HYMN XXXVI. Agni. 1. WITH words sent forth in holy hymns, Agni we supplicate, the Lord Of many families who duly serve the Gods, yea, him whom others also praise. 2. Men have won Agni, him w... Read more

HYMN XXXIII. Indra. 1. Come, fain for booty let us seek to Indra: yet more shall he increase his care that guides us. Will not the Indestructible endow us with perfect knowledge of this weal... Read more

Translator Ralph T.H. Griffith THE FIRST BOOK – Page 2 HYMN XXXI. Agni. 1. Thou, Agni, wast the earliest Angiras, a Seer; thou wast, a God thyself, the Gods’ auspicious Friend. A... Read more

HYMN XXVIII Indra, Etc. 1. THERE where the broad-based stone raised on high to press the juices out, O Indra, drink with eager thirst the droppings which the mortar sheds. 2. Where, like bro... Read more

HYMN XXV. Varuna. I. WHATEVER law of thine, O God, O Varurna, as we are men, Day after day we violate. 2. give us not as a prey to death, to be destroyed by thee in wrath, To thy fierce ange... Read more

HYMN XXIII. Vayu and Others. 1. STRONG are the Somas; come thou nigh; these juices have been mixt with milk: Drink, Vayu, the presented draughts. 2. Both Deities who touch the heaven, Indra... Read more

HYMN XX Rbhus. 1. FOR the Celestial Race this song of praise which gives wealth lavishly Was made by singers with their lips. 2. They who for Indra, with their mind, formed horses harnessed... Read more

HYMN XVI. Indra. 1. LET thy Bay Steeds bring thee, the Strong, hither to drink the Soma draught- Those, Indra, who are bright as suns. 2. Here are the grains bedewed with oil: hither let the... Read more