Rigveda 1.156.04
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 156 · Verse 1.156.4
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
तम॑स्य॒ राजा॒ वरु॑ण॒स्तम॒श्विना॒ क्रतुं॑ सचन्त॒ मारु॑तस्य वे॒धसः॑ । दा॒धार॒ दक्ष॑मुत्त॒मम॑ह॒र्विदं॑ व्र॒जं च॒ विष्णुः॒ सखि॑वाँ अपोर्णु॒ते
tamasya rājā varuṇastamaśvinā kratuṃ sacanta mārutasya vedhasaḥ dādhāra dakṣamuttamamaharvidaṃ vrajaṃ ca viṣṇuḥ sakhivām̐ aporṇute
Its king is Varuna, its pair the Ashvins; the Marut’s seers perform the rite. Vishnu bearing forth skill and excellent knowledge went with companions and obtained waters.
The royal Varuṇa associates (himself) with the sacrifice of the pious worshipper, assisted by the company of the priests; the Aśvins (unite with it); Viṣṇu, with his friend (Indra), possesses supreme heaven-conferring power, and sits upon the clouds.
The Sovran Varuna and both the Asvins wait on this the will of him who guides the Marut host. Visnu hath power supreme and might iliat finds the day, and with his Friend unbars the stable of the kine.