Translator Ralph T.H. Griffith THE FIRST BOOK – Page 3 HYMN LVI. Indra. I. FOR this man’s full libations held in ladles, he hath roused him, eager, as a horse to meet the mare. H... Read more

HYMN LIII. Indra. I. WE will present fair praise unto the Mighty One, our hymns to Indra in Vivasvdn’s dwelling-place; For he hath ne’er found wealth in those who seem to sleep:... Read more

HYMN LI. Indra. 1. MAKE glad with songs that Ram whom many men invoke, worthy of songs of praise, Indra, the sea of wealth; Whose gracious deeds for men spread like the heavens abroad: sing... Read more

HYMN XLVIII. Dawn. 1. DAWN on us with prosperity, O Usas, Daughter of the Sky, Dawn with great glory, Goddess, Lady of the Light, dawn thou with riches, Bounteous One. 2. They, bringing stee... Read more

HYMN XLV Agni. I. WORSHIP the Vasus, Agni! here, the Rudras, the Adityas, all Who spring from Manu, those who know fair rites, who pour their blessings down.  2. Agni, the Gods who understan... Read more

HYMN XLI. Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman. 1. NE’ER is he injured whom the Gods Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman, The excellently wise, protect. 2. He prospers ever, free from scathe, whom they, as with... Read more

HYMN XXXVIII. Maruts. I. WHAT now? When will ye take us by both hands, as a dear sire his son, Gods, for whom sacred grass is clipped? 2. Now whither? To what goal of yours go ye in heaven,... Read more

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