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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
The Maruts with their troop adorn and brighten, even at his birth, the Sage, the lovely infant. By songs a poet, and a Sage by wisdom, Soma goes singing through the cleansing filter.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Light-winner, Rishi-minded, Rishi-maker, hymned in a thousand hymns, leader of sages, Eager to gain his third form, mighty, Soma is, like Viraj, resplendent as a singer.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Hawk seated in the press, bird wide-extended, the banner seeking kine and wielding weapons, Uniting with the sea, the wave of waters, the mighty tells his fourth form and declares it.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Obeying Indra's dear desire these Soma juices have flowed forth Increasing his heroic might.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Laid in the press and flowing pure to Vayu and the Asvins, may These give us great heroic strength.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Soma, as thou art purified, incite to bounty Indra's heart, To seat him in the shrine of Gods!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
The ten swift fingers deck thee forth seven ministers impel thee on, The sages have rejoiced in thee.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
When through the filter thou art poured we clothe thee with a robe of milk, To be a rapturous feast for Gods.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
When purified within the jars, Soma bright-red and golden-hued, Hath veiled him in a milky dress.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Flow onward to our wealthy lords. Drive all our enemies away: O lndu, pass into thy friend!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
May we obtain thee, Indra's drink, who viewest men and findest light, Gain thee and progeny and food!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Send down the rain from heaven and make splendour upon the earth! Give us, O Soma, victory in war!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Poured through the fleece in thousand streams purified Soma floweth to, Indra's and Vayu's meeting-place.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Sing forth, ye men who long for help, to Pavamana, to the Sage, Effused to entertain the Gods!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
The Soma drops with thousand powers are purified to win us strength, Hymned to become the feast of Gods.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Yea, as thou flowest bring great store of food that we may win us strength: Indu, bring splendid manly might
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Like coursers by their drivers urged, they were poured forth, to win us strength, Swift through the woollen straining-cloth.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
May they in flowing give us wealth in thousands, and heroic power,-- These godlike Soma drops effused!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
The roaring Soma drops flow on, like milch-kine lowing to, their calves: They have run forth from both the hands.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Beloved by Indra, bringing joy, roaring as thou art purified, Drive all our enemies away.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
As Pavamanas, driving off the godless, looking on the light, Sit in the place of sacrifice.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
The Soma drops, exceeding rich in sweets, to Indra have been poured, Shed with the stream of sacrifice.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Sages have called to Indra, like cows, milch-kine, lowing to their calves, Called him to drink the Soma juice.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
In the stream's wave wise Soma dwells, distilling rapture, in his. seat, Resting upon a wild cow's hide.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Far-sighted Soma, Sage and bard, is worshipped in the central point, Of heaven, the straining-cloth of wool.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
In close embracement Indu holds Soma when poured within the: jars. And on the purifying sieve.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Indu sends forth a voice on high, up in the region of the sea. Stirring the cask that drops with meath.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
The tree whose praises never fail dwells in the stream of holy milk, Urged onward by its human friend.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
O Pavamana bring us wealth bright with a thousand splendours; yea, O Indu, give us ready help!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Sage, poet, poured with all his stream, Soma is driven, far away, To the dear places of the sky.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Loud as a river's roaring wave thy powers have lifted up themselves: Urge on thine arrow's sharpened point!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
At thine effusion upward rise three voices fresh and strong, when thou. Flowest upon the fleecy ridge.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
On to the fleece they urge with stones the dear, the goldencoloured one, Even Pavamana dropping meath.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Flow with thy current to the sieve, O Sage, best giver of delight, To seat these in the shrine of song!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Best giver of delight, flow on anointed with the milk for balm, And enter into Indra's throat!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Flow onward, Indu, with this food for him who in thy wild delights, Battered the nine-and-ninety down.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Smote swiftly forts, and Sambara, then Yadu and that Turvasa, For pious Divodasa's sake!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Finder of horses, pour on us horses and wealth in kine and gold, And Indu, food in boundless store!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Chasing our foemen, driving off the godless, Soma floweth on, Going to Indra's settled place.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
O Pavamana, hither bring great riches, and destroy our foes: O Indu, grant heroic fame!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
A hundred obstacles have ne'er checked thee when rain to give thy boons, When, being cleansed, thou combatest.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Flow onward with that stream wherewith thou gavest splendour to the sun, Speeding the waters kind to man!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
He, Pavamana, high o'er man, yoked the Sun's courser Etasa, To travel through the realm of air.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Yea, those bay steeds he harnessed to the chariot that the Sun might come: Indu, he said, is Indra's self.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Agni
Associate with fires, make your God Agni envoy at sacrifice, best skilled in worship, Established firm among mankind, the holy flame-crowned and fed with oil, the purifier!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Agni
Like a steed neighing eager for the pasture, when he hath stepped forth from the great enclosure: Then the wind following blows upon his splendour, and, straight, the path is black which thou hast travelled.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Agni
From thee, a bull but newly born, O Agni, the kindled everlasting flames rise upward. Aloft to heaven as ruddy smoke thou mountest: Agni, thou speedest to the Gods as envoy.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Indra
We make this Indra very strong to strike the mighty Vritra dead: A vigorous hero shall he be.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Indra
This Indra, made for giving gifts, is stablished, mightiest, in strength, Bright, meet for Soma, famed in song.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Indra
By song, as 'twere' the powerful bolt which none may parry, was prepared: Strong and invincible he grew.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Adhvaryu, to the filter lead the Soma juice expressed with stones: Make thou it pure for Indra's drink!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
These Gods and all the Marut host, Indu! enjoy this juice of thine, This Pavamana's flowing meath.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Pour out for Indra, Thunder-armed, the milk of heaven, the Soma's juice, Most excellent, most rich in sweets!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
On flows the potent juice, sustainer of the heavens, the strength of Gods, whom men must hail with shouts of joy, Thou, gold-hued, started like a courser by brave men, art lightly showing forth thy splendour in the streams.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
He takes his weapons, like a hero, in his hands, fain to win light, car-borne, in forays for the kine. Indu, while stimulating Indra's might, is urged forward and balmed by sages skilful in their task.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Soma, as thou art purified with flowing wave, exhibiting thy strength enter thou Indra's throat. Make both worlds stream for us, as lightning doth the clouds: mete out exhaustless powers for us through this our prayer!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Indra
Though, Indra, thou art called by men eastward and westward, north and south, Thou chiefly art with Anava and Turvasa, brave champion! urged by men to come.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Indra
Or, Indra, when with Ruma, Rusama, Syavaka, and Kripa thou rejoicest thee, Still do the Kanvas, bringing prayer, with hymns of praise O Indra, draw thee hither: come!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Indra
Both boons,-may, Indra, hitherward turned, listen to this prayer of ours. And mightiest Maghavan with thought inclined to us come near to drink to Soma juice!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Indra
For him, strong, independent ruler, Heaven and Earth have fashioned forth with power and might. Thou seatest thee as first among thy peers in place, for thy soul longs for Soma juice.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
God, working with mankind flow on; to Indra go thy gladdening juice: To Vayu mount as Law commands!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
O Soma Pavamana, thou pourest out wealth that may be famed: O Indu, pass into the lake!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Soma, thou flowest chasing foes, finder of wisdom and delight: Drive thou the godless folk afar!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Stream on us riches that are craved by hundreds, best at winning spoil, Riches, O Indu, thousandfold, most splendid, that surpass the light!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
May we, O Vasu, be most near to this thy bounty, food, and wealth! Desired by many men, and in thy favour, O resistless one!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Effused, this Indu hath flowed on, distilling rapture, to the fleece. He streams erect to sacrifice, as 'twere with splendour, seeking kine.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Flow onward, Soma, as a mighty sea, as Father of the Gods, to every form!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Flow on, O Soma, radiant for the Gods, blissful to heaven and earth and living things!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Soma Pavamana
Thou art, bright juice, sustainer of the sky: flow, mighty, in accordance with true law!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Agni
I laud your most beloved guest, like a dear friend, O Agni, him! Who, like a chariot, wins us wealth.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Agni
Whom as a Sage who merits praise the Gods have, from the olden time, Established among mortal men.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Agni
Do thou, most youthful God, protect the men who offer, hear their songs, And of thyself preserve their seed!
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Book V, Chapter I, , Indra
Come unto us, O Indra, dear, still conquering, unconcealable Wide as a mountain spread on all sides, Lord of heaven.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Indra
O truthful Soma-drinker, thou art mightier than both the worlds. Thou strengthenest him who pours'libation, Lord of heaven.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Indra
For thou art he, O Indra, who upholdeth all our fortresses, The Dasyu's slayer, man's sustainer, Lord of heaven.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Indra
Render of forts, the young, the wise, of strength unmeasured, was he born, Sustainer of each sacred rite, Indra, the Thunderer, much extolled,
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Book V, Chapter I, , Indra
Thou wielder of the stone, didst burst the cave of Vala rich in kine. The Gods came pressing to thy side, and free from terror aided thee.
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Book V, Chapter I, , Indra
They glorified with hymns of praise Indra who reigneth by his might, Whose bounteous gifts in thousands come, yea, even more abundantly.