O Mitra and Varuṇa! We come before you in supplication and fear! We have broken the covenant. We have spoken falsehood. We have cheated in our dealings. We have coveted what belonged to another. We deserve thy wrath!

Yet we beg for mercy! Look not upon our sins with such severity that destruction must surely follow! We are mortal and weak. Our nature inclineth us toward error. Though we strive to keep the sacred law, we stumble and fall short.

Varuṇa! Great judge! We know that thy bonds already bind the wrongdoer. The noose of consequence drawneth tighter with each transgression. Yet we implore thee—do not bind us beyond the possibility of redemption! Leave us a path by which we might escape our just punishment!

Mitra! Compassionate one! Use thy power to intercede on our behalf! Thy friendship and understanding are as a shield against the severity of Varuṇa's judgment. Speak for us! Remind Varuṇa that we are not wholly evil, that good dwelleth also within our hearts!

We will amend ourselves! We will sacrifice the finest offering! We will speak only truth henceforth! We will keep faith with those who trust us! We will honour the covenant!

O mighty ones! If we cannot escape the consequence of our deeds, then grant us the strength to endure them with dignity! Do not crush us utterly! Leave life within us so that we might learn and grow!

The rope that bindeth the sinner is terrifying, but we understand now why it must be. Without it, there would be no law. Without law, there would be only chaos. We accept thy judgment, O Varuṇa! Yet we ask that it be tempered with the mercy of Mitra!

We praise you and beg your compassion! Forgive us, O great ones! Show us the path back to righteousness!