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Sukta 1.153
Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional attribution)
Mitra–Varuṇa
Triṣṭubh
Is mantra mein Mitra aur Varuna ko sath mein bulaya gaya hai. Purohit ghee bhare havish le kar aate hain aur unse pratishtha maangte hain. Yeh dono devta rta ya brahmand ke niyam ko sambhalte hain. Aditi ko ek gaay ki tarah dikhaya gaya jo sabko poshan deti hai. Jo log satya ke saath rehte hain unke liye aditi samriddhi badhati hai. Ant mein prarthana hai ki puratan Swami humein jeevan aur saaf pani de. Yeh pani aur doodh jeevan aur sahi dhang ka sanket hain.
Mantra 1
यजामहे वां महः सजोषा हव्येभिर्मित्रावरुणा नमोभिः । घृतैर्घृतस्नू अध यद्वामस्मे अध्वर्यवो न धीतिभिर्भरन्ति ॥
Mitra aur Varuna, hum tum dono ki puja karte hain. Tum bade ho, hum tumhare saath hain. Samne samarpan aur namaste ke saath aate hain. Ghee chamak raha hai, woh tumhare liye hai. Jab pandit andar se tumhe bulate hain, tab aao aur khush raho.
Mantra 2
प्रस्तुतिर्वां धाम न प्रयुक्तिरयामि मित्रावरुणा सुवृक्तिः । अनक्ति यद्वां विदथेषु होता सुम्नं वां सूरिर्वृषणावियक्षन् ॥
Mitra aur Varuna, main tumhari tareef karta hoon. Jaise puja mein sab theek se hota hai, waise hi main tumhare paas aata hoon. Jab pandit sabke samne tumhe bulata hai, tab jo insaan roshni mein hai, woh tumse aashirwad maangta hai. Tum dono balwan ho.
Mantra 3
पीपाय धेनुरदितिॠताय जनाय मित्रावरुणा हविर्दे । हिनोति यद्वां विदथे सपर्यन्त्स रातहव्यो मानुषो न होता ॥
Aditi mata ek gaay hai jo sabko khilati hai. Jo log sahi raaste par chalte hain, unke liye woh dudh deti hai. Mitra aur Varuna, yeh samarpan tumhare liye hai. Jab pandit puja karta hai, woh sab aage badhata hai. Uska kaam sach hai.
Mantra 4
उत वां विक्षु मद्यास्वन्धो गाव आपश्च पीपयन्त देवीः । उतो नो अस्य पूर्व्यः पतिर्दन्वीतं पातं पयस उस्रियायाः ॥
Sab log khush hain. Gaay aur paani, dono badh rahe hain. Yeh sab tumhare liye hai. Bhagwan jo purana hai, woh hamare liye dua kare. Aao, piyo. Us gaay ka dudh piyo jo roshni deti hai.
They are a paired Āditya deity: Mitra represents harmony and trustworthy agreements, while Varuṇa represents moral law and sovereign restraint. Together they protect ṛta—right order in the cosmos and society.
Ghṛta is a primary Vedic offering and also a symbol of clarity and luminous nourishment. The hymn asks Mitra–Varuṇa to delight in ghee-rich oblations brought with reverence and focused insight.
Aditi appears as the nourishing Cow who ‘swells’ for people devoted to ṛta. She represents the supportive, expansive power through which lawful order becomes visible as fertility, cattle, waters, and well-being.
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