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Mandala I

HYMN XVI. Indra.

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Let your swift horses bring you, the Strong One, here to drink the Soma juice— Those, Indra, who shine as bright as suns.

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Here are the grains drenched in oil; let the swift horses bring Indra in his best chariot.

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We call to you, Indra, at dawn, in the ritual, Indra, To drink the Soma juice.

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Come here, with your long-haired horses, O Indra, to the drink we offer We call you when the juice is shed.

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Come to this song of ours, Indra, to the libation we pour for you Drink it like a thirsty stag.

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Here are the drops of Soma juice extracted on sacred grass: drink them, Indra, to grow mighty.

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Welcome to you be this hymn of ours, reaching your heart, most excellent: Then drink the Soma juice.

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To every pressed juice, Indra, the slayer of Vṛtra, comes To drink the Soma for joy.

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May all our wishes be fulfilled, Indra, with horses and cattle, With pure thoughts we sing your praise.

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