कविः कवित्वा दिवि रूपमासजदप्रभूती वरुणो निरपः सृजत् । क्षेमं कृण्वाना जनयो न सिन्धवस्ता अस्य वर्णं शुचयो भरिभ्रति ॥
kaviḥ kavitvā divi rūpamāsajadaprabhūtī varuṇo nirapaḥ sṛjat | kṣemaṃ kṛṇvānā janayo na sindhavastā asya varṇaṃ śucayo bharibhrati ||
The sage (Mitra) by his wisdom fixed his body in the sky; Varuṇa with but a wslight effort let loose thewaters, conferring happiness, like wives, the pure rivers assume his (white) tint.
The sage (Mitra) by his wisdom fixed his body in the sky; Varuṇa with but a wslight effort let loose thewaters, conferring happiness, like wives, the pure rivers assume his (white) tint.