Rigveda 7.086.06
Rigveda · Mandala 7, Sukta 86 · Verse 7.86.6
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
न स स्वो दक्षो॑ वरुण॒ ध्रुतिः॒ सा सुरा॑ म॒न्युर्वि॒भीद॑को॒ अचि॑त्तिः । अस्ति॒ ज्याया॒न्कनी॑यस उपा॒रे स्वप्न॑श्च॒नेदनृ॑तस्य प्रयो॒ता
na sa svo dakṣo varuṇa dhrutiḥ sā surā manyurvibhīdako acittiḥ asti jyāyānkanīyasa upāre svapnaścanedanṛtasya prayotā
Not by his own skill is Varuṇa upheld; that which the gods and many‑voiced Manayu split is inconceivable. There is a greater and younger force above, and dreams are the user's arts of falsehood.
It is not our own choice, Varuṇa, not our condition, (that is the cause of our sinning); it is that which isintoxication, wrath, gambling, ignorance; there is a senior in the proximity of the junior; even a dream is aprovocation to sin.
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.