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Rig Veda 5.67.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 67, Mantra 1

Sukta 5.67

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Ādityas—Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)

बळित्था देव निष्कृतमादित्या यजतं बृहत् । वरुण मित्रार्यमन्वर्षिष्ठं क्षत्रमाशाथे ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 5.67.1

baḷitthā́ deva niṣkṛtám ādítyā yajatáṃ bṛhát | váruṇa mítrā́ryaman várṣiṣṭhaṃ kṣatrám āśā́the ||

Indeed, O gods, you Ādityas have shaped a vast and worthy ordinance. O Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman—you attain the most abundant sovereignty, the supreme ruling power.

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