Decade 4
755
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
These rapid Soma-drops have been poured through the purifying sieve. To bring us all felicities.
756
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
Dispelling manifold mishap, giving the courser's progeny, Yea, and the warrior steed's, success.
757
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
Bringing prosperity to kine, they pour perpetual strengthening food On us for noble eulogy.
758
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
King Pavamana is implored with holy songs, on man's behalf, To travel through, the realm of air.
759
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
Pressed for the banquet of the Gods, O Soma, bring us might,and speed, Like beauty for a'brilliant show!
760
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
Bring us, O Indu, hundredfold increase of kine, and noble steeds. The gift of fortune for our help!
761
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
With sacrifice we seek to thee fair cherisher of manly might In mansons of the lofty heavens.
762
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
Drink gladdening, crusher of the bold, praiseworthy, with most mighty sway, Destroyer of a hundred forts.
763
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
Hence riches came to thee, the King, O sapient one: the strong-winged bird, Unwearied, brought thee from the sky.
764
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
And now, sent forth, he hath attained to mighty power and majesty, Active and ready to assist.
765
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
That each may see the light, the bird brought us the guard of Law, the friend O fall, the speeder through the air.
766
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
For food, flow onward with thy stream, cleansed and made bright by sapient men: Indu, with sheen approach the milk!
767
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
While thou art cleansed, song-lover. bring comfort and vigourto the folk, Poured, tawny one! on milk and curds!
768
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
Purified for feast of Gods, go thou to Indra's resting-place, Resplendent, furthered by the strong!
769
Book II, Chapter II, , Agni
By Agni Agni is inflamed, Lord of the house, wise, young,. who bears Our gifts: the ladle is his mouth.
770
Book II, Chapter II, , Agni
God, Agni, be his sure defence who, lord of sacrificial gifts. Worshippeth thee the messenger.
771
Book II, Chapter II, , Agni
Be gracious, brilliant Godl to him who, rich in sacred gifts,would fain Call Agni to the feast of Gods!
772
Book II, Chapter II, , Mitra Varuna
Mitra of holy strength I call, and foe-destroying Varuna, Who perfect prayer with offered oil.
773
Book II, Chapter II, , Mitra Varuna
By Law, O Mitra, Varuna, Law-strengtheners who cleave to Law, Have ye obtained your lofty power.
774
Book II, Chapter II, , Mitra Varuna
The Sages, Mitra, Varuna, of wide dominion, mighty ones, Bestow on us effectual strength.
775
Book II, Chapter II, , Maruts
So mayst thou verily be seen coming with fearless Indra: both Of equal splendour, bringing bliss!
776
Book II, Chapter II, , Maruts
Thereafter they, as is their wont, resumed the state of new-born babes, Taking their sacrificial name.
777
Book II, Chapter II, , Maruts
Thou, Indra, with the rapid Gods who shatter even what is firm, Even in the cave didst find the cows.
778
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra-Agni
I call the twain whose deed wrought here hath all been famed in ancient time: Indra and Agni harm us not!
779
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra-Agni
The strong, the scatterers of the foe, Indra and Agni we invoke: May they be kind to one like me:
780
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra-Agni
Ye slay our Arya foes, O Lords of heroes, slay our Dasa foes: Ye drive all enemies away.
781
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
The living drops of Soma juice pour, as they flow the gladdening drink, Intelligent drops above the station of the sea, exhilarating, dropping meath.
782
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
May Pavamana, King and God, speed with his wave over the sea the lofty rite! Do thou by Mitra's and by Varuna's decree flow furthering the lofty rite:
783
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
Far-seeing, lovely, guided by the men, the God whose habitation is the sea!
784
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
Three are the voices that the car-steed utters: he speaks the lore of prayer, the thought of Order. To the cows' master come the cows inquiring: the hymns with eager longing come to Soma.
785
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
To Soma come the cows, the milch-kine longing, to Soma sages with their hymns inquiring. Soma, effused, is purified and lauded: our hymns and Trishtup songs unite in Soma.
786
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
Thus, Soma, as we pour thee into vessels, while thou art purified, flow for our welfare! Pass into Indra. with great joy and rapture: make the voice swell, and generate abundance!
787
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra
O Indra, if a hundred heavens and if a hundred earths were thine,-- No, not a hundred suns could match thee at thy birth, not both the worlds, O Thunderer.
788
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra
Thou, hero, hast performed thy hero deeds with might, yea, all with strength, O strongest one. Maghavan, help us to a stable full of kine, O Thunderer, with wondrous aids!
789
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra
We compass thee like water, we whose grass is trimmed and Soma pressed. Here where the filter pours its stream, thy worshippers round thee, O Vritra-slayer, sit.
790
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra
Men, Vasu! by the Soma with lauds call thee to the foremost place. When cometh he athirst unto the juice as home, O Indra, like a bellowing bull?
791
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra
O valiant hero, boldly win thousandfold spoil with Kanva's sons! O active Maghavan, with eager prayer we crave the yellowhued with store of kine.
792
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra
With Plenty for his true ally the active man will gain the spoil. Your Indra, much-invoked, I bend with song, as bends a wright his wheel of solid wood.
793
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra
They who bestow great riches love not paltry praise: wealth comes not to the niggard churl. Light is the task to give, O Maghavan, to one like me on the decisive day.
794
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
Three several words are uttered: kine are lowing cows. who give the milk: The tawny-hued goes bellowing on.
795
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
The young and sacred mothers of the holy rite have uttered praise, Embellishing the Child of Heaven.
796
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
From every side, O Soma, for our profit, pour thou forth four seas. Filled full of riches thousandfold!
797
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
The Somas, very rich in sweets, for which the sieve is distined, flow Effused, the source of Indra's joy: may you strong juices reach the Gods!
798
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
Indu flows on for Indra's sake,-thus have the deities declared. The Lord of Speech exerts himself, controller of all power and might.
799
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
Inciter of the voice of song, with thousand streams the ocean flows. Even Soma, Lord of opulence, the friend of Indra, day by day.
800
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
SPREAD is thy cleansing filter, Brahmanaspati: as prince thou enterest its limbs from every side. The raw; whose mass bath not been heated. gains not this: they only which are dressed, which bear, attain to it.
801
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
High in the seat of heaven is placed the scorcher's sieve: its, threads are standing separate, glittering with light. The swift ones favour him who purifieth this: with brilliancy they mount up to the height of heaven.
802
Book II, Chapter II, , Soma Pavamana
The foremost spotted Steer bath made the Mornings shine: he bellows, fain for war, among created things. By his high wisdom have the mighty Sages wrought: the Fathers who behold mankind laid down the germ.
803
Book II, Chapter II, , Agni
Sing forth to him, the holy, most munificent, sublime with his refulgent glow, To Agni, ye Upastutas
804
Book II, Chapter II, , Agni
Worshipped with gifts, enkindled, splendid, Maghavan shall win himself heroic fame: And will not his more plentiful benevolence come to us with abundant strength?
805
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra
We sing this strong and wild delight of thine which conquers in the fray, Which, Caster of the Stone! gives room and shines like gold.
806
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra
Wherewith thou foundest shining lights for Ayu and for Manu's sake: Now joying in this sacred grass thou bearnest forth.
807
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra
This day too singers of the hymn praise, as of old, this might of thine: Win thou the waters every day, thralls of the strong!
808
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra
O Indra, hear Tirschi's call, the call of him who serveth thee. Satisfy him with wealth of kine and valient offspring! Great art thou.
809
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra
For he, O Indra, hath produced for thee the newest gladdening song, A hymn that springs from careful drop thought, ancient and full of sacred truth.
810
Book II, Chapter II, , Indra
That Indra will we laud whom songs and hymns of praise have magnified. Striving to win, we celebrate his many deeds of hero might.