Importance of Mitra-Varuna
It is customary (ऋतेन) to prefer Mitra-Varuna as preferred friend and contact (मित्रावरुणावृतावृधावृतस्पृशा).[1] They have the power to bestow greatness, hope and auspiciousness (क्रतुं बृहन्तमाशाथे) (1.2.8).[2] They are skilful, and grant diligence (दक्षं दधाते अपसम्).[3] Mitra and Varuna are not omniscient (कवी नो मित्रावरुणा)[4] but are powerful and have spacious dwellings (तुविजाता उरुक्षया) (1.2.9).[5]
The able sage prays to Mitra and also Varuna to devour foes (रिशादसम्)[6], for greater illumination and merit, and reach heights of fulfilment (धियं घृताची साधन्ता) (1.2.9).[7]
[1] Mitra Varuna preferred friend preferred contact (मित्रा-वरुणा-वृत-वृध-वृत-स्पृशः = मित्रावरुणावृतावृधावृतस्पृशा)
[2] power (क्रतुं) great hope auspiciousness (बृंहन्त-आशा-थः = बृहन्तमाशाथे)
[3] Skilful (दक्षं) give thee (दध् = दधाते) diligence (अपसः = अपसम्)
[4] Omniscient (कवि = कवी) not (नो) Mitra-Varuna (मित्र-वरुण = मित्रावरुणा)
[5] of powerful nature (तुविजात = तुविजाता) occupying spacious dwellings (उरुक्षय = उरुक्षया)
[6] devour foes (रिशादस् = रिशादसम्)
[7] Prayer (धी = धियं) to shine religious merit increase (घृ-तः-ची) fulfillment height of (साध-अन्त = साधन्ता)
Other Gods: Asvins, Visnu, Indra and Siva, Respect for Visnu and Siva, Saraswati, Indra Vayu, Vishvadeva, Agni
It is customary (ऋतेन) to prefer Mitra-Varuna as preferred friend and contact (मित्रावरुणावृतावृधावृतस्पृशा).[1] They have the power to bestow greatness, hope and auspiciousness (क्रतुं बृहन्तमाशाथे) (1.2.8).[2] They are skilful, and grant diligence (दक्षं दधाते अपसम्).[3] Mitra and Varuna are not omniscient (कवी नो मित्रावरुणा)[4] but are powerful and have spacious dwellings (तुविजाता उरुक्षया) (1.2.9).[5]
The able sage prays to Mitra and also Varuna to devour foes (रिशादसम्)[6], for greater illumination and merit, and reach heights of fulfilment (धियं घृताची साधन्ता) (1.2.9).[7]
[1] Mitra Varuna preferred friend preferred contact (मित्रा-वरुणा-वृत-वृध-वृत-स्पृशः = मित्रावरुणावृतावृधावृतस्पृशा)
[2] power (क्रतुं) great hope auspiciousness (बृंहन्त-आशा-थः = बृहन्तमाशाथे)
[3] Skilful (दक्षं) give thee (दध् = दधाते) diligence (अपसः = अपसम्)
[4] Omniscient (कवि = कवी) not (नो) Mitra-Varuna (मित्र-वरुण = मित्रावरुणा)
[5] of powerful nature (तुविजात = तुविजाता) occupying spacious dwellings (उरुक्षय = उरुक्षया)
[6] devour foes (रिशादस् = रिशादसम्)
[7] Prayer (धी = धियं) to shine religious merit increase (घृ-तः-ची) fulfillment height of (साध-अन्त = साधन्ता)
Other Gods: Asvins, Visnu, Indra and Siva, Respect for Visnu and Siva, Saraswati, Indra Vayu, Vishvadeva, Agni