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Sukta 7.65
Vasiṣṭha (traditional for Maṇḍala 7)
Mitra–Varuṇa
Triṣṭubh (probable; metrical verification recommended)
Yeh mantra suraj nikalte waqt Mitra aur Varun ko bulata hai. In dono devta ki ichcha bilkul saaf aur sachchi hoti hai. Yeh duniya ke har raste par raj karte hain. Hum inse jhooth se bachne ke liye sahayata maangte hain. Yeh humare liye ek pul jaisa kaam karte hain jo humein mushkil se nikalte hain. Ant mein hum achhi zindagi aur suraksha ki prarthana karte hain.
Mantra 1
प्रति वां सूर उदिते सूक्तैर्मित्रं हुवे वरुणं पूतदक्षम् । ययोरसुर्यमक्षितं ज्येष्ठं विश्वस्य यामन्नाचिता जिगत्नु ॥
Suraj nikalte waqt main acche se banaaye gaye shabdon se tumhe bulata hoon, Mitra aur Varun, jinka mann saaf hai. Tumhari badi raj shakti kabhi khatam nahi hoti, sabse purani hai, aur saari duniya mein chalti hai. Tumhare gyaan ka dagar bahut wide hai, aur tum hamare paas aa rahe ho.
Mantra 2
ता हि देवानामसुरा तावर्या ता नः क्षितीः करतमूर्जयन्तीः । अश्याम मित्रावरुणा वयं वां द्यावा च यत्र पीपयन्नहा च ॥
Mitra aur Varun, tum dono deviyon mein sabse bade ho. Tum dono bahut oopre ho. Hamare liye aise ghar bana do jahan taakat badhti rahe. Mitra aur Varun, hum tumhe paa lein. Wahin le chalo jahan aasman aur din humein bada karta hai.
Mantra 3
ता भूरिपाशावनृतस्य सेतू दुरत्येतू रिपवे मर्त्याय । ऋतस्य मित्रावरुणा पथा वामपो न नावा दुरिता तरेम ॥
Tum dono ke paas bahut taakat hai. Jhooth ke samne tum pul ban jaate ho. Dushman ke liye yeh paas karna mushkil hai. Mitra aur Varun, tumhare raaste par chal ke hum apni mushkilon ko paar kar lein. Jaise naav se paani paar karte hain, waise hi hum bhi apni pareshaani paar kar dein.
Mantra 4
आ नो मित्रावरुणा हव्यजुष्टिं घृतैर्गव्यूतिमुक्षतमिळाभिः । प्रति वामत्र वरमा जनाय पृणीतमुद्नो दिव्यस्य चारोः ॥
Mitra aur Varun, hamari taraf aao. Humne jo bhi chadhaaya hai woh le lo. Ghee aur doodh ki nadiya baha do. Hamein aise maidan de do jahan humein sab kuchh mile. Yahan aake logon ko woh cheez de do jo sabse acchi hai. Yeh tumhari taraf se upar wale ki meharbani hai.
Mantra 5
एष स्तोमो वरुण मित्र तुभ्यं सोमः शुक्रो न वायवेऽयामि । अविष्टं धियो जिगृतं पुरंधीर्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Yeh stotra main tumhe de raha hoon, Varun aur Mitra. Jaise chamakta hua Som ras Vayu ke liye laaya jaata hai, waise hi main yeh laaya hoon. Hamare iraade ko sahi disha de do. Hamesha humein bhalai se bachaate raho.
It praises Mitra–Varuṇa as rulers of ṛta (truth and order) and asks them to help the worshipper cross hardships safely, like a boat crossing water.
Together they represent social harmony and moral law: Mitra stabilizes agreements and friendship, while Varuṇa oversees truth and restrains wrongdoing, so their joint power protects the world’s order.
The hymn itself points to sunrise; it is especially fitting at dawn in daily worship or in Soma-related contexts when seeking clarity, protection, and a return to ṛta.
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