HYMN XXIII. Indra. 1. THOU art attached to pressed-out Soma, Indra, at laud, at prayer, and when the hymn is chanted; Or when with yoked Bays, Maghavan, thou comest, O Indra, bearing in thin... Read more

HYMN XVII. Indra. 1. DRINK Soma, Mighty One, for which, when lauded, thou breakest through the cattle-stall, O Indra; Thou who, O Bold One, armed with thunder smotest Vrtra with might, and e... Read more

HYMN VIII. Agni. 1. AT Jatavedas’ holy gathering I will tell aloud the conquering might of the swift red-hued Steer. A pure and fresher hymn flows to Vaisvanara, even as for Agni lovel... Read more

Translator Ralph T.H. Griffith RIG VEDA – THE SIXTH BOOK HYMN I. Agni. 1. THOU, first inventor of this prayer, O Agni, Worker of Marvels, hast become our Herald. Thou, Bull, hast made... Read more

HYMN LXXIV. Asvins. 1. WHERE in the heavens are ye to-day, Gods, Asvins, rich in constancy? Hear this, ye excellent as Steers: Atri inviteth you to come. 2. Where are they now? Where are the... Read more

HYMN LXIII. Mitra-Varuna. 1. GUARDIANS of Order, ye whose Laws are ever true, in the sublimest heaven your chariot ye ascend. O Mitra-Varuna whomsoe’er ye: favour, here, to him the rai... Read more

HYMN LVI. Maruts. 1. AGNI, that valorous company adorned with ornaments of gold, The people of the Maruts, I call down to-day even from the luminous realm of heaven. 2. Even as thou thinkest... Read more

HYMN L. Visvedevas. 1. LET every mortal man elect the friendship of the guiding God. Each one solicits him for wealth and seeks renown to prosper him. 2. These, leading God, are thine, and t... Read more

HYMN XLIII. Visvedevas. 1. MAY the Milch-cows who hasten to their object come harmless unto us with liquid sweetness. The Singer, lauding, calls, for ample riches, the Seven Mighty Ones who... Read more

HYMN XXXIX. Indra. 1. STONE-DARTING Indra. Wondrous One, what wealth is richly given from thee, That bounty, Treasure-Finder! bring filling both thy hands, to us. 2. Bring what thou deemest... Read more