aghamarṣaṇa sūktam

I seek refuge in Lord Varuna, who possesses the golden horn of knowledge; O Lord, grant me a sacred place for purification as I humbly beseech Thee.

Whatever wrong I have committed by consuming forbidden food or by accepting gifts from those who are sinful, may I be cleansed of it.

Whatever evil I have committed through my thoughts, my words, or my actions, may I be purified of it.

May Indra, Varuna, Brihaspati, and Savita purify me again and again from all such transgressions.

Salutations to the Fire that dwells in the waters; salutations to Indra, to Varuna, to the consort of Varuna, and to the Waters themselves. May all that is cruel, impure, or restless within the waters depart from me.

From the sins arising from excessive eating, excessive drinking, and the acceptance of gifts from improper or fierce sources, I seek release.

May King Varuna touch me with his hand and purify me of all such faults.

Thus, may I become free from sin, free from stain, liberated, and cleansed of all guilt.

Ascending to the summit of the celestial realm, may I attain the state of communion with the Supreme Being.

May the Lord Varuna, who dwells within the waters and who is the destroyer of all sins, purify me.

O Ganga, Yamuna, Sarasvati, Shutudri, and Parushni, accept this hymn of mine.

Listen to my prayer, O Asikni, Marudvrdha, Vitasta, Arjikiya, and Sushoma.

From the intense heat of spiritual austerity, Cosmic Order (Rta) and Truth (Satya) were born.

From that, the night was born, and from that, the surging ocean. From the surging ocean, the year was created, which ordains the days and nights for all the living beings of the world.

The Supreme Controller of all that breathes and exists ordains the cycle of days and nights.

The Creator fashioned the sun and the moon just as they were in the previous cycles of time.

He fashioned the heavens, the earth, the mid-region (atmosphere), and the celestial realm of light.

The dust of the earth, the self-existent atmosphere, and the two worlds (heaven and earth) were all created by Him.

May the waters, and Varuna, the destroyer of sin, purify me.

May the Vasus purify me, may Varuna purify me, and may the destroyer of sin purify me.

He is the protector of the universe, residing at the very center of all created existence.

He is the lord of the worlds attained by the virtuous, and he is the golden light that transcends death.

He is the golden essence that dwells between heaven and earth, the source of supreme light; may He sharpen our intellect and illuminate our consciousness.

I am the effulgent, cooling light that shines forth.

I am that supreme light, and I am the ultimate Reality (Brahman).

He who I am, that I am—I am the ultimate Reality (Brahman).

I am the ultimate Reality (Brahman).

I offer myself as the oblation into the fire of my own Self; may this offering be complete.

Whether one has committed forbidden acts, neglected duties, broken sacred vows, stolen, harmed the innocent, or violated the sanctity of the teacher's home—

Lord Varuna, the cleanser of sins and the lord of the waters, purifies all such beings, liberating them from every sin.

The wise ones proclaim that You are the source of all realms and the Earth itself, setting the limits and the laws for all that exists.

The primordial ocean, as the King of all beings, manifested and stood forth at the very beginning, bringing forth all life into existence within the cosmic order.

The mighty Soma, the essence that purifies, has grown vast and majestic, manifesting as the radiant drop that flows through the sacred filter.