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1. BOTH boons,-may Indra, hitherward
turned, listen to this prayer of ours,
And mightiest Maghavan with thought inclined to us come near
to drink the Soma juice.
2 For him, strong, independent Ruler,
Heaven and Earth have fashioned forth for power and might.
Thou seatest thee as first among thy peers in place, for thy
soul longs for Soma juice.
3 Fill thyself full, O Lord of wealth, O
Indra, with the juice we shed.
We know thee, Lord of Bay Steeds victor in the fight,
vanquishing e'en the invincible.
4 Changeless in truth, O Maghavan Indra,
let it be as thou in wisdom willest it.
May we, O fair of check, win booty with thine aid, O
Thunderer, swiftly seeking it.
5 Indra, with all thy saving helps give us
assistance, Lord of power.
For after thee we follow even as glorious bliss, thee, Hero,
finder-out of wealth.
6 Increaser of our steeds and multiplying
kine, a golden well, O God, art thou,
For no one may impair the gifts laid up in thee. Bring me
whatever thing I ask.
7 For thou,-come to the worshipper!-wilt
find great wealth to make us rich.
Fill thyself full, O Maghavan, for gain of kine, full,
Indra, for the gain of steeds.
8 Thou as thy gift bestowest many hundred
herds, yea, many thousands dost thou give.
With singers' hymns have we brought the Fort-render near,
singing to Indra for his grace.
9 Whether the simple or the sage, Indra,
have offered praise to thee,
He Satakratu! by his love hath gladdened thee, ambitious!
ever pressing on!
10 If he the Strong of arm, the
breaker-down of forts, the great Destroyer, hear my call,
We, seeking riches cry to Indra, Lord of wealth, to
Satakratu with our lauds.
11 We count not then as sinners, nor as
niggardly or foolish men,
When with the Soma juice which we have shed we make Indra,
the Mighty One, our Friend.
12 Him have we yoked in fight, the powerful
Conqueror, debt-claimer, not to be deceived.
Best charioteer, the Victor marks each fault, he knows the strong
to whom he will come near.
13 Indra, give us security from that
whereof we are afraid.
Help us, O Maghavan, let thy succour give us this: drive
away foes and enemies.
14 For thou, O liberal Lord of bounty,
strengthenest his ample home who worships thee.
So Indra, Maghavan, thou Lover of the Song, we with pressed
Soma call on thee,
15 Indra is Vrtra-slayer, guard, our best
defender from the foe.
May he preserve our last and middlemost, and keep watch from
behind us and before.
16 Defend us from behind, below, above, in
front, on all sides, Indra, shield us well.
Keep far away from us the terror sent from heaven: keep
impious weapons far away.
17 Protect us, Indra, each to-day, each
morrow, and each following day.
Our singers, through all days, shalt thou, Lord of the
brave, keep safely both by day and night.
18 A crushing Warrior, passing rich is Maghavan,
endowed with all heroic might.
Thine arms, O Satakratu, are exceeding strong, arms which
have grasped the thunderbolt.
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