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THE SAMA VEDA<br />
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7. Like streams of water on their way, let bounties, Indra, flow from thee!<br />
8. With this may we obtain strength god-appointed, happy with brave sons through a hundred<br />
winters!<br />
9. With strength let Mitra, Varuna swell oblations; do thou prepare for us rich food, O Indra!<br />
10. Indra is King of all the world.<br />
DECADE III Indra and others<br />
1. At the Trikadrukas the great and strong enjoyed the barley-brew. With Vishnu did he drink the<br />
pressed-out Soma juice, even as he would.<br />
That hath so heightened him the great, the wide to do his mighty work. So did the God attend the<br />
God, true Indu Indra who is true.<br />
2. This God who sees for thousands of mankind, the light, the thought of poets, and the Law,<br />
The brilliant one, hath sent forth hither all the Dawns: spotless, one-minded, zealous in their home<br />
they dwell, with thought upon the Steer.<br />
3. Come to us, Indra, from afar, conducting us, as, to the gatherings, a Lord of heroes, as an archer<br />
King, the heroes' Lord!<br />
We come with gifts of pleasant food, with flowing juice, invoking thee, as sons invite a sire, that we<br />
may win the spoil, thee, bounteousest, for gain of spoil.<br />
4. Loudly I call that Indra Maghavan, the mighty, resistless, evermore possessing many glories.<br />
Holy, most liberal, may he lead us on to riches, through songs, and, thunder-armed make all our<br />
pathways pleasant!<br />
5. Heard be our prayer! In thought I honour Agni first: now straightway we elect this heavenly<br />
company, Indra and Vayu we elect.<br />
For when our latest thought is raised and on Vivasvan centred well, then do our holy songs go<br />
forward on their way, our songs as 'twere unto the Gods.<br />
6. To Vishnu, to the mighty whom the Maruts follow, let your hymns born in song go forth,<br />
Evayamarut!<br />
To the strong, very holy band adorned with bracelets, that rushes on in joy and ever roars for vigour!<br />
7. With this his golden splendour purifying him, be with his own allies subdues all enemies, as Sura<br />
with his own allies.<br />
Cleansing himself with stream of juice he shines forth yellow-hued and red, when with the praisers he<br />
encompasses all, forms, with praisers having seven mouths.<br />
8. I praise this God, parent of heaven and earth, exceeding wise, possessed of real energy, giver of<br />
treasure, thinker dear to all,<br />
Whose splendour is sublime, whose light shone brilliant in, creation, who, wise and golden-handed,<br />
in his beauty mader the sky.<br />
9. Agni I deem our Hotar-priest, munificent wealth-giver, Son of Strength, who, knoweth all that is,<br />
even as the Sage who, knoweth all.<br />
Lord of fair rites, a God with form erected turning to the Gods, he, when the flame hath sprung forth<br />
from the holy oil, the offered fatness, longs for it as it glows bright.<br />
10. This, Indra! dancer! was thy hero deed, thy first and ancient work, worthy to be told forth in<br />
heaven,<br />
Even thine who furtheredst life with a God's own power, freeing the floods. All that is godless may<br />
he conquer with his might, and, Lord of Hundred Powers, find for us strength and food!<br />
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