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1. WISE,
verily, are creatures through his greatness who stayed ever, spacious heaven
and earth asunder;
Who urged the high and mighty
sky to motion, the Star of old, and spread the earth before him.
2 With mine
own heart I commune on the question how Varuna and I may be united.
What gift of mine will he
accept unangered? When may I calmly look and find him gracious?
3 Fain to know
this in in I question others: I seek the wise, O Varuna, and ask them.
This one same answer even the
sages gave me, "Surely this Varuna is angry with thee."
4 What,
Varuna, hath been my chief transgression, ihat thou wouldst slay the friend who
sings thy praises?
Tell me, Unconquerable Lord,
and quickly sinless will I approach thee with mine homage.
5 Free us from
sins committed by our fathers, from those wherein we have ourselves offended.
O King, loose, like a thief who
feeds the cattle, as from the cord a calf, set free Vasistha.
6 Not our own
will betrayed us, but seduction, thoughtlessness, Varuna wine, dice, or anger.
The old is near to lead astray
the younger: even sleep removeth not all evil-doing.
7 Slavelike
may I do service to the Bounteous, serve, free from sin, the God inclined to
anger.
This gentle Lord gives wisdom
to the simple: the wiser God leads on the wise to riches.
8 O Lord, O
Varuna, may this laudation come close to thed and lie within thy spirit.
May it be well with us in rest
and labour. Preserve us ever-more, ye Gods, with blessings.
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