Kāṇḍa 17 — Hymn to the Sun

Vanquishing, overpowering, a conqueror, exceeding

Vanquishing, eta Indra by name, adorable I call : may I be dear to Gods,

Vanquishing, etc.

Vanquishing, etc.

Rise up, O Silrya, rise thou up ; with strength and

Rise up, O SArya, rise thoa ap ; with strength and

Vanquishing, etc. Indra by name, adorable I call : may creatures love me well.

Do tliou, O Indra, for our great good fortune, with

Be thou most gracious unto us, Indra, with favour-

Thou art the vanquisher of all, O Indra, omniscient

In heaven and on the earth thou art uninjured, none

Ligki-IUding Famrndna: wind that reaohes eren the hei|^t of heaven.

Indra, exalting thee with prayer, imploring, l^Cishia

Round Trita, round the spring with thousand cur*

Thou guardest well the four celestial regions, penrad*

With five thou sendest heit : with one removing the

Grant us protection, Indra, with that body of thine

Bright art thou, and refulgent : as thou shinest with

Lustre art thou, illuming : as thou glowest with

Glory to him when rising, when ascending 1 Glory '

With all his fiery fervour this Aditya hath gone up

Thou for our weal, Aditya, hast mounted thy ship

Thou for our weal, O SArya, hast mounted thy ship

Encompassed by PraJ&pati*s devotion as shidd, with

Worship to him when he is turning westward, to him when setting, and when set be worship I • To him far-shining, him the self-refulgent^ to him the Sovran Lord and King be glory t

Guarded am I by Order and the Seasons, protected

On every side let Agni guard and keep me ; the rising Sun drive off the snares of Mptyu I Let brightly flushing Mornings, firm-set mountains, and hves a thousand be with me united