HYMN IX. Indra.
1. COME, Indra, and delight thee with the juice at all the Soma feasts,
Protector, mighty in thy strength.
2. To Indra pour ye forth thejuice, the active gladdening juice to him
Ile gladdening, oinnific God.
3. O Lord of all men, fair of cheek, rejoice thee in the gladdening lauds,
Present at these drink-offerings.
4. Songs have outpoured themselves to thee, Indra, the strong, the guardian Lord,
And raised themselves unsatisfied.
5. Send to us bounty manifold, O Indra, worthy of’ our wish,
For power supreme is only thine.
6. O Indra, stimulate thereto us emulously fain for wealth,
And glorious, O most splendid One.
7. Give, Indra, wide and lofty fame, wealthy in cattle and in strength,
Lasting our life-time, failing not.
8. Grant us high fame, O Indra, grant riches bestowing thousands, those
Fair fruits of earth borne home in wains.
9. Praising with songs the praise-worthy who cometh to our aid, we call
Indra, the Treasure-Lord of wealth.
10 To lofty Indra, dweller by each libation, the pious man
Sings forth aloud a strengthening hymn.
HYMN X. Indra.
1. THE chanters hymn thee, they who say the word of praise magnify thee.
The priests have raised thee up on high, O Satakratu, like a pole.
2. As up he clomb from ridge to ridge and looked upon the toilsome task,
Indra observes this wish of his, and the Rain hastens with his troop.
3. Harness thy pair of strong bay steeds, long-maned, whose bodies fill the girths,
And, Indra, Soma-drinker, come to listen to our songs of praise.
4. Come hither, answer thou the song, sing in approval, cry aloud.
Good Indra, make our prayer succeed, and prosper this our sacrifice.
5. To Indra must a laud be said, to strengthen him who freely gives,
That Sakra may take pleasure in our friendship and drink-offerings.
6. Him, him we seek for friendship, him for riches and heroic might.
For Indra, he is Sakra, he shall aid us while he gives us wealth.
7. Easy to turn and drive away, Indra, is spoil bestowed by thee.
Unclose the stable of the kine, and give us wealth O Thunder-armed
8. The heaven and earth contain thee not, together, in thy wrathful mood.
Win us the waters of the sky, and send us kine abundantly.
9. Hear, thou whose ear is quick, my call; take to thee readily my songs
O Indra, let this laud of mine come nearer even than thy friend.
10. We know thee mightiest of all, in battles hearer of our cry.
Of thee most mighty we invoke the aid that giveth thousandfold.
11. O Indra, Son of Kusika, drink our libation with delight.
Prolong our life anew, and cause the seer to win a thousand gifts.
12. Lover of song, may these our songs on every side encompass thee:
Strengthening thee of lengthened life, may they be dear delights to thee.
HYMN XI. Indra.
1. ALL sacred songs have magnified Indra expansive as the sea,
The best of warriors borne on cars, the Lord, the very Lord of strength.
2. Strong in thy friendship, Indra, Lord of power and might, we have no fear.
We glorify with praises thee, the never-conquered conqueror.
3. The gifts of Indra from of’ old, his saving succours, never fail,
When to the praise-singers he gives the boon of substance rich in kine.
4. Crusher of forts, the young, the wise, of strength unmeasured, was he born
Sustainer of each sacred rite, Indra, the Thunderer, much-extolled.
5. Lord of the thunder, thou didst burst the cave of Vala rich in cows.
The Gods came pressing to thy side, and free from terror aided thee,
6. I, Hero, through thy bounties am come to the flood addressing thee.
Song-lover, here the singers stand and testify to thee thereof.
7. The wily Susna, Indra! thou o’er-threwest with thy wondrous powers.
The wise beheld this deed of thine: now go beyond their eulogies.
8. Our songs of praise have glorified Indra who ruleth by his might,
Whose precious gifts in thousands come, yea, even more abundantly.
HYMN XII. Agni.
I. WE choose Agni the messenger, the herald, master of all wealth,
Well skilled in this our sacrifice.
2. With callings ever they invoke Agni, Agni, Lord of the House,
Oblation-bearer, much beloved.
3. Bring the Gods hither, Agni, born for him who strews the sacred grass:
Thou art our herald, meet for praise.
4. Wake up the willing Gods, since thou, Agni, performest embassage:
Sit on the sacred grass with Gods.
5. O Agni, radiant One, to whom the holy oil is poured, bum up
Our enemies whom fiends protect.
6. By Agni Agni is inflamed, Lord of the House, wise, young, who bears
The gift: the ladle is his mouth.
7. Praise Agni in the sacrifice, the Sage whose ways are ever true,
The God who driveth grief away.
8. God, Agni, be his strong defence who lord of sacrificial gifts,
Worshippeth thee the messenger.
9. Whoso with sacred gift would fain call Agni to the feast of Gods,
O Purifier, favour him.
10. Such, Agni, Purifier, bright, bring hither to our sacrifice,
To our oblation bring the Gods.
11. So lauded by our newest song of praise bring opulence to us,
And food, with heroes for our sons.
12. O Agni, by effulgent flame, by all invokings of the Gods,
Show pleasure in this laud of ours.
