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Mandala X

HYMN IX. Waters.

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Ye Waters, be beneficial: so help us to gain energy That we may behold great joy.

2

Give us some of the juice, the most fortunate one you have, Like mothers in their eager love.

3

We gladly come to you for him to whom you send us off; And, Waters, give us fertility strength.

4

The Waters. Be to us for drink, Goddesses for our aid and happiness: Let them flow to us health and strength.

5

I ask the Floods to give us balm, these Queens who rule over precious things, And have supreme control over men.

6

Within the Waters-Soma, he has told me, dwell all balms that heal, And Agni, who blesses all.

7

O Waters, be filled with medicine to keep my body safe from harm, So that I may long see the Sun.

8

Whatever sin is in me, whatever evil I have done, If I have lied or sworn falsely, Waters, remove it far from me.

9

The Waters I seek today, and to their moisture have we come: O Agni, rich in milk, come thou, and with thy glory cover me.

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