisvanara, an oblation to Varuna, and an oblation to Dadhikravan; in that there is (an offering) on twelve potsherds to Vaisvanara, and Agni Vaisvanara is the year; verily he satisfies him with the year, he smites off the evil hue; by (the offering) to Varuna he frees him from the noose of Varuna; by Dadhikravan he purifies him.
yvk.2.2	The same (offering) he should make who desires offspring; the year [1] unpropitiated burns up the womb of offspring, of cattle, for him who being fit for offspring does not obtain offspring; in that there is (an offering) on twelve potsherds for Vaisvanara, and Agni Vaisvanara is the year; verily he propitiates the year with its own share; it propitiated begets offspring for him from his own womb; by (the offering) to Varuna he frees him from the noose of Varuna; by Dadhikravan he purifies him.
yvk.2.2	For the year these two make compact who make compact; him of them who first acts with treachery Varuna seizes; he who of two who have made compact first shows treachery should offer on twelve potsherds to Vaisvanara; Agni Vaisvanara is the year; verily having obtained the year thereafter he acts with treachery against one who has lost Varuna s protection [2]; Varuna does not seize him.
yvk.2.2	At the time of the (offering of the) cow, he should offer on one potsherd to Mitra and Varuna, this (offering) corresponds to his foe s cow which is to be slaughtered; his (offering) is on one potsherd, for he cannot obtain the animal (offering) by means of (many) potsherds.
yvk.2.2	The gods and the Asuras were in conflict; the gods were mutually at variance; unwilling to accept the pre eminence of another they went apart in four bodies, Agni with the Vasus, Soma with the Rudras, Indra with the Maruts, Varuna with the Adityas.
yvk.2.2	Indra had recourse to Prajapati; he made him [5] sacrifice with the verse for harmony; to Agni with the Vasus he offered a cake on eight potsherds, to Soma with the Rudras an oblation, to Indra with the Maruts a cake on eleven potsherds, to Varuna with the Adityas an ob ation; then indeed the gods agreed to recognize Indra s pre eminence.
yvk.2.2	Him who is mutually at variance with his fellows he should cause to offer with the verse for harmony; he should offer to Agni with the Vasus a cake on eight potsherds, to Soma with the Rudras an oblation, to Indra with the Maruts a cake on eleven potsherds, to Varuna with the Adityas an oblation; so him becoming Indra his fellows recognize as superior; he becomes the best of his fellows.
yvk.2.3	From the house of a village judge further on he should take rice; he should separate out the white and the black; of the white he should offer an oblation to the Adityas; the people have the Adityas for their deity; verily he attains the people [3]; The people he has attained, the realm he has not attained they say; of the dark ones he should offer an oblation to Varuna; the realm is connected with Varuna; verily he attains both the people and the realm.
yvk.2.3	b Thou art the breath of the Asvins; of that to thee let the two give whose breath thou art; hail! Thou art the breath of Indra; of that to thee let him give whose breath thou art; hail! Thou art the breath of Mitra and Varuna; of that to thee let them give whose breath thou art; hail! Thou art the breath of the All gods [1]; of that to thee let them give whose breath thou art; hail! c Stream of ghee, path of ambrosia, Given by Indra, presented by the Maruts, Thee Visnu perceived, Then Ida moved thee in the cow.
yvk.2.3	e Him quicken, O Agni, for life, for radiance, Make dear his seed, O Varuna, O Soma, O king; Like a mother, O Aditi, give him protection, O ye All gods, that he may win old age.
yvk.2.3	To Agni his body goes, to Soma his sap, Varuna grasps him with Varuna s noose to Sarasvati the speech, to Agni and Visnu the body Of him who long is ill.
yvk.2.3	For him who is long ill or who desires, May I live all my days he should offer this sacrifice, to Agni on eight potsherds, to Soma an oblation, to Varuna on ten potsherds, to Sarasvati an oblation, to Agni and Visnu on eleven potsherds; verily he ransoms his body from Agni, his sap from Soma [1]; by the offering to Varuna he frees him from Varuna s noose; by the offering to Sarasvati he bestows speech; all the gods are Agni, the sacrifice is Visnu; verily by the gods and the sacrifice he heals him; even if his life is gone, he yet lives.
yvk.2.3	Thou art the breath of Mitra and Varuna he says; verily thereby he bestows expiration and inspiration upon him.
yvk.2.3	Prajapati led the horse to Varuna, it went to its own deity, he was afflicted; he saw this (offering) to Varuna on four potsherds, he offered it; then indeed was he set free from Varuna s noose.
yvk.2.3	Varuna seizes him who accepts the horse.
yvk.2.3	As many horses as he accepts, so many (offerings) to Varuna should he offer; verily he has recourse to Varuna with his own share; verily he frees him from Varuna s noose [1].
yvk.2.3	He should offer an extra one; whatever (horse) he is going to accept or whatever (horse) he has overlooked, from that noose of Varuna is he set free.
yvk.2.3	He goes to the waters as the final bath, Varuna is in the waters; verily straightway he appeases Varuna.
yvk.2.3	a That body of yours, to be striven for, O Indra and Varuna, with that do ye free this one from tribulation; that strong, protecting, brilliant body of yours, with that do ye free him from tribulation.
yvk.2.3	b That disease of yours, O Indra and Varuna, that is in the fire, that of yours I appease hereby; that disease of yours, O Indra and Varuna, that is in the two footed cattle, the four footed, the cattle yard, the houses, the waters, the plants, the trees, that of yours I appease hereby.
yvk.2.3	Indra departs with his [1] power, Varuna seizes him with Varuna s noose, who is seized by evil; for him who is seized by evil, he should offer this (offering of) clotted milk to Indra and Varuna; verily Indra bestows power upon him, Varuna frees him from Varuna s noose.
yvk.2.3	(That disease of yours, O Indra and Varuna, that is in the fire, that of yours I appease hereby he says; verily he protects him from error in sacrifice.
yvk.2.3	That disease of yours, O Indra and Varuna, that is in the two footed cattle, that of yours I appease hereby he says; so many are the waters, the plants, the trees, offspring and cattle on whom to live; verily does he free them for him from Varuna s noose.
yvk.2.4	a O gods granting protection, O Mitra and Varuna, Aryaman; O gods who drink together, O son of the waters, with swift onset, Give of the water, cleave the holder of the waters; from the sky, from Parjanya, from the atmosphere, from the earth, thence do ye help us with rain.
yvk.2.4	Mitra and Varuna are day and night, by day and night Parjanya rains, for by night or by day he rains; verily he has recourse to Mitra and Varuna with their own share; verily they [1] make Parjanya rain for him by day and night.
yvk.2.4	b The drop which the Adityas make to swell, The imperishable which the imperishable drink, With that may king Varuna, Brhaspati, The guardians of the world make us to swell.
yvk.2.4	p The radiant countenance of the gods hath arisen, The eye of Mitra, Varuna, and Agni; He hath filled the sky, the earth, and the atmosphere; Surya is the soul of that which moveth and standeth [4].
yvk.2.5	On the full moon he should offer the Samnayya; on the new moon he should sacrifice with clotted curds for Mitra and Varuna.
yvk.2.5	On the full moon (the Soma) is pressed for the gods; during this half month it is pressed forth for them, and a cow for Mitra and Varuna is to be slaughtered for them at the new moon.
yvk.2.5	In that he sacrifices at the new moon with clotted curds for Mitra and Varuna, the cow which is slaughtered for the gods becomes his also.
yvk.2.5	l This for me, O Varuna.
yvk.2.5	s I seek the help Of Mitra and Varuna, joint kings; May they be gracious to such as I.
yvk.2.5	t O Indra and Varuna, grant ye great protection To our tribe, our people, for the sacrifice [2] May we conquer in battle the evil minded, Him who is fain to overpower the man who long sacrificeth.
yvk.2.5	u To us, O Mitra and Varuna.
yvk.2.5	w O Agni, do thou, wise one, Appease by sacrifice for us the wrath of Varuna; Best sacrificer, best of bearers, radiant, Free us from every foe.
yvk.2.5	x Do thou, O Agni, be nearest to us, Closest to help, at the dawning of this dawn; Appease for us by sacrifice Varuna [3], bestowing (on him); Show thy mercy and be ready to hear our call.
yvk.2.6	He said, Who is able to produce this also at the sacrifice? Mitra and Varuna said, We are able to produce the cow.
yvk.2.6	Of Mitra and Varuna he says, for Mitra and Varuna set her in motion.
yvk.3.1	Brhaspati is the deity, Anustubh the metre, thou art the vessel of Mitra and Varuna.
yvk.3.2	o (The foe who), O Mitra and Varuna, &c.
yvk.3.4	a Agni overlord of creatures, may he help me; Indra of powers, Yama of earth, Vayu of the atmosphere, Surya of the sky, Candramas of Naksatras, Brhaspati of holy power, Mitra of truths, Varuna of waters, the ocean of streams, food of lordships overlord, may it help me; Soma of plants, Savitr of instigations, Rudra of cattle, Tvastr of forms, Visnu of mountains, the Maruts of troops overlords, may they help me.
yvk.3.4	s Whatever [5] law of thine, as men, O god Varuna, Day by day we transgress.
yvk.3.4	u As gamesters cheat in dicing, What we know in truth or what we know not, All that do thou, O god, loosen as it were, And may we be dear to thee, O Varuna.
yvk.3.5	b We have come, O noble ones, Mitra and Varuna, To the share of the nights that is yours, Grasping the firmament, in the place of good deeds, On the third ridge above the light of the sky.
yvk.3.5	e I loosen this bond of Varuna [1], Which Savitr, the kindly, hath bound, And in the birthplace of the creator, in the place of good action, I make it pleasant for me with my husband.
yvk.3.5	a Thou art taken with a support; for Prajapati thee, for him full of light, thee full of light I take; for Daksa who increases cleverness, (thee) that are acceptable to the gods, thee for those whose tongue is Agni, who are righteous, whose highest is Indra, whose king is Varuna, whose friend is Vata, whose breath is Parjanya, for sky thee, for atmosphere thee, for earth thee! b Smite away, O Indra, the mind of him who hateth us, Who desireth to oppress us, Smite him away who practiseth evil against us.
yvk.4.1	a May the Vasus fumigate thee with the Gayatri metre, in the manner of Angiras; may the Rudras fumigate thee with the Tristubh metre, in the manner of Angiras; may the Adityas fumigate thee with the Jagati metre, in the manner of Angiras; may the All gods, common to all men, fumigate thee with the Anustubh metre, in the manner of Angiras; may Indra fumigate thee in the manner of Angiras; may Visnu fumigate thee in the manner of Angiras; may Varuna fumigate thee in the manner of Angiras.
yvk.4.2	g Unloose from us, O Varuna, the highest, The lowest, the midmost knot [3]; Then may we, O Aditya, in thy rule, Be guiltless before Aditi.
yvk.4.2	t Wishes, O milker of wishes, do thou milk To Mitra and Varuna; To Indra, to Agni, to Pusan, To the plants, and to offspring.
yvk.4.2	c The rush of the wind, the navel of Varuna, Born as a steed in the midst of the waters, The child of the streams, the tawny one, rooted in the mountain, O Agni, harm him not [1] in the highest heaven.
yvk.4.2	g Guard of Tvastr, navel of Varuna, Born as the sheep from the furthest region, The great thousandfold wile of the Asura, O Agni, harm not in the highest heaven.
yvk.4.2	h This woolly wile of Varuna, The skin of cattle, biped and quadruped, The first birthplace of the offspring of Tvastr, O Agni, harm not in the highest heaven; I appoint for thee the buffalo of the forest [3]; Therewith piling thy forms, be seated.
yvk.4.2	r This for me, O Varuna.
yvk.4.3	d The north of the quarters; the autumn of the seasons; Mitra and Varuna the deity; prosperity the wealth; the twenty onefold the Stoma; and it forming a path of the twenty sevenfold Stoma(); the four year old the strength; the Askanda of throws; the north wind the wind; Pratna the Rsi.
yvk.4.3	(Thou art) Agni, the deity [1], Vata, the deity, Surya, the deity, Candramas, the deity, the Vasus, the deity, the Rudras, the deity, the Adityas, the deity, the All gods, the deity, the Maruts, the deity, Brhaspati, the deity, Indra, the deity, Varuna, the deity.
yvk.4.3	d Thou art the portion of Mitra, the overlordship of Varuna, the rain from the sky, the winds saved, the twenty onefold Stoma.
yvk.4.3	They praised with twenty one, the whole hooved cattle were created, Varuna was the overlord.
yvk.4.4	d Thou art the self ruling, the northern quarter; the All gods are thine overlords, Varuna stayeth missiles from thee; may the twenty onefold Stoma support thee on earth, the Niskevalya Uktha establish thee, in firmness, the Vairaja Samana be thy support.
yvk.4.4	(Thou art) Prajapati in mind, when come to the Soma; the creator in the consecration; Savitr in the bearing; Pusan in the cow for the purchase of the Soma; Varuna when bound (in the cloth); Asura in the being bought; Mitra when purchased; Sipivista when put in place; delighter of men when being drawn forward; the overlord on arrival; Prajapati being led on; Agni at the Agnidh s altar; Brhaspati on being led from the Agnidh s altar; Indra at the oblation holder; Aditi when put in place; Visnu when being taken down; Atharvan when made wet; Yama when pressed out; drinker of unpurified Soma() when being cleansed; Vayu when purifying; Mitra as mixed with milk; the Manthin when mixed with groats; that of the All gods when taken out; Rudra when offered; Vayu when covered up; the gazer on men when revealed; the food when it comes; the famed of the fathers; life when taken; the river when going to the final bath; the ocean when gone; the water when dipped; the heaven when arrived at completion.
yvk.4.4	k Thou art the firm (quarter) and the earth of the god Savitr, the Maruts, Varuna.
yvk.4.4	l Thou art the support, the upholder, of Mitra and Varuna, Mitra, Dhatr, m Thou art the eastern, the western (quarter) of the Vasus, the Rudras [2], the Adityas.
yvk.4.4	g The supporter among the quarters doth support this lordly power, The stay of the regions; may force rich in friends be ours; O Mitra and Varuna, ye wise ones with the autumn of the days, Do ye accord great protection to this kingdom.
yvk.4.4	h In the Vairaja Saman is my devotion; By the Anustubh (be) manly strength collected; This kingly power rich in friends, with dripping wet, Do ye, O Mitra and Varuna, guard through your overlordship.
yvk.4.6	a The strength resting on the stone, the bill, On the wind, on Parjanya, on the breath of Varuna, Brought together from the waters, from the plants, from the trees; That food and strength do ye, O Maruts, bounteously bestow upon us.
yvk.4.6	i Of Indra, the strong, of Varuna, the king, Of the Adityas, of the Maruts the mighty host The voice hath ascended of the gods Great hearted that shake the worlds as they conquer.
yvk.4.6	r The thunderbolt of Indra, the face of the Maruts, The embryo of Mitra, the navel of Varuna, Do thou, accepting this our sacrifice, O chariot divine, take to thyself the oblations.
yvk.4.6	d Three, they say, are thy bonds in the sky, Three in the waters, three within the ocean And like Varuna to me thou appearest, O steed, Where, say they, is thy highest birthplace.
yvk.4.6	a Let not Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, Ayu, Indra, Rbhuksan, the Maruts disregard us, When we shall proclaim before the assembly The might of the strong god born steed.
yvk.4.7	May Agni for me and Indra, may Soma and Indra, may Savitr and Indra, may Sarasvati and Indra, may Pusan and Indra, may Brhaspati and Indra, may Mitra and Indra, may Varuna and Indra, may Tvastr [1] and Indra, may Dhatr and Indra, may Visnu and Indra, may the Asvins and Indra, may the Maruts and Indra, may the All gods and Indra, may earth and Indra, may the atmosphere and Indra, may sky and Indra, may the quarters and Indra, may the head and Indra, may Prajapati and Indra (be auspicious for me through the sacrifice).
yvk.4.7	May the Amsu cup for me, the Rasmi, the Adabhya, the overlord (cup), the Upansu, the Antaryama, the (cup) for Indra and Vayu, the (cup) for Mitra and Varuna, the (cup) for the Asvins, the Pratiprasthana (cup) the Sukra, the Manthin, the Agrayana, the (cup) for the All gods, the Dhruva, the (cup) for Vaisvanara, the season cups [1], the Atigrahyas, the (cup) for Indra and Agni, the (cup) for the All gods, the (cups) for the Maruts, the (cup) for Mahendra, the (cup) for Aditya, the (cup) for Savitr the (cup) for Sarasvati, the (cup) for Pusan, the (cup) for Tvastr() with the wives (of the gods), the Hariyojana (cup) (prosper for me through the sacrifice).
yvk.4.7	e Of you, O Mitra and Varuna, I reckon Take heed of him, O ye of true strength, strong ones, whom ye afflict; Ye who go in might against the king in his chariot, May ye relieve us from sin.
yvk.4.7	f You whose chariot with straight reins, of true path, Approacheth to spoil him who acteth falsely, Mitra and Varuna I praise [2]; I invoke seeking aid, May ye relieve us from sin.
yvk.5.1	Agni when tied up is connected with Varuna; Arise, thou of fair sacrifice Arise, erect, to aid us with two (verses) addressed to Savitr he rises up; verily, instigated by Savitr, he sends aloft the wrath of Varuna that is in him; with two (verses) (he arises), for support.
yvk.5.1	Agni when tied up, as Varuna, attacks the sacrificer; O plants, do ye accept Agni here he says, for atonement.
yvk.5.1	Agni when tied up is connected with Varuna; With extending blaze (with these words) he unloosens (him); verily, instigated by Savitr, he lets loose on all sides the wrath of Varuna that is in him.
yvk.5.1	The pan when enkindled is connected with Varuna; he approaches it with (a verse) addressed to Mitra, for atonement.
yvk.5.1	f Moving between Mitra and Varuna, Well knowing the beginning of sacrifices, The two dawns for you [2], rich in gold, rich in adornment, I settle here in the birthplace of holy order.
yvk.5.2	Varuna seized Sunahsepa Ajigarti, he saw this verse addressed to Varuna, by it he freed himself from the noose of Varuna; Varuna seizes him who takes the fire pan; From us the highest knot, O Varuna he says; verily thereby he frees himself from Varuna s noose [3].
yvk.5.3	Thou art the portion of Mitra (with these words he puts down) on the west; Mitra is expiration, Varuna inspiration; verily he confers on him expiration and inspiration.
yvk.5.5	The waters were the wives of Varuna; Agni longed for them, he had union with them; his seed fell away, it became this (earth); what second fell away became yonder (sky); this is the Viraj, yonder the Svaraj; in that he puts down two Viraj (bricks) he puts down these two (worlds).
yvk.5.5	Visvakarman, lord of the quarters, may he protect our cattle, may he protect us, to him homage! Prajapati; Rudra; Varuna; Agni; lord of the quarters; may he protect our cattle, may he protect us, to him homage! These are the deities, overlords of these animals; to them he is cut off who puts down the heads of the animals.
yvk.5.5	With the northern quarter I place thee, with the Anustubh metre, with Mitra and Varuna as the deity; with the wing of Agni I put down the wing of Agni.
yvk.5.5	Thou art the northern quarter, the stable by name; of thee as such Varuna is overlord, the striped snake, &c.
yvk.5.5	To Indra, the king, a boar; to Varuna, the king, a black (antelope); to Yama, the king, a deer; to the bull, the king, a Gayal; to the tiger, the king, a Bos Gavaeus; to the king of men a monkey; for the swift falcon a quail; for the Nilangu (snake) a worm; for Soma, the king, a gazelle; for the ocean a crocodile; for the snowy mountain an elephant.
yvk.5.5	For Agni the black necked; for Sarasvati the ewe; the brown one for Soma; the dark for Pusan; the white backed for Brhaspati; the variegated for the All gods; the ruddy one for Indra; the speckled one for the Maruts; the mixed one for Indra and Agni; the one spotted below for Savitr; the ram for Varuna.
yvk.5.5	To Agni of the front the red limbed ox; the two spotted below for Savitr; the two red navelled for Pusan; the two hornless tawny ones for the All gods; the speckled for the Maruts; the black goat for Agni the ewe for Sarasvati; the black ram with one white foot for Varuna.
yvk.5.6	b Those in whose midst Varuna doth go, Gazing on the truth and falsehood of men, Dripping honey, pure, purifying; May these waters be gentle and kindly to us.
yvk.5.6	When instigated by Varuna Ye wallowed speedily [2], Then Indra obtained (apnot) you as ye went Therefore ye are waters (pah).
yvk.5.6	He draws cups of water; the cups are the royal consecration; the fire is the consecration; the royal consecration is the consecration of Varuna; (the fire) to be piled is Agni s consecration; verily by them is he consecrated; verily also he conquers both the worlds, that of him who has offered the royal consecration and that of the piler of the fire.
yvk.5.6	He who piles the fire is consecrated; these are the offerings of the divine consecrators; so many are the consecrations of the gods, and they [1] confer consecrations upon him; they consecrate him, the fire is consecration; the royal consecration is the consecration of Varuna; (the fire) to be piled is the consecration of holy power.
yvk.5.6	Three black barren cows are for Varuna, three white barren cows for the Sun; the dusky spotted hornless ones are for Mitra and Brhaspati.
yvk.5.6	The white limbed, the one with white limbs on one side the one with white limbs on both sides, these are for Indra and Vayu; the one with white ear holes, that with one white ear hole, the one with both white ear holes, they are for Mitra and Varuna; the one with a pure tail, the one with a completely pure tail, the one with a tail in lumps, these are for the Asvins; three barren cows of varied colours are for the All gods, three white for the supreme lord; the white spotted hornless ones are for Soma and Pusan.
yvk.5.6	The humped, the bull, the dwarf (animal), these are for Indra and Varuna; the one with white hump, the white backed, the white rumped, these are for Indra and Brhaspati; the white footed, the white lipped, the white browed, these are for Indra and Visnu; the three white flecked barren cows are for Visvakarman; the three with piebald bellies are (to be offered) to Dhatr; the white spotted hornless ones are for Indra and Pusan.
yvk.5.6	There are three black spotted for Varuna; to Varuna, the king, are (to be offered) three red spotted; to Varuna, destroyer of foes, three ruddy spotted; three of varied colours are for the All gods; three dappled for all the deities; the white spotted hornless ones are for Indra and Surya.
yvk.5.6	To Soma, self ruler, there are (to be offered) two oxen which drag the cart; to Indra and Agni, the givers of force, two camels; to Indra and Agni, givers of might, two sheep that drag the plough; two heifers are for earth; to the quarters are (to be offered) two mares; two heifers are for earth; two females are for the Viraj two heifers are for earth; two oxen that drag the carriage are (to be offered) to Vayu; two black, barren cows are for Varuna; two bulls with high horns, destructive, are for the sky.
yvk.5.7	To thee I come praising with holy power with this verse addressed to Varuna [4] should he offer; that is the soothing of the fire and the protection of himself.
yvk.5.7	f He who piles the fire is made into an offering; just as an offering spills, so he spills who having piled the fire approaches a woman; with clotted curds for Mitra and Varuna he should sacrifice; verily he approaches unity with Mitra and Varuna, to avoid his spilling.
yvk.5.7	Indra and Varuna with the two buttocks; Indra and Agni with the flesh below the buttocks; Indra and Brhaspati with the two thighs; Indra and Visnu with the knees; Savitr with the tail; the Gandharvas with the penis; the Apsarases with the testicles; the purifying with the anus; the strainer with the two Potras; the going with the two Sthuras; the going to with the two centres of the loins.
yvk.5.7	For Agni the first rib; for Sarasvati the second; for Soma the third; for the waters the fourth; for the plants the fifth; for the year the sixth; for the Maruts the seventh; for Brhaspati the eighth; for Mitra the ninth; for Varuna the tenth; for Indra the eleventh for the All gods the twelfth; for sky and earth the side; for Yama the side bone.
yvk.6.1	He says, To Vayu thee, to Varuna thee! If he did not so specify them, he would put the gifts out of correspondence with the deities, and would be brought low to the deities.
yvk.6.1	The Soma when bought and tied up is connected with Varuna.
yvk.6.1	He severs it indeed when he makes what is connected with Varuna connected with Mitra; he sets it down with a verse addressed to Varuna; verily he unites it with its own deity.
yvk.6.1	Varuna, Agni in dwellings he says; for Varuna (placed) Agni in dwellings.
yvk.6.1	The Soma when bought and tied up indeed approaches the sacrificer in the shape of Varuna [5].
yvk.6.1	Honour to the radiance of Mitra and Varuna he says, for atonement.
yvk.6.1	He honours it with a verse addressed to Varuna; verily he honours it with its own deity.
yvk.6.2	Being unwilling to accept one another s pre eminence, they separated in five bodies, Agni with the Vasus, Soma with the Rudras, Indra with the Maruts, Varuna with the Adityas, Brhaspati with the All gods.
yvk.6.2	He loosens the knot; verily he sets them free from the noose of Varuna; verily he makes them fit for the sacrifice.
yvk.6.2	The axle which is tied on both sides is Varuna of evil speech; if it were to creak, it would creak against the house of the sacrificer.
yvk.6.3	Here (may) I (be free) from Varuna s noose he says; verily he is freed from Varuna s noose.
yvk.6.4	Go to Mitra and Varuna, hail! he says [2]; verily he bestows expiration and inspiration on offspring when born.
yvk.6.4	He should not take of stagnant (waters) the stagnant (waters) are seized by Varuna; if he were to take of stagnant (waters) [3], be would cause Varuna to seize his sacrifice.
yvk.6.4	he says; Mitra and Varuna are the leaders of the waters; verily with them he goes for them.
yvk.6.4	Therefore they mix with milk (the Soma) for Mitra and Varuna.
yvk.6.4	In that he mixes with milk (the Soma) for Mitra and Varuna, he unites Mitra with cattle, and the sacrificer with cattle.
yvk.6.4	The gods said to Varuna, With thee as helper we will slay Soma, the king he replied, Let me choose a boon, for me [2] and Mitra together let this (cup) be drawn.
yvk.6.4	Therefore it is drawn for Mitra and Varuna together; therefore with a king as helper they slay a king, with a Vaisya a Vaisya, with a Sudra a Sudra.
yvk.6.4	This was not day or night, but undiscriminated; the gods said to Mitra and Varuna, Make this to shine forth for us they replied, Let us choose a boon; let one cup only be drawn before ours.
yvk.6.4	Therefore the cup for Indra and Vayu is drawn before that for Mitra and Varuna, for the Upansu and the Antaryama (cups) are expiration and inspiration.
yvk.6.4	Mitra produced the day, Varuna the night; then indeed did this shine forth; in that (a cup) is drawn for Mitra and Varuna, (it is) fo shining forth.
yvk.6.4	(The cup) for Indra and Vayu is speech, that for Mitra and Varuna is the eye, that for the Asvins is the ear; he eats in front that for Indra and Vayu, therefore in front he speaks with speech; in front that for Mitra and Varuna, therefore in front he sees with the eye; moving all round, that for the Asvins; therefore on all sides he hears with the ear.
yvk.6.6	He goes to the waters for the final bath; Varuna is in the waters; verily straightway he propitiates Varuna.
yvk.6.6	King Varuna hath made a broad (path) he says, for support.
yvk.6.6	The noose of Varuna is overcome he says verily he overcomes the noose of Varuna.
yvk.6.6	He offers the fore offerings omitting that to the strew [2]; the strew is offspring; verily he frees offspring from Varuna s noose.
yvk.6.6	He sacrifices to Varuna; verily he frees him from Varuna s noose.
yvk.6.6	He sacrifices to Agni and Varuna; verily straightway he frees him from Varuna s noose.
yvk.6.6	He offers two after offerings, omitting that to the strew; the strew is offspring; verily he frees offspri g from Varuna s noose.
yvk.6.6	O bath, O flood he says; verily he propitiates by this utterance Varuna.
yvk.6.6	In the sea is thy heart, within the waters he says, for Varuna is in the sea.
yvk.6.6	The Soma is cattle [4]; if he were to partake of the drops, he would be possessed of cattle, but Varuna would seize him; if he were not to partake, he would have no cattle, but Varuna would not seize him; he should touch them only, he becomes possessed of cattle, Varuna seizes him not.
yvk.6.6	The noose of Varuna is loosed he says; verily is he freed from Varuna s noose.
yvk.6.6	They advance without looking round, for concealment from Varuna.
yvk.6.6	That for Savitr is for instigation, that for Varuna to free oneself from Varuna s (noose).
yvk.6.6	If he desire, May he who has attained (power) be banished; may he who is banished return (to power) in the place of that for Indra he sho ld offer that for Varuna, in the place of that for Varuna that for Indra [3].
yvk.6.6	If he should offer that to Varuna along the stream of the waters, Varuna would seize his offspring; he offers (the victim) facing north on the south side against the stream of the waters, to prevent Varuna seizing his offspring.
yvk.6.6	The theologians say, Mitra appropriates the well performed part of the sacrifice, Varuna the ill performed; where then is the sacrifice, and where the sacrificer?; In that he offers a cow to Mitra and Varuna, by Mitra [3] he propitiates the we l performed part of the sacrifice, by Varuna the ill performed; the sacrificer is not ruined.
yvk.6.6	Even as men plough the field with the plough, so do the Rc and the Saman plough the sacrifice; in that he offers a cow to Mitra and Varuna, verily he rolls a roller over the ploughed up sacrifice, for atonement.
yvk.6.6	The metres of him who has sacrificed are worn out, the cow is the sap of the metres; in that he offers the cow to Mitra and Varuna, he again delights the metres, to drive away weariness; verily also he bestows sap upon the metres.
yvk.7.1	To Agni hail! To Soma hail! To Vayu hail! To the joy of the waters hail! To Savitr hail! To Sarasvati hail! To Indra hail! To Brhaspati hail! To Mitra hail! To Varuna hail! To all hail!
yvk.7.1	To Agni hail! To Soma hail! To Savitr hail! To Sarasvati hail! To Pusan hail! To Brhaspati hail! To the joy of the waters hail! To Vayu hail! To Mitra hail! To Varuna hail! To all hail!
yvk.7.2	They should draw the cup for Mitra and Varuna first if when they are consecrated one die [1].
yvk.7.2	From expiration and inspiration are they separated of whom when consecrated one dies, Mitra and Varuna are expiration and inspiration; verily at the commencement they grasp expiration and inspiration.
yvk.7.4	a Him who is fain to injure the steed Varuna punisheth.
yvk.7.4	Homage to the king! Homage to Varuna! Homage to the horse! Homage to Prajapati! Homage to the overlord! Thou art an overlord; make me an overlord; may I be overlord of creatures.
yvk.7.5	To Mitra and Varuna, of the Anustubh (metre), the Ekavinsa Stoma(), the Vairaja Saman(), the autumn (season), curds.
yvk.7.5	To Agni, saviour from distress, (offering is made) on eight potsherds; to Indra, saviour from distress, on eleven potsherds; to Mitra and Varuna, saviours from sin, a milk offering; to Vayu and Savitr saviours from sin, an oblation; to the Asvins, saviours from sin, grain; to the Maruts, saviours from evil, on seven potsherds; to the All gods, saviours from evil, on twelve potsherds; to Anumati an oblation; to Agni, Vaisvanara on twelve potsherds; to heaven and earth, saviours from evil, on two potsherds.
yvk.7.5	To Varuna he made obeisance, to the waters he made obeisance [1]; as Varuna with the waters (made harmony, so &c.

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