Rig Veda Sukta 68
Mandala 5Sukta 685 Mantras

Sukta 68

Sukta 5.68

Rishi

Atri (Ātreya)

Devata

Mitra-Varuṇa

Chandas

Gāyatrī (probable for this short verse; verify metrical count in editions)

この短い讃歌は、ミトラとヴァルナを、ṛta――広大な宇宙の真理・秩序を支え保つ偉大な主権者(mahi-kṣatrau)として讃える。彼らが祭祀者に地上と天上の双方の豊穣を授ける力を与えるよう祈り、雨、流れる水、養いによる働きを通して、充溢のための「広大な基盤」を築くさまを描く。

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.68

Mantras

Mantra 1

प्र वो मित्राय गायत वरुणाय विपा गिरा । महिक्षत्रावृतं बृहत् ॥

ミトラに向けて歌え、ヴァルナに向けて、洞察ある言葉(ギラー)をもって歌え。彼らは大いなる主権をもち、広大なる真理—秩序(ṛta)を打ち立てる。

Mantra 2

सम्राजा या घृतयोनी मित्रश्चोभा वरुणश्च । देवा देवेषु प्रशस्ता ॥

この二柱は共なる王、胎(よに)を澄明のギー(ghṛta)にもつ者——ミトラとヴァルナ、共に。神々の中で讃えられる神々、光輝の主権の力である。

Mantra 3

ता नः शक्तं पार्थिवस्य महो रायो दिव्यस्य । महि वां क्षत्रं देवेषु ॥

その二柱よ、われらを力ある者となし、地上の大いなる富と天上の神聖なる豊穣とを得させたまえ。神々の中における汝らの大いなる王権はまことに偉大なり――それがわれらの内に力と統御として働かんことを。

Mantra 4

ऋतमृतेन सपन्तेषिरं दक्षमाशाते । अद्रुहा देवौ वर्धेते ॥

彼らは真理をもって真理(ṛta)を勝ち得、共に、迅速にして鋭き識別と、秩序を立てる有効なる力(dákṣa)とに到る。欺かぬ二柱の神は増大し――われらの内に法(ṛta)を強めたまう。

Mantra 5

वृष्टिद्यावा रीत्यापेषस्पती दानुमत्याः । बृहन्तं गर्तमाशाते ॥

雨をもたらす天と、流れゆく水と――養いの二人の主、豊穣に富む者たちは、広大なる深み(gárta)に到る。われらの内に大いなる基礎を開き、諸々の充溢がそこに保たれんことを。

Frequently Asked Questions

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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