Rig Veda 9.73.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 73, Mantra 3

Sukta 9.73

Rishi: Unknown/uncertain in provided input (Soma Pavamāna corpus; traditionally attributed within the Pavamāna hymn families)

Devata: Soma Pavamāna with strong invocation of Varuṇa and Ṛta (purifying Soma as the power that clarifies Vāc and guards vrata)

Chandas: Jagatī (probable for RV 9.73; verify against a metrical count in a critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पवित्रवन्तः परि वाचमासते पितैषां प्रत्नो अभि रक्षति व्रतम् । महः समुद्रं वरुणस्तिरो दधे धीरा इच्छेकुर्धरुणेष्वारभम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.73.3

Transliteration

pavitravantaḥ pári vā́cam āsate pitā́ eṣā́m pratnó abhí rakṣati vratám | máhaḥ samudráṃ váruṇas tiró dadhe dhīrā́ ícchekur dharuṇéṣv ārabhám ||

Translation

Those who are filled with the power of purification sit around the inspired Word. The Ancient Father within them guards their law of right working. Varuṇa sets, as it were, a veil over the great ocean of the Vast; the illumined seekers yearn to take hold of the supporting foundations.

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