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Mandala VIII

HYMN LXX. Indra.

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INDRA, God of the strong arm, come to us with your right hand, Gather our plentiful feast.

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We know you mighty in your deeds, of great abundance, great wealth, Great in measure, swift to help.

3

Hero, when you wish to give, neither gods nor mortals can hold you back, Like a fierce bull, they cannot stop you.

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Come, let us praise Indra, Lord of great wealth, Self-ruling King: May he not harm us in his bounty.

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Let the prelude play and follow with song, may he hear the Sāman sung, And with his bounty answer us.

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O Indra, with your right hand bring, and with your left remember us. Let us not lose our share of wealth.

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Come close, O Bold One, bring here the riches of the poor, Who gives the least of all the folk.

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Indra, the booty you have with holy singers to receive, Win that booty with us as well.

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Indra, your swift spoil, the booty that delights all, Sounds quickly with our hopes in harmony.

Source: Sacred Texts Archive
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