Rigveda 8.041.01
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 41 · Verse 8.41.1
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अ॒स्मा ऊ॒ षु प्रभू॑तये॒ वरु॑णाय म॒रुद्भ्योऽर्चा॑ वि॒दुष्ट॑रेभ्यः । यो धी॒ता मानु॑षाणां प॒श्वो गा इ॑व॒ रक्ष॑ति॒ नभ॑न्तामन्य॒के स॑मे
asmā ū ṣu prabhūtaye varuṇāya marudbhyo'rcā viduṣṭarebhyaḥ yo dhītā mānuṣāṇāṃ paśvo gā iva rakṣati nabhantāmanyake same
May he be worshipped by us for abundant protection, by Varuna and the Maruts, by those versed in rites; he who, like a herdsman, guards the cattle of men—may his mind protect many others in heaven.
Offer praise to that opulent Varuṇa, and to the most sage Maruts; (Varuṇa) who protects men by hisacts, as (the herdsman guards) the cattle; may all our adversaries perish.
To make this Varuna come forth sing thou a song unto the band of Maruts wiser than thyself,- This Varuna who guardeth well the thoughts of men like herds of kine. Let all the others die away.