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Mandala VI

HYMN XXIX Indra.

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1

Your people follow Indra for his friendship and kindness, glorifying him. For he gives great wealth, the Thunderbolt-wielding one: worship him, Great and Kind, to gain his favor.

2

To him to whom men cling, and drivers stand firmly on his golden chariot. With his strong arms he holds the reins; his horses, the stallions, are yoked ready for the journey.

3

Your devotees embrace your feet for glory. Bold, thunder-armed, rich, through your strength, in reward, Dressed in a fair garment like heaven to behold, you have shown yourself like an active dancer.

4

That Soma, when poured out, has the best consistency, for which the food is prepared and grains mixed; By which the men who pray, praising Indra, their chief gods, recite their praises.

5

No limit to your might has been set, which by its greatness separates earth and sky. These the Prince fills with strong effort, driving, as it were, his flocks to water.

6

May the lofty Indra be prompt to hear, Unaided Helper, golden-eyed Hero. May he, unmatched in might, strike down the many Vṛtras and the Dasyus.

Source: Sacred Texts Archive
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