yá āpír nítyo varuṇa priyáḥ sán tuvā́m ā́gāṃsi kr̥ṇávat sákhā te |
mā́ ta énasvanto yakṣin bhujema yandhí ṣmā vípra stuvaté várūtham ||
6 If he, thy true ally, hath sinned against thee, still, Varuṇa, he is the friend thou lovedst. Let us not, Living One, as sinners I know thee: give shelter, as a Sage, to him who lauds thee.