Rigveda 4.042.02
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 42 · Verse 4.42.2
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अ॒हं राजा॒ वरु॑णो॒ मह्यं॒ तान्य॑सु॒र्या॑णि प्रथ॒मा धा॑रयन्त । क्रतुं॑ सचन्ते॒ वरु॑णस्य दे॒वा राजा॑मि कृ॒ष्टेरु॑प॒मस्य॑ व॒व्रेः
ahaṃ rājā varuṇo mahyaṃ tānyasuryāṇi prathamā dhārayanta kratuṃ sacante varuṇasya devā rājāmi kṛṣṭerupamasya vavreḥ
I am king, Varuṇa supports me; they first sustain the sunlike ones. The gods follow Varuṇa’s sacrifice; I, king, call forth the form of the rind—may it spread.
I am the king Varuṇa; on me (the gods) bestow those principal energies (that are) destructive of the asuras; (they) associate me with the worship of Varuṇa; I rule over (the nets) of the proximate form of man.
I am King Varuna. To me were given these first existinghigh celestial powers. Varuna's will the Gods obey and follow. I am the King of men's most lofty cover.