p The fame of Mitra, supporter of the people, Of the god is eternal, True, and most varied in fame. q Mitra stirreth men, the wise one, Mitra supporteth earth and sky; Mitra regardeth men with unwinking (eye); To the true one, let us offer an oblation rich in ghee. r Rich in food be that mortal, O Mitra, Who, O Aditya, seeks to follow thy law; Aided by thee he is not slain nor oppressed; Affliction cometh to him neither from near nor from afar. s Whatever [5] law of thine, as men, O god Varuna, Day by day we transgress. t Whatever wrong we mortals here do Against the host divine, Whatever breach of thy laws we make through lack of thought, For that sin, O god, harm us not. u As gamesters cheat in dicing, What we know in truth or what we know not, All that do thou, O god, loosen as it were, And may we be dear to thee, O Varuna.YV 4.3m · Yajur Veda
YV 4.3m
Yajur Veda · translated by Arthur Berriedale Keith
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