Sukta 88
Sukta 7.88
Vasiṣṭha
Varuṇa
Triṣṭubh
Vasishtha yahan Varun ki tarif kar rahe hain jo dharma ko sambhalte hain. Varun unko ek kashti mein bithaya aur unhe rishi bana diya. Ab Vasishtha Varun se prayash kar rahe hain ki woh paap ki bediyan khol dein. Woh chahte hain ki Aditya log unki hifazat karein. Varun bahut bade hain aur unki puja karni chahiye. Yeh ek chota mantra hai jo Varun ki kripa maangta hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
प्र शुन्ध्युवं वरुणाय प्रेष्ठां मतिं वसिष्ठ मीळ्हुषे भरस्व । य ईमर्वाञ्चं करते यजत्रं सहस्रामघं वृषणं बृहन्तम् ॥
Vashishth, Varun ke liye acchi soch lao. Woh denewala hai, isliye use pyaar se yaad karo. Woh hamari taraf dekhta hai, hamari puja sunta hai. Uske paas bahut kuch hai, woh bada balwan hai.
Mantra 2
अधा न्वस्य संदृशं जगन्वानग्नेरनीकं वरुणस्य मंसि । स्वर्यदश्मन्नधिपा उ अन्धोऽभि मा वपुर्दृशये निनीयात् ॥
Main gaya unka chehra dekhne. Agni ka chehra Varun ke khayal mein tha. Jab sooraj pathar par baith jata hai, andhera mujhe andha na kar de. Mera dhyaan roshni ki taraf hi rahe.
Mantra 3
आ यद्रुहाव वरुणश्च नावं प्र यत्समुद्रमीरयाव मध्यम् । अधि यदपां स्नुभिश्चराव प्र प्रेङ्ख ईङ्खयावहै शुभे कम् ॥
Jab main aur Varun ne kashti pe sawari ki. Humne samundar ko hila diya beech mein. Paani ke upar hum chale. Aage jhoolte hue hum baithe the, mann khush tha.
Mantra 4
वसिष्ठं ह वरुणो नाव्याधादृषिं चकार स्वपा महोभिः । स्तोतारं विप्रः सुदिनत्वे अह्नां यान्नु द्यावस्ततनन्यादुषासः ॥
Varun ne Vasishth ko kashti mein bithaya. Apni shakti se unhe rishi bana diya. Woh gaane lage acche dinon ke liye. Aasman khula hai aur subah aati rehti hai.
Mantra 5
क्व त्यानि नौ सख्या बभूवुः सचावहे यदवृकं पुरा चित् । बृहन्तं मानं वरुण स्वधावः सहस्रद्वारं जगमा गृहं ते ॥
Purana waqt yaad aata hai jab hum saath the. Bina kisi darr ke hum the. Varun, main tera dost hoon. Tera bada ghar aaya hoon jismein hazaar darwaze hain. Mujhe andar le aa.
Mantra 6
य आपिर्नित्यो वरुण प्रियः सन्त्वामागांसि कृणवत्सखा ते । मा त एनस्वन्तो यक्षिन्भुजेम यन्धि ष्मा विप्रः स्तुवते वरूथम् ॥
Jo banda tumhara pakka dost hai Varun, woh bhi kabhi galti kar baithta hai. Par bhagwan, hum paap ka phal na khayen. Jo tumhari tarif karta hai, usko tum bacha lena.
Mantra 7
ध्रुवासु त्वासु क्षितिषु क्षियन्तो व्यस्मत्पाशं वरुणो मुमोचत् । अवो वन्वाना अदितेरुपस्थाद्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Hum apne ghar mein thehre hue hain, apni jagah pakki karke. Varuna ne humse jo baandh tha, woh khol diya. Ab hum Aditi ki madad maang rahe hain. Aap log hamesha humara khayal rakho aur humein theek rakho.
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Varuṇa as the upholder of cosmic and moral order (ṛta) and asks him to turn graciously toward the worshipper, forgive faults, and loosen the bonds that come from wrongdoing.
It is a poetic memory of divine protection and initiation: Varuṇa guides and ‘carries’ the seer, making him an ṛṣi and enabling inspired praise and right action.
The pāśa is Varuṇa’s noose that restrains disorder and sin; in prayer it also symbolizes inner and outer constraints. The hymn asks for its loosening through returning to truth and seeking Aditi’s shelter for well-being.
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