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Rig Veda 5.69: THREE spheres of light, O Varuna, three heavens, three firmaments ye…
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)
THREE spheres of light, O Varuna, three heavens, three firmaments ye comprehend, O Mitra:
Waxed strong, ye keep the splendour of dominion, guarding the Ordinance that lasts for ever.
Ye, Varuna, have kine who yield refreshment; Mitra, your floods pour water full of sweetness.
There stand the Three Steers, splendid in their brightness, who fill the three world-bowls with genial moisture.
I call at dawn on Aditi the Goddess, I call at noon and when the Sun is setting.
I pray, O Mitra-Varuna, for safety, for wealth and progeny, in rest and trouble.
Ye who uphold the region, sphere of brightness, ye who support earth's realm Divine Adityas,
The Immortal Gods, O Varuna and Mitra, never impair your everlasting statutes.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 5.69: THREE spheres of light, O Varuna, three heavens, three firmaments ye….” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/421/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 5.69: THREE spheres of light, O Varuna, three heavens, three firmaments ye….” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/421/.
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