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1. THE rich new car hath been equipped at
morning; four yokes it hath, three whips, seven reins to guide it:
Ten-sided, friendly to mankind, light-winner, that must be
urged to speed with prayers and wishes.
2 This is prepared for him the first, the
second, and the third time: he is man's Priest and Herald.
Others get offspring of another parent he goeth, as a noble
Bull, with others.
3 To Indra's car the Bay Steeds have I
harnessed, that new well-spoken words may bring him hither.
Here let not other worshippers detain thee, for among us are
many holy singers.
4 Indra, come hitherward with two Bay
Coursers, come thou with four, with six when invocated.
Come thou with eight, with ten, to drink the Soma. Here is
the juice, brave Warrior: do not scorn it.
5 O Indra, come thou hither having
harnessed thy car with twenty, thirty, forty horses.
Come thou with fifty well trained coursers, Indra, sixty or
seventy, to drink the Soma.
6 Come to us hitherward, O Indra, carried
by eighty, ninety, or an hundred horses.
This Soma juice among the Sunahotras hath been poured out,
in love, to glad thee, Indra.
7 To this my prayer, O Indra, come thou
hither: bind to thy car's pole all thy two Bay Coursers.
Thou art to be invoked in many places Hero, rejoice thyself
in this libation.
8 Ne'er be my love from Indra disunited
still may his liberal Milch-cow yield us treasure.
So may we under his supreme protection, safe in his arms,
succeed in each forth-going.
9 Now may that wealthy Cow Of thine, O
Indra, give in return a boon to him who lauds thee.
Give to thy praisers: let not fortune fail us. Loud may we
speak, with heroes, in assembly.
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