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Mandala VIII

HYMN LIV. Indra.

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INDRA, though you are hailed from every direction, from east and west, north and south, Come quickly here with swift horses.

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If in the brilliance of the heavens, rich with light, you find delight, Or in the ocean with Soma juice.

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With songs I summon you, Great and Widespread, just as a cow brings profit, INDRA, to drink the Soma potion.

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Hither, O INDRA, let your steeds carry you and bring your glory, Your majesty, God!

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You, INDRA, will be praised and sung as great, strong, lordly in your deeds, Come here and drink our Soma.

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We who have prepared the Soma and set the feast invite you, To sit on this sacred grass.

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As INDRA, you are always the common Lord of all, alike, As such we invoke you now.

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The men with stones have milked this Soma nectar for you, INDRA, please it, and drink it.

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Ignore no pious men skilled in sacred song: come quickly, With speed, and give us high praise.

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May the mighty rest unharmed, the King who gives me spotted cows, Cows adorned with golden trappings.

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Beside a thousand spotted cows, I received a gift of gold, Pure, brilliant, and exceedingly great.

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Durgaha's descendants, giving me a thousand cows, generous, Won fame among the gods.

Source: Sacred Texts Archive
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