ástabhnād dyā́m ásuro viśvávedā ámimīta varimā́ṇam pr̥thivyā́ḥ |
ā́sīdad víśvā bhúvanāni samrā́ḍ víśvét tā́ni váruṇasya vratā́ni ||
1 LORD of all wealth, the Asura propped the heavens, and measured out the broad earth's wide expanses. He, King supreme, approached all living creatures. All these are Varuṇa's holy operations.