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Hymns to the Lords of Light 545
the battle-steeds and milk in the cows; in hearts he put will,
the fire in the waters, 1 the sun in heaven and the Soma-plant
on the mountain.
nFcFnbAr\ vzZ, kv D\ þ ssj rodsF a tEr"m^ .
tn Ev[v-y B; vn-y rAjA yv\ n vE V&y; nE Bm 3
3. Varuna poured forth over earth and heaven and the mid-air
the holder of the waters whose windows open downward;
by him the King of all the world floods the earth as the rain
floods a field of barley.
unE BEm\ pETvFm; t A\ ydA d; `D\ vzZo v ÔAEdt^ .
smB}Z vst pvtAs-tEvqFy t, Ty t vFrA, 4
4. Varuna floods the wide earth and heaven, yea, when he
desires the milk of heaven, he pours it forth; the mountains
are clothed utterly with cloud, the heroes of storm 2 put forth
their strength and all is cast down before them.
imAm vAs; r-y ; t-y mhF\ mAyA\ vzZ-y þ vocm^ .
mAnnv tE-TvA a tEr" Ev yo mm pETvF\ syZ 5
5. I have declared this vast creative wisdom 3 of the famous and
mighty One, even Varuna, he who stood in mid-air as with
a measuring-rod and wide he measured out the earth with
the sun.
imAm n; kEvtm-y mAyA\ mhF\ dv-y nEkrA dDq .
ek\ yd; A n pZ (ynFrAEsÑ tFrvny, sm; dý m^ 6
1
Sayana explains, either the electric fire in the water of the clouds or the submarine
fire in the ocean.
2
Vīrāh. , the Heroes, here the Maruts as storm-gods.
3
Maya, with a strong sense of its root-significance, to measure, form, build or plan
out.