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Sukta 5.68
Atri (Ātreya)
Mitra-Varuṇa
Gāyatrī (probable for this short verse; verify metrical count in editions)
Is mantra mein Mitra aur Varuna ki tarif hai. Dono bade rajan hain jo duniya ka niyam sambhalte hain. Yeh stuti unse shakti mangti hai. Woh barish aur pani ke zariye kaam karte hain. Unki wajah se khana aur samridhti milti hai. Yeh humare liye mazboot neev banate hain.
Mantra 1
प्र वो मित्राय गायत वरुणाय विपा गिरा । महिक्षत्रावृतं बृहत् ॥
Mitra aur Varun ke liye gaao, acche se samajh ke bolo. Inki bahut badi taakat hai aur yeh bade satya ko sthir rakhte hain.
Mantra 2
सम्राजा या घृतयोनी मित्रश्चोभा वरुणश्च । देवा देवेषु प्रशस्ता ॥
Mitra aur Varun dono milke raj karte hain. Inki utpatti tej chamak se hui hai. Yeh dono devta hain aur deviyon ke beech sabse zyada tareef hote hain. Inme raj ki taakat hai.
Mantra 3
ता नः शक्तं पार्थिवस्य महो रायो दिव्यस्य । महि वां क्षत्रं देवेषु ॥
In dono ki yeh dua hai ki humein zameen aur aasmaan ki badi daulat mil jaye. Deviyon mein inki raj ki taakat badi hai. Yeh taakat hum mein bhi aaye aur hum strong bane.
Mantra 4
ऋतमृतेन सपन्तेषिरं दक्षमाशाते । अद्रुहा देवौ वर्धेते ॥
Yeh dono sach ke saath sach ko paate hain. Inki samajh tej hai aur kaam mein dum hai. Yeh devta dhoka nahi dete. Yeh hamare andar hamesha badhte rehte hain.
Mantra 5
वृष्टिद्यावा रीत्यापेषस्पती दानुमत्याः । बृहन्तं गर्तमाशाते ॥
Yeh dono barish ke aasmaan aur behte paani ke swami hain. Yeh khane-peene ki cheezein dete hain. Inke paas badi daulat hai. Yeh humein gehra aadhar dete hain jahan sab kuch sambhal ke rakha ja sake.
They are paired Āditya deities: Mitra represents harmony and right relationship, and Varuṇa represents moral-cosmic sovereignty. Together they uphold ṛta, the universal order of truth.
It means “the Vast ṛta”—the great Truth-Order that sustains the cosmos and society. The hymn says Mitra-Varuṇa establish and protect this order.
The hymn asks Mitra-Varuṇa to grant inner capability and strength, and to bestow both earthly and heavenly abundance, symbolized through rain, waters, and nourishment.
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