Adhyāya 33: Sarvamedha, continued

His be the fires, eternal, purifying, protectors of our homes,

Gold-coloured, bannered with the smoke, urged by the wind,

Yoke, Agni, as a charioteer, thy steeds who best invoke the

To fair goals travel Two unlike in semblance : each in suc-

Here by ordainers was this God appointed first Invoker^

Three times a hundred Gods, and thrice a thousand, and

Hiro, mefisenger of earth and head of heaven, Agoi Vaiavi-

May Agiii slay the foemeu, - fain for riches, through the

With the All-Gods, with ladta and with V|Lyu drink th?

Show thyself strong for mighty bliss, Agni ; most excel-

We have elected thee as most delightful for thy beams'

Agni who art worshipped well, dear let our princes be to

Hear, Agni who hast ears to hear, with all thy train of

The Freedom of ttil Gbds who merit worship, freely received

In great enkindled Agdi's k^ing and, for bliss, free from

Like barren cows, moreover, swelled the waters; singers

Ye Cdws, protfeot the fount. The two mighty Ones bless the

Now when the Sun hath risen to-day may isinless Mitr%

Pour on the juice the ornament which reaches both the

Great is their fuel, strong their laud, wide is their sacrificial

Come, ludra, and delight thee with the juice at all the

Leading his baud, Indra encompassed Vritra ; weak grew

Whence comest th )U alone, thou who art mighty, ludra,

Those men extolled that deed of thine, Indra, those who

To thee the Mighty One I bring this m%htj hymn, for thy

May the Bright God drink glorious Soma-mingled mead,

His bright rays bear him up aloft, the God who knoweih all

As he was rising up they all revered him : self-luminons he

I laud your Mighty One who joyeth in the juice, him who

Loved of all men, may Savitar through praises offered as

Whatever, Vfitra-alAyer I thou Sdiryft hast risen on to-day,

E. V. I. 50. 4.

This is the Qodhead, this the might of S^itya : he halii

In the sky's lap the Sun this form assumeth that Varu^

Verily, S&rya, thou art great ; truly, Aditya, thou ai-t great iAs thou art great indeed thy greatness is admired ; yea,

Yea, Sftrya, thou art great in fame : thou, evermore, God,

Turning, as 'twere, to meet the Sun, enjoy from Indra aU

To-day, ye Gods, when Sirya hath ascended, deliver us

Soft to the tread the aaocod grass is soattered ? t^ese go

Tndra, Yiyu, Brihaspati, Mitra, Agni) Ptehan, Bhaga, Adii^sa, ^bM the :Mari>!t host.

Be Vanina our chief defence, let Mitra guard iis with all aids : Both make us rich exeeedinglyl

Regard us, Indra, Vishnu, here, ye Asvins, and the Marut

Agni, Tndra, Varuiia, and Mitra, give, ye Gods, and

Indra, Agni, Mitra, Varuna, Aditi, the Waters, Mountains,

With us are raining Rudras, clouds accordant in call to

Turn jourselveii hitherward this day, ye Holy, that fearing

This day come all the Marats, etc., as in XVIII. 31.

Listen, All-Gods, to this mine invocation, ye who inhabit

For thou at first producest for the holy Gods the noblest of

I with a lofty song call hither Vayu all-bounteous, filler of

These, ludra-Yiyu, have been shed, etc., as in VIL

Mitra of holy strength I call, and foe-destroying Varuna, Who make the oil-fed rite complete.

When Saramll had found the mountain's fissuf e^ that vast

Theu : the Gods. To win the land : from the original inhabitante for the new Aryan settlers.

The strong, dispeUers of the foe, Indra and Agni, we intokef : May they be kind to one like me.

Sing forth to Indu, ye men, to him as he is purified, Fain to pay worship to the Gods.

Driok Soma,. Indra, banded with the Maruts who,. B66n

Thou wast born mighty for victorious valour, exulting,

thou who slewest Vritra, come, Indra, hither to our side, Mighty One with thy mighty aids.

Heaven and Earth cling close to thy victorious might As sire and mother to their child.

The sacrifice obtains the Gods' acceptance, etc., as in VIII. 4.

Protect our habitation, Savitar, this day with guaj'dian

For you hftvu iowed, through noble nli]nistratioi>, pi^sa^ by Adhvaryus, bright sweet^flavoured juicett. t)dve ob thy team and oome th&u hither, Ydyu : drink for thy rapture of the sap of Soma.

Come ye foe-slayers to the pla6e of to^eting, ib *the birth-

Ye two divine Adhvaryus> etc., as in vene S3. Thou ill

Transversely was the severing line extended : was it above,

He hath filled heaven and earth and the great realm of Hght,

Call hither with the song and lauds the two best slayers ^f

All Sons of Immortality shall listen to the songs we sing, And be exceeding good to us.

Mine are devotions, hymns, sweet are libations. Stueu^h

In all the worlds That was the Best and Highest wb0|io«

May these my songs of praise eialt thee,. Lord, who ha^t

Good Lord of wealth is he to whom all Aryas, D&sas here

He, with his might advanced by Bishis thousandfold, hath

Protect our habitation, S^vitar, etc., as in verse 69.

R, V. VIII. 82. 4. Indra: as identified with SQrya.

Swifts visible to all art thou, O Sdrjra, tnaker of the lig^t^

Yen, specially that mortal man bath toiled for service of

Approach ye, and be near to us. Driuk, ye Asvins, of

May Bcahmax^pati draw nigh, may S&QptH the (^oddest

Within the Waters runs the Moon, he witit tk» beauteous

Singing their praise with godlike hymn let us invoke each

Agiii VaisvUuara, set in heaven, with mighty splendour

First, Indra-Agui ! hath this Maid come footless unto those

For of one spirit are the Gods with mortal man, co-sharers

Indra who quells the curse blew curses far away, and then

To Indra, to your mighty Chief, Maruts, sing forth a mighty

Indra iucreased his manly strength at sacrifice, in the wild: