Rigveda 1.024.07
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 24 · Verse 1.24.7
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अ॒बु॒ध्ने राजा॒ वरु॑णो॒ वन॑स्यो॒र्ध्वं स्तूपं॑ ददते पू॒तद॑क्षः । नी॒चीनाः॑ स्थुरु॒परि॑ बु॒ध्न ए॑षाम॒स्मे अ॒न्तर्निहि॑ताः के॒तवः॑ स्युः
abudhne rājā varuṇo vanasyordhvaṃ stūpaṃ dadate pūtadakṣaḥ nīcīnāḥ sthurupari budhna eṣāmasme antarnihitāḥ ketavaḥ syuḥ
Lord Varuṇa raised a lofty steeple of the forest, the pure, dexterous one; low and high stood firm above — may their banners be ours hidden within.
The regal Varuṇa, of pure vigour (abiding) in the baseless (firmament), sustains on high a heap of light, the rays (of which) are pointed downwards, while their base is above; may they become concentrated in us as the sources of existence.
Varuna, King, of hallowed might, sustaineth erect the Tree's stem in the baseless region. Its rays, whose root is high above, stream downward. Deep may they sink within us, and be hidden.