Rigveda 5.085.01
Rigveda · Mandala 5, Sukta 85 · Verse 5.85.1
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
प्र स॒म्राजे॑ बृ॒हद॑र्चा गभी॒रं ब्रह्म॑ प्रि॒यं वरु॑णाय श्रु॒ताय॑ । वि यो ज॒घान॑ शमि॒तेव॒ चर्मो॑प॒स्तिरे॑ पृथि॒वीं सूर्या॑य
pra samrāje bṛhadarcā gabhīraṃ brahma priyaṃ varuṇāya śrutāya vi yo jaghāna śamiteva carmopastire pṛthivīṃ sūryāya
Mighty ruler with great worship, deep and Brahman-like, dear to Varuṇa, O Heard One: You tore apart the garment like a skin and prostrated the earth for the Sun.
Offer a solemn, profound, and acceptable prayer to the imperial and renowned Varuṇa, who has spread the firmament as a bed for the sun, as the immolator (spreads) the skin of the victim.
SING forth a hymn sublime and solemn, grateful to glorious. Varuna, imperial Ruler, Who hath struck out, like one who slays the victim, earth as a skin to spread in front of Surya.