Utshovदशति 1
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Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Sing forth to Indu, O ye men, to him who now is purified, Fain to pay worship to the Gods!
579
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Together with thy pleasant juice the Atharvans have commingled. milk. Divine, God-loving, for the God.
580
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Bring health to cattle with thy flow, health to the people, health, to steeds, Health, O thou King, to growing plants!
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Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Bright are these Somas blent with milk, with light that flashes brilliantly, And form that shouteth all around.
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Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Roused by his drivers and sent forth, the strong Steed hath come: nigh for spoil, As warriors when they stand arrayed.
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Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Specially, Soma, Sage, by day, coming together for our weal, Like Surya, flow for us to see!
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Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
The streams of Pavamana, thine, Sage, mighty one, have poured them forth, Like coursers eager for renown.
585
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
They have been poured upon the Reece towards the meath-distilling vat: The holy songs have rung aloud.
586
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Like milch-kine coming home, the drops of Soma juice have reached the lake, Have reached the shrine of sacrifice
587
Book I, Chapter I, , Agni
Come, Agni, praised with song to feast and sacrificial offerings: sit As Hotar on the holy grass!
588
Book I, Chapter I, , Agni
So, Angiras, we make thee strong with fuel and with holy oil. Blaze high, thou youngest of the Gods!
589
Book I, Chapter I, , Agni
For us thou winnest, Agni, God, heroic strength exceeding great, Far-spreading and of high renown.
590
Book I, Chapter I, , Mitra Varuna
Varuna, Mitra, sapient pair, pour fatness on our pastures, pour Meath on the regions of the air!
591
Book I, Chapter I, , Mitra Varuna
Gladdened by homage, ruling far, ye reign by majesty of might, Pure in your ways, for evermore.
592
Book I, Chapter I, , Mitra Varuna
Lauded by Jamadagni's song, sit in the shrine of sacrifice: Drink Soma, ye who strengthen Law!
593
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
Come, we have pressed theJuice for thee; O Indra, drink this Soma here: Sit thou on this my sacred grass!
594
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
O Indra, let thy long-maned bays, yoked by prayer, bring thee hitherward! Give ear and listen to our prayers!
595
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
We Soma-bearing Brahmans call thee Soma-drinker with thy friend, We, Indra, bringing Soma juice.
596
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra Agni
Indra and Agni, moved by songs, come to the juice, the precious dew: Drink ye thereof, impelled by prayer!
597
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra Agni
Indra and Agni, with the man who lauds comes visible sacrifice: So drink ye both this flowing juice!
598
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra Agni
With force of sacrifice I seek Indra, Agni who love the wise: With Soma let them sate them here!
599
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
High is thy juice's birth: though set in heaven, on earth it hath obtained Dread sheltering power and great renown.
600
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Finder of room and freedom, flow for Indra whom we must adore, For Varuna and the Marut host!
601
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Striving to win, with him we gain all riches from the enemy, Yea, all the glories of mankind,
602
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Cleansing thee, Soma, in thy stream, thou flowest in watery robe. Giver of wealth, thou sittest in the place of Law, O God, a fountain made of gold.
603
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
He, milking for dear meath the heavenly udder, hath sat in the ancient gathering-place. Washed by the men, far-sighted, strong, thou streamest to ther honourable reservoir.
604
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Run onward to the reservoir and seat thee: cleansed by the men speed forward to the battle. Making thee glossy like an able courser, forth to the sacred grass with reins they lead thee.
605
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Indu, the well-armed God is flowing onward, he who averts the curse and guards the homesteads. Father, begetter of the Gods, most skilful, the buttress of the heavens and earth's supporter.
606
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
Like kine unmilked we call aloud, hero, to thee, and sing thy praise, Looker on heavenly light, Lord of this moving world, Lord, Indra! of what moveth not.
607
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
None other like to thee, of earth or of the heavens, hath been or ever will be born. Desiring horses, Indra Maghavan! and kine, as men of might we call on thee.
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Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
With what help will he come to us, wonderful, everwaxing friend? With what most mighty company?
609
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
What genuine and most liberal draught will spirit thee with juice to burst Open e'en strongly-guarded wealth?
610
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
Do thou who art protector of us thy friends who praise thee With hundred aids approach us!
611
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
As cows low to their calves in stalls, so with our songs we glorify This Indra, even your wondrous God who checks attack, who takes delight in precious juice.
612
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
Celestial, bounteous giver, girt about with might, rich, mountain-like, in pleasant things,-- Him swift we seek for foodful booty rich in kine, brought hundredfold and thousandfold.
613
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
Loud-singing at tbe sacred rite where Soma flows, we priests invoke. With haste, that he may help, as the bard's cherisher. Indra who findeth wealth for you.
614
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
Whom, fair of cheek, in rapture of the juice, the firm resistless slayers hinder not: Giver of glorious wealth to him who sings his praise, honouring him who toils and pours.
615
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
In sweetest and most gladdening stream flow pure, O Soma, on thy way, Pressed out for Indra, for his drink!
616
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Fiend-queller, friend of all men, he hath reached his shrine, his dwelling-place. Within the iron-hammered vat.
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Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Be thou best Vritra-slaver, best granter of room, most liberal: Promote our wealthy princes' gifts!
618
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
For Indra flow, thou Soma, on, as most inspiring drink, most rich in sweets, Great, most Celestial, gladdening drink!
619
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Thou of whom having drunk the Steer acts like a steer: having drunk this that finds the light, He, excellently wise, hath come anear to food and booty, even as Etasa.
620
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
To Indra, to the mighty let these golden-coloured juices go, Drops born as Law prescribes, that find the light of heaven!
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Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
This juice that gathers spoil flows, pressed, for Indra, for his maintenance. Soma bethinks him of the conqueror, as he knows.
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Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
Yea, Indra in the joys of this obtains the grasp that gathers spoil, And, winning waters, wields the mighty thunderbolt.
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Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
For first possession of your juice, for the exhilarating drink, Drive ye away the dog, my friends, drive ye the long-tongued dog away!
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Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
He who with purifying stream, effused, comes flowing hitherward, Indu, is like an able steed.
625
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
With prayer all-reaching let the men tend unassailable Soma: be- The stones prepared for sacrifice!
626
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Graciously- minded he is flowing on his way to win dear names o'er which the youthful one grows great. The mighty and far-seeing one hath mounted now the mighty Surya's car which moves to every side.
627
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
The speaker, unassailable master of this prayer, the tongue of sacrifice, pours forth the pleasant meath. As son be sets the name of mother and of sire in the far distance, in the third bright realm of heaven.
628
Book I, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Sending forth flashes he hath bellowed to the jars, led by the men into the golden reservoir. The milkers of the sacrifice have sung to him: Lord of three heights, thou shinest brightly o'er the Dawns.
629
Book I, Chapter I, , Agni
Sing to your Agni with each song, at every sacrifice for strength! Come, let us praise the wise and everlasting God, even as a well-beloved friend:
630
Book I, Chapter I, , Agni
The Son of Strength; for is be not our gracious Lord? Let us serve him who bears our gifts! In battles may he be our help and strengthener, yea, be the saviour of our lives!
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Book I, Chapter I, , Agni
O Agni, come; far other songs of praise will I sing forth to thee. Wax mighty with these Soma drops!
632
Book I, Chapter I, , Agni
Where'er thy mind applies itself, vigour preeminent hast thou: There wilt thou gain a dwelling-place.
633
Book I, Chapter I, , Agni
Not for a moment only lasts thy bounty, Lord of many men: Our service therefore shalt thou gain.
634
Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
We call on thee, O matchless one. We, seeking help, possessing nothing firm ourselves. Call on thee, wondrous, thunder-armed:
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Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
On thee for aid in sacrifice, This youth of ours, the bold, the terrible, bath gone forth. We therefore, we thy friends, Indra, have chosen thee, spoil winner, as our succourer.
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Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
So, Indra, friend of song, do we draw near to thee with longing; we have streamed to thee Coming like floods that follow floods.
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Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
As rivers swell the ocean, so, hero, our prayers increase thy might, Though of thyself, O Thunderer, waxing day by day.
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Book I, Chapter I, , Indra
With holy song they bind to the broad wide-yoked car the bay steeds of the quickening God, Bearers of Indra, yoked by word.