About this stotra
The Aghamarṣaṇa Sūktam is a powerful Vedic hymn from the Ṛgveda, attributed to the sage Aghamarṣaṇa, whose very name means "destroyer of sins." Addressed primarily to Varuṇa, the cosmic sovereign who governs the moral order and the waters, this sūktam is traditionally recited during ritual bathing and purificatory rites. The hymn invokes Varuṇa alongside Indra, Bṛhaspati, Savitṛ, and Agni, beseeching them to cleanse the reciter of transgressions committed through mind, speech, or action.
The verses weave together themes of cosmic creation—the emergence of time, the placement of sun and moon, the ordering of heaven and earth—with the intimate prayer for personal purification. Sacred rivers including the Gaṅgā, Yamunā, and Sarasvatī are invoked to join in this cleansing. The sūktam culminates in profound Vedāntic declarations: jyotir jvalati brahmāham asmi—"the light blazes, I am Brahman"—revealing that ultimate purification is the recognition of one's true nature.
Widely chanted during sandhyāvandana, river bathing, and expiatory rites, the Aghamarṣaṇa Sūktam is said to absolve even grave transgressions, granting the reciter freedom from sin and the attainment of the highest realms.
Aghamarshana Suktam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
हिर॑ण्यशृङ्गं॒ वरु॑णं॒ प्रप॑द्ये ती॒र्थं मे॑ देहि॒ याचि॑तः ।
य॒न्मया॑ भु॒क्तम॒साधू॑नां पा॒पेभ्य॑श्च प्र॒तिग्र॑हः ।
यन्मे॒ मन॑सा वा॒चा॒ क॒र्म॒णा वा दु॑ष्कृतं॒ कृतम् ।
तन्न॒ इन्द्रो॒ वरु॑णो॒ बृह॒स्पति॑: सवि॒ता च॑ पुनन्तु॒ पुन॑: पुनः ।
नमो॒ऽग्नये᳚ऽप्सु॒मते॒ नम॒ इन्द्रा॑य॒ नमो॒ वरु॑णाय॒ नमो वारुण्यै॑ नमो॒ऽद्भ्यः ॥
hiráṇyaśr̥ṅga̲ṁ varúṇa̲ṁ prapádyē tī̲rthaṁ mḗ dēhi̲ yācítaḥ |
ya̲nmayā́ bhu̲ktama̲sādhū́nāṁ pā̲pēbhyáśca pra̲tigráhaḥ |
yanmē̲ manásā vā̲cā̲ ka̲rma̲ṇā vā dúṣkr̥ta̲ṁ kr̥tam |
tanna̲ indrō̲ varúṇō̲ br̥ha̲spatíḥ savi̲tā cá punantu̲ punáḥ punaḥ |
namō̲:’gnayḕ:’psu̲matē̲ nama̲ indrā́ya̲ namō̲ varúṇāya̲ namō vāruṇyaí namō̲:’dbhyaḥ ||
I take refuge in Varuna, the golden-horned one. Being entreated, grant me a sacred ford for purification. Whatever I have consumed from the unrighteous, and whatever gifts I have received from sinners — whatever evil has been done by me through mind, speech, or action — may Indra, Varuna, Brihaspati, and Savita purify that, again and again. Salutations to Agni who dwells in waters, salutations to Indra, salutations to Varuna, salutations to Varuni, salutations to the Waters.
Word by word
- हिरण्य-शृङ्गम् (hiraṇya-śr̥ṅgam)
- golden-horned (hiraṇya:golden | śr̥ṅgam:horned)
- वरुणम् (varuṇam)
- Varuna
- प्रपद्ये (prapadyē)
- I take refuge in
- तीर्थम् (tīrtham)
- sacred ford, place of purification
- मे देहि (mē dēhi)
- grant me (mē:to me | dēhi:grant)
- याचितः (yācitaḥ)
- being entreated
- यत् मया भुक्तम् (yat mayā bhuktam)
- whatever was consumed by me (yat:whatever | mayā:by me | bhuktam:consumed)
- असाधूनाम् (asādhūnām)
- from the unrighteous
- पापेभ्यः च (pāpēbhyaḥ ca)
- and from sinners (pāpēbhyaḥ:from sinners | ca:and)
- प्रतिग्रहः (pratigrahaḥ)
- receiving gifts
- यत् मे (yat mē)
- whatever by me (yat:whatever | mē:by me)
- मनसा (manasā)
- by mind
- वाचा (vācā)
- by speech
- कर्मणा वा (karmaṇā vā)
- or by action (karmaṇā:by action | vā:or)
- दुष्कृतम् कृतम् (duṣkr̥tam kr̥tam)
- evil done (duṣkr̥tam:evil deed | kr̥tam:done)
- तत् नः (tat naḥ)
- that of ours (tat:that | naḥ:our)
- इन्द्रः (indraḥ)
- Indra
- वरुणः (varuṇaḥ)
- Varuna
- बृहस्पतिः (br̥haspatiḥ)
- Brihaspati
- सविता च (savitā ca)
- and Savita (savitā:Savita | ca:and)
- पुनन्तु (punantu)
- may they purify
- पुनः पुनः (punaḥ punaḥ)
- again and again (punaḥ:again | punaḥ:again)
- नमः अग्नये (namaḥ agnayē)
- salutations to Agni (namaḥ:salutation | agnayē:to Agni)
- अप्सुमते (apsumatē)
- who dwells in waters
- नम इन्द्राय (nama indrāya)
- salutations to Indra (nama:salutation | indrāya:to Indra)
- नमो वरुणाय (namō varuṇāya)
- salutations to Varuna (namō:salutation | varuṇāya:to Varuna)
- नमो वारुण्यै (namō vāruṇyai)
- salutations to Varuni (namō:salutation | vāruṇyai:to Varuni)
- नमो अद्भ्यः (namō adbhyaḥ)
- salutations to the Waters (namō:salutation | adbhyaḥ:to the waters)
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Verse 2
यद॒पां क्रू॒रं यद॑मे॒ध्यं यद॑शा॒न्तं तदप॑गच्छतात् ।
अ॒त्या॒श॒नाद॑ती-पा॒ना॒-द्य॒च्च उ॒ग्रात्प्र॑ति॒ग्रहा᳚त् ।
तन्नो॒ वरु॑णो रा॒जा॒ पा॒णिना᳚ ह्यव॒मर्शतु ।
सो॑ऽहम॑पा॒पो वि॒रजो॒ निर्मु॒क्तो मु॑क्तकि॒ल्बिष॑: ।
नाक॑स्य पृ॒ष्ठ-मारु॑ह्य॒ गच्छे॒द् ब्रह्म॑सलो॒कताम् ।
यश्चा॒प्सु वरु॑ण॒स्स पु॒नात्व॑घमर्ष॒णः ।
इ॒मं मे॑ गङ्गे यमुने सरस्वति॒ शुतु॑द्रि॒-स्तोमग्ं॑ सचता॒ परु॒ष्णिया ।
अ॒सि॒क्नि॒या म॑रुद्वृधे वि॒तस्त॒याऽऽर्जी॑कीये शृणु॒ह्या सु॒षोम॑या ।
ऋ॒तं च॑ स॒त्यं चा॒भी᳚द्धा॒-त्तप॒सोऽध्य॑जायत ।
ततो॒ रात्रि॑रजायत॒ तत॑-स्समु॒द्रो अ॑र्ण॒वः ॥
yada̲pāṁ krū̲raṁ yadámē̲dhyaṁ yadáśā̲ntaṁ tadapágacchatāt |
a̲tyā̲śa̲nādátī-pā̲nā̲-dya̲cca u̲grātpráti̲grahā̀t |
tannō̲ varúṇō rā̲jā̲ pā̲ṇinā̀ hyava̲marśatu |
sṓ:’hamápā̲pō vi̲rajō̲ nirmu̲ktō múktaki̲lbiṣáḥ |
nākásya pr̥̲ṣṭha-mārúhya̲ gacchē̲d brahmásalō̲katām |
yaścā̲psu varúṇa̲ssa pu̲nātvághamarṣa̲ṇaḥ |
i̲maṁ mḗ gaṅgē yamunē sarasvati̲ śutúdri̲-stōmaǵṁ sacatā̲ paru̲ṣṇiyā |
a̲si̲kni̲yā márudvr̥dhē vi̲tasta̲yā:’:’rjī́kīyē śr̥ṇu̲hyā su̲ṣōmáyā |
r̥̲taṁ cá sa̲tyaṁ cā̲bhī̀ddhā̲-ttapa̲sō:’dhyájāyata |
tatō̲ rātrírajāyata̲ tatá-ssamu̲drō árṇa̲vaḥ ||
May that which is cruel in the waters, that which is impure, that which is unpeaceful — may all that depart from us. Whatever sin arises from excessive eating, from excessive drinking, and from accepting gifts from the fierce or unworthy — may King Varuna wipe that away with his hand. Thus I become sinless, free from impurity, liberated, released from all guilt. Having ascended to the ridge of heaven, may one attain unity with Brahman. May Varuna who dwells in the waters, the destroyer of sins, purify us. O Ganga, O Yamuna, O Sarasvati, O Shutudri, unite with this hymn of praise, together with Parushni. O Asikni, O Marudvridha, O Vitasta, O Arjikiya, hear us along with Sushoma. From the blazing tapas, both cosmic order and truth were born. From that, night was born; from that arose the ocean of waters.
Word by word
- यद्-अपाम् (yad-apām)
- whatever of the waters (yad:whatever | apām:of waters)
- क्रूरम् (krūram)
- cruel, harsh
- अमेध्यम् (amēdhyam)
- impure, unfit for sacrifice
- अशान्तम् (aśāntam)
- unpeaceful, disturbing
- तद्-अपगच्छतात् (tad-apagacchatāt)
- may that depart (tad:that | apagacchatāt:may it depart)
- अत्य्-आशनात् (aty-āśanāt)
- from excessive eating (ati:excessive | āśanāt:from eating)
- अती-पानात् (atī-pānāt)
- from excessive drinking (atī:excessive | pānāt:from drinking)
- उग्रात्-प्रतिग्रहात् (ugrāt-pratigrahāt)
- from accepting gifts from the fierce (ugrāt:from fierce | pratigrahāt:from accepting gifts)
- तन्नः (tan-naḥ)
- that for us (tat:that | naḥ:for us)
- वरुणः राजा (varuṇaḥ rājā)
- King Varuna (varuṇaḥ:Varuna | rājā:king)
- पाणिना (pāṇinā)
- with hand
- अवमर्शतु (avamarśatu)
- may he wipe away
- सः-अहम् (saḥ-aham)
- thus I (saḥ:thus | aham:I)
- अपापः (apāpaḥ)
- sinless
- विरजः (virajaḥ)
- free from impurity
- निर्मुक्तः (nirmuktaḥ)
- liberated
- मुक्त-किल्बिषः (mukta-kilbiṣaḥ)
- freed from guilt (mukta:freed | kilbiṣaḥ:from sin)
- नाकस्य पृष्ठम् (nākasya pr̥ṣṭham)
- the ridge of heaven (nākasya:of heaven | pr̥ṣṭham:back, summit)
- आरुह्य (āruhya)
- having ascended
- गच्छेत् (gacchēt)
- may one go
- ब्रह्म-सलोकताम् (brahma-salōkatām)
- unity with Brahman (brahma:Brahman | salōkatām:same world, unity)
- अप्सु (apsu)
- in the waters
- अघमर्षणः (aghamarṣaṇaḥ)
- destroyer of sins (agha:sin | marṣaṇaḥ:destroyer)
- पुनातु (punātu)
- may he purify
- गङ्गे यमुने सरस्वति (gaṅgē yamunē sarasvati)
- O Ganga, Yamuna, Sarasvati (gaṅgē:O Ganga | yamunē:O Yamuna | sarasvati:O Sarasvati)
- शुतुद्रि (śutudri)
- Shutudri river
- स्तोमम् (stōmam)
- hymn of praise
- सचता (sacatā)
- unite with
- परुष्णिया (paruṣṇiyā)
- with Parushni
- असिक्निया (asikṇiyā)
- with Asikni
- मरुद्वृधे (marudvr̥dhē)
- O Marudvridha
- वितस्तया (vitastayā)
- with Vitasta
- आर्जीकीये (ārjīkīyē)
- O Arjikiya
- शृणुह्या (śr̥ṇuhyā)
- hear, listen
- सुषोमया (suṣōmayā)
- with Sushoma
- ऋतम् (r̥tam)
- cosmic order
- सत्यम् (satyam)
- truth
- अभीद्धात्-तपसः (abhīddhāt-tapasaḥ)
- from blazing tapas (abhīddhāt:from kindled | tapasaḥ:from austerity)
- अधि-अजायत (adhi-ajāyata)
- was born forth (adhi:forth | ajāyata:was born)
- रात्रिः (rātriḥ)
- night
- समुद्रः अर्णवः (samudraḥ arṇavaḥ)
- the ocean of waters (samudraḥ:ocean | arṇavaḥ:watery flood)
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Verse 3
स॒मु॒द्राद॑र्ण॒वा दधि॑ संवथ्स॒रो अ॑जायत ।
अ॒हो॒रा॒त्राणि॑ वि॒दध॒द्विश्व॑स्य मिष॒तो व॒शी ।
सू॒र्या॒च॒न्द्र॒मसौ॑ धा॒ता य॑था पू॒र्वम॑कल्पयत् ।
दिवं॑ च पृथि॒वीं चा॒न्तरि॑क्ष॒-मथो॒ सुव॑: ।
यत्पृ॑थि॒व्याग्ं रज॑: स्व॒मान्तरि॑क्षे वि॒रोद॑सी ।
इ॒माग्ग्ं स्तदा॒पो व॑रुणः पु॒नात्व॑घमर्ष॒णः ।
पु॒नन्तु॒ वस॑वः पु॒नातु॒ वरु॑णः पु॒नात्व॑घमर्ष॒णः ।
ए॒ष भू॒तस्य॑ म॒ध्ये भुव॑नस्य गो॒प्ता ।
ए॒ष पु॒ण्यकृ॑तां लो॒का॒ने॒ष मृ॒त्योर् हि॑र॒ण्मयम्᳚ ।
द्यावा॑पृथि॒व्योर् हि॑र॒ण्मय॒ग्ं॒ सग्ग्ं श्रि॑त॒ग्ं॒ सुव॑: ॥
sa̲mu̲drādárṇa̲vā dadhí saṁvathsa̲rō ájāyata |
a̲hō̲rā̲trāṇí vi̲dadha̲dviśvásya miṣa̲tō va̲śī |
sū̲ryā̲ca̲ndra̲masaú dhā̲tā yáthā pū̲rvamákalpayat |
diváṁ ca pr̥thi̲vīṁ cā̲ntaríkṣa̲-mathō̲ suváḥ |
yatpŕ̥thi̲vyāgṁ rajáḥ sva̲māntaríkṣē vi̲rōdásī |
i̲māggṁ stadā̲pō váruṇaḥ pu̲nātvághamarṣa̲ṇaḥ |
pu̲nantu̲ vasávaḥ pu̲nātu̲ varúṇaḥ pu̲nātvághamarṣa̲ṇaḥ |
ē̲ṣa bhū̲tasyá ma̲dhyē bhuvánasya gō̲ptā |
ē̲ṣa pu̲ṇyakŕ̥tāṁ lō̲kā̲nē̲ṣa mr̥̲tyōr híra̲ṇmayam̀ |
dyāvā́pr̥thi̲vyōr híra̲ṇmaya̲g̲ṁ saggṁ śríta̲g̲ṁ suváḥ ||
From the primordial ocean arose the year, the measure of time. The sovereign Lord ordained days and nights for all that moves and breathes. The Creator fashioned the sun and moon as in ages past, and shaped heaven, earth, the atmosphere, and the luminous realm beyond. Whatever dust clings from the earth, whatever impurity from the atmosphere and the two world-halves — may Varuna, the destroyer of sin, purify these waters. May the Vasus purify, may Varuna purify, may the destroyer of sin purify. He stands at the center of all beings, the guardian of the universe. He is the world of those who perform meritorious deeds; he is the golden realm beyond death. That golden abode, resting between heaven and earth, is the luminous heaven.
Word by word
- समुद्रात् अर्णवात् (samudrāt arṇavāt)
- from the ocean (samudrāt:from the ocean | arṇavāt:from the deep waters)
- अधि (adhi)
- upon, from above
- संवथ्सरः अजायत (saṁvatsaraḥ ajāyata)
- the year was born (saṁvatsaraḥ:year | ajāyata:was born)
- अहोरात्राणि (ahōrātrāṇi)
- days and nights
- विदधत् (vidadhat)
- ordaining, arranging
- विश्वस्य मिषतः (viśvasya miṣataḥ)
- of all that moves/breathes (viśvasya:of all | miṣataḥ:that moves)
- वशी (vaśī)
- the sovereign, controller
- सूर्या-चन्द्रमसौ (sūryā-candramasau)
- sun and moon (sūryā:sun | candramasau:moon)
- धाता (dhātā)
- the Creator
- यथा पूर्वम् अकल्पयत् (yathā pūrvam akalpayat)
- fashioned as before (yathā:as | pūrvam:before | akalpayat:fashioned)
- दिवम् (divam)
- heaven
- पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm)
- earth
- अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam)
- atmosphere
- सुवः (suvaḥ)
- the luminous realm
- यत् पृथिव्याम् रजः (yat pṛthivyām rajaḥ)
- whatever dust on earth (yat:whatever | pṛthivyām:on earth | rajaḥ:dust)
- स्वम् अन्तरिक्षे (svam antarikṣe)
- own, in atmosphere (svam:own | antarikṣe:in atmosphere)
- विरोदसी (virōdasī)
- the two world-halves
- इमाम् तत् आपः (imām tat āpaḥ)
- these waters (imām:these | āpaḥ:waters)
- वरुणः पुनातु (varuṇaḥ punātu)
- may Varuna purify (varuṇaḥ:Varuna | punātu:may purify)
- अघमर्षणः (aghamarṣaṇaḥ)
- destroyer of sin (agha:sin | marṣaṇaḥ:destroyer)
- पुनन्तु वसवः (punantu vasavaḥ)
- may the Vasus purify (punantu:may purify | vasavaḥ:Vasus)
- एष भूतस्य मध्ये (ēṣa bhūtasya madhyē)
- he in the midst of beings (ēṣa:he | bhūtasya:of beings | madhyē:in the midst)
- भुवनस्य गोप्ता (bhuvanasya gōptā)
- guardian of the world (bhuvanasya:of the world | gōptā:guardian)
- पुण्यकृताम् लोकान् (puṇyakṛtām lōkān)
- worlds of the meritorious (puṇyakṛtām:of merit-doers | lōkān:worlds)
- मृत्योः हिरण्मयम् (mṛtyōḥ hiraṇmayam)
- golden realm beyond death (mṛtyōḥ:of/beyond death | hiraṇmayam:golden)
- द्यावा-पृथिव्योः (dyāvā-pṛthivyōḥ)
- of heaven and earth (dyāvā:heaven | pṛthivyōḥ:of earth)
- सं श्रितम् सुवः (sam śritam suvaḥ)
- resting in the luminous heaven (sam:together | śritam:resting | suvaḥ:heaven)
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Verse 4
सन॒-स्सुव॒-स्सग्ंशि॑शाधि ।
आर्द्रं॒ ज्वल॑ति॒ ज्योति॑र॒हम॑स्मि ।
ज्योति॒र्ज्वल॑ति॒ ब्रह्मा॒हम॑स्मि ।
यो॑ऽहम॑स्मि॒ ब्रह्मा॒हम॑स्मि ।
अ॒हम॑स्मि॒ ब्रह्मा॒हम॑स्मि ।
अ॒हमे॒वाहं मां जु॑होमि॒ स्वाहा᳚ ।
अ॒का॒र्य॒का॒र्य॑वकी॒र्णीस्ते॒नो भ्रू॑ण॒हा गु॑रुत॒ल्पगः ।
वरु॑णो॒ऽपाम॑घमर्ष॒ण-स्तस्मा᳚त् पा॒पात् प्रमु॑च्यते ।
र॒जोभूमि॑-स्त्व॒माग्ं रोद॑यस्व॒ प्रव॑दन्ति॒ धीरा᳚: ।
आक्रा᳚न्थ्समु॒द्रः प्र॑थ॒मे विध॑र्मञ्ज॒नय॑न् प्र॒जा भुव॑नस्य॒ राजा᳚ ।
वृषा॑ प॒वित्रे॒ अधि॒सानो॒ अव्ये॑ बृ॒हत्सोमो॑ वावृधे सुवा॒न इन्दु॑: ॥
sana̲-ssuva̲-ssagṁśíśādhi |
ārdra̲ṁ jvaláti̲ jyōtíra̲hamásmi |
jyōti̲rjvaláti̲ brahmā̲hamásmi |
yṓ:’hamásmi̲ brahmā̲hamásmi |
a̲hamásmi̲ brahmā̲hamásmi |
a̲hamē̲vāhaṁ māṁ júhōmi̲ svāhā̀ |
a̲kā̲rya̲kā̲ryávakī̲rṇīstē̲nō bhrū́ṇa̲hā gúruta̲lpagaḥ |
varúṇō̲:’pāmághamarṣa̲ṇa-stasmā̀t pā̲pāt pramúcyatē |
ra̲jōbhūmí-stva̲māgṁ rōdáyasva̲ pravádanti̲ dhīrā̀ḥ |
ākrā̀nthsamu̲draḥ prátha̲mē vidhármañja̲nayán pra̲jā bhuvánasya̲ rājā̀ |
vr̥ṣā́ pa̲vitrē̲ adhi̲sānō̲ avyḗ br̥̲hatsōmṓ vāvr̥dhē suvā̲na indúḥ ||
Grant us progeny, prosperity, and perfect instruction. I am the radiant light that blazes with moisture. I am Brahman, the light that blazes forth. Whatever I am, I am Brahman. I am indeed Brahman. I offer myself into myself — Svaha! One who commits forbidden and improper acts, who spills seed unlawfully, who slays an embryo, who violates the teacher's bed — Varuna, the purifier of waters and remover of sins, liberates such a one from that transgression. The earth covered with dust — make it weep forth with rain, declare the wise seers. The ocean strode forth in the primordial cosmic order, generating offspring, the king of all existence. The mighty bull Soma, self-pressed upon the sacred filter of sheep's wool, has grown immensely great, the shining drop of immortality.
Word by word
- सनः-सुवः-सग्ंशिशाधि (sanas-suvas-sagṁśiśādhi)
- grant progeny, prosperity, and instruction (sanas:progeny | suvas:prosperity | saṁśiśādhi:instruct perfectly)
- आर्द्रं ज्वलति (ārdraṁ jvalati)
- blazes with moisture (ārdram:moist | jvalati:blazes)
- ज्योतिः अहम् अस्मि (jyōtiḥ aham asmi)
- I am light (jyōtiḥ:light | aham:I | asmi:am)
- ब्रह्म अहम् अस्मि (brahmā aham asmi)
- I am Brahman (brahmā:Brahman | aham:I | asmi:am)
- यः अहम् अस्मि (yaḥ aham asmi)
- whatever I am (yaḥ:who/whatever | aham:I | asmi:am)
- अहम् एव अहं मां जुहोमि (aham ēva ahaṁ māṁ juhōmi)
- I myself offer me into myself (aham:I | ēva:indeed | māṁ:myself | juhōmi:offer)
- स्वाहा (svāhā)
- oblation call
- अकार्य-कार्य-अवकीर्णी (akārya-kārya-avakīrṇī)
- one who does forbidden and improper acts, who spills unlawfully (akārya:forbidden | kārya:proper act | avakīrṇī:one who spills)
- स्तेनः (stēnaḥ)
- thief
- भ्रूणहा (bhrūṇahā)
- embryo-slayer (bhrūṇa:embryo | hā:slayer)
- गुरुतल्पगः (gurutalpagaḥ)
- one who violates teacher's bed (guru:teacher | talpa:bed | gaḥ:goer)
- वरुणः अपाम् अघमर्षणः (varuṇaḥ apām aghamarṣaṇaḥ)
- Varuna, remover of sins through waters (varuṇaḥ:Varuna | apām:of waters | agha:sin | marṣaṇaḥ:remover)
- तस्मात् पापात् प्रमुच्यते (tasmāt pāpāt pramucyatē)
- is freed from that sin (tasmāt:from that | pāpāt:from sin | pramucyatē:is freed)
- रजोभूमिः (rajōbhūmiḥ)
- earth covered with dust (rajaḥ:dust | bhūmiḥ:earth)
- त्वाम् रोदयस्व (tvām rōdayasva)
- make it weep/rain (tvām:you | rōdayasva:make weep)
- प्रवदन्ति धीराः (pravadanti dhīrāḥ)
- the wise declare (pravadanti:they declare | dhīrāḥ:the wise)
- आक्रान्त् समुद्रः (ākrānth samudraḥ)
- the ocean strode forth (ākrānth:strode | samudraḥ:ocean)
- प्रथमे विधर्मन् (prathamē vidharman)
- in the primordial cosmic order (prathamē:in the first | vidharman:in the cosmic order)
- जनयन् प्रजाः (janayan prajāḥ)
- generating offspring (janayan:generating | prajāḥ:offspring)
- भुवनस्य राजा (bhuvanasya rājā)
- king of existence (bhuvanasya:of the world | rājā:king)
- वृषा (vr̥ṣā)
- the bull/mighty one
- पवित्रे अधिसानः अव्ये (pavitrē adhisānaḥ avyē)
- placed upon the filter of sheep's wool (pavitrē:on the filter | adhisānaḥ:placed upon | avyē:of sheep's wool)
- बृहत् सोमः वावृधे (br̥hat sōmaḥ vāvr̥dhē)
- great Soma has grown (br̥hat:great | sōmaḥ:Soma | vāvr̥dhē:has grown)
- सुवानः इन्दुः (suvānaḥ induḥ)
- the self-pressed shining drop (suvānaḥ:self-pressed | induḥ:drop/moon)
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