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1. HIS
honouring rite whose grass is trimmed is offered swiftly to you, in Manu's
wise, accordant,
The rite which Indra-Varuna
shall carry this day to high success and glorious issue.
2 For at Gods'
worship they are best through vigour; they have become the strongest of the
Heroes;
With mighty strength, most
liberal of the Princes, Chiefs of the host, by Law made Vrtra's slayers.
3 Praise those
Twain Gods for powers that merit worship, Indra and Varuna, for bliss, the
joyous.
One with his might and
thunderbolt slays Vrtra; the other as a Sage stands near in troubles.
4 Though dames
and men have waxen strong and mighty, and all the Gods selfpraised among the
Heroes,
Ye, Indra-Varuna, have in might
surpassed them, and thus were ye spread wide, O Earth and Heaven.
5 Righteous is
he, and liberal and helpful who, Indra-Varuna, brings you gifts with gladness.
That bounteous man through food
shall conquer faemen, and win him opulence and wealthy people.
6 May wealth
which ye bestow in food and treasure on him who brings you gifts and
sacrifices,
Wealth, Gods! which breaks the
curse of those who vex us, be, Indra-Varuna, e'en our own possession.
7 So also,
Indra-Varuna, may our princes have riches swift to save, with Gods to guard
them -
They whose great might gives
victory in battles, and their triumphant glory spreads with swiftness.
8 Indra. and
Varuna, Gods whom we are lauding, mingle ye wealth with our heroic glory.
May we, who praise the strength
of what is mighty, pass dangers, as with boats we cross the waters.
9 Now will I
sing a dear and far-extending hymn to Varuna the God, sublime, imperial Lord,
Who, mighty Governor, Eternal,
as with flame, illumines both wide worlds with majesty and power.
10 True to
Law, Indra-Varuna, drinkers of the juice, drink this pressed Soma which shall
give you rapturous joy.
Your chariot cometh to the
banquet of the Gods, to sacrifice, as it were home, that ye may drink.
11 Indra and
Varuna, drink your fill, ye Heroes, of this invigorating sweetest Soma.
This juice is shed by us that
ye may quaff it: on this trimmed grass be seated, and rejoice you
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