The Secret of the Veda

Hymn to Indra:VIII.54

VIII.54

एतत् त इन्द्रवीर्य गीर्भिर्गृणन्ति कारवः ।
ते स्तोभन्त ऊर्जमावन् घृतश्चुतं पौरासो नक्षन् धीतिभिः ॥१॥

1) This is that might of thee, O Indra, which doers of the action speak of in their Words. They praise and guard thy energy dripping with light; the people of the city come (reach) to thee by their thinkings.

नक्षन्त इन्द्रमवसे सुकृत्यया येषां सुतेषु मन्दसे ।
यथा संवर्ते अमदो यथा कृश एवास्मे इन्द्र मत्स्व ॥२॥

2) They by their good action come (reach) to Indra and have his guard, they in whose wine-offerings thou hast delight: even as I approach thee empty of delight, even as I come to thee in my leanness, so in us take thy delight, O Indra.

यदिन्द्र राधो अस्ति ते माघोनं मधवत्तम ।
तेन नो बोधि सधमाद्यो वृधे भगो दानाय वृत्रहन् ॥५॥

5) With that opulent pleasure which is thine, O Indra most full of the plenitudes, awake in us as our companion of the delight for our growth, for the giving of the enjoyment, O slayer of the Coverer.

आजिपते नृपते त्वमिद्धि नो वेाज आ वक्षि सुकतो ।
वीती होत्राभिरुत देववीतिभिः सवांसो वि शृण्विरे ॥६॥

6) Lord of battles, king of the Gods, prosper in us, bring us plenitude, O hundred-willed. By the path, by the offerings, by the bringing into being of the gods, we have become full of peace and won inspired knowledge.

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सन्ति ह्यर्य आशिष इन्द्र आयुर्जनानाम् ।
अस्मान् नक्षस्व मघवन्नुपावसे घुक्षस्व पिप्युषीमिषम् ॥७॥

7) For these are his warrior blessings: Indra is the life of men. Come to us, O master of plenitude and guard us: milk out for us a nourishing force.

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