Rig Veda
sāsmākam anavadya tūtujāna vedhasām imāṃ vācaṃ na vedhasām
The car which Indra, thou, for service of the Gods though it be far away, O swift One, bringest near, which, Blameless One, thou bringest near, Place swiftly nigh us for our help: be it thy will that it be strong. Blameless and active, hear this speech of orderers, this speech of us like orderers.
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Hear, Indra, thou whom men in every fight must call to show thy strength, for cry of battle with the men, with men of war for victory. He who with heroes wins the light, who with the singers gains the prize, Him the rich seek to gain even as a swift strong steed, even as a courser fleet and strong.
dasmo hi ṣmā vṛṣaṇam pinvasi tvacaṃ kaṃ cid yāvīr araruṃ śūra martyam parivṛṇakṣi martyam indrota tubhyaṃ tad dive tad rudrāya svayaśase mitrāya vocaṃ varuṇāya saprathaḥ sumṛﾱīkāya saprathaḥ
Thou, Mighty, pourest forth the hide that holds the rain, thou keepest far away, Hero, the wicked man, thou shuttest out the wicked man. Indra, to thee I sing, to Dyaus, to Rudra glorious in himself, To Mitra, Varuna I sing a far-famed hymn to the kind God a far-famed hymn.
asmākaṃ va indram uśmasīṣṭaye sakhāyaṃ viśvāyum prāsahaṃ yujaṃ vājeṣu prāsahaṃ yujam asmākam brahmotaye 'vā pṛtsuṣu kāsu cit nahi tvā śatru starate stṛṇoṣi yaṃ viśvaṃ śatruṃ stṛṇoṣi yam
We wish our Indra here that he may further you, the Friend, beloved of all, the very strong ally, in wars the very strong ally In all encounters strengthen thou our prayer to be a help to us. No enemy—whom thou smitest down—subdueth thee, no enemy, whom thou smitest down.
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Bow down the overweening pride of every foe with succour like to kindling-wood in fiercest flame, with mighty succour, Mighty One. Guide us, thou Hero, as of old, so art thou counted blameless still. Thou drivest, as a Priest, all sins of man away, as Priest, in person, seeking us.
pra tad voceyam bhavyāyendave havyo na ya iṣavān manma rejati rakṣohā manma rejati svayaṃ so asmad ā nido vadhair ajeta durmatim ava sraved aghaśaṃso 'vataram ava kṣudram iva sravet
This may I utter to the present Soma-drop, which, meet to be invoked, with power, awakes the prayer, awakes the demon-slaying prayer. May he himself with darts of death drive far from us the scorner's hate. Far let him flee away who speaketh wickedness and vanish like a mote of dust.
vanema taddhotrayā citantyā vanema rayiṃ rayivaḥ suvīryaṃ raṇvaṃ santaṃ suvīryam durmanmānaṃ sumantubhir em iṣā pṛcīmahi ā satyābhir indraṃ dyumnahūtibhir yajatraṃ dyumnahūtibhiḥ
By thoughtful invocation this may we obtain, obtain great wealth, O Wealthy One, with Hero sons, wealth that is sweet with hero sons. Him who is wroth we pacify with sacred food and eulogies, Indra the Holy with our calls inspired and true, the Holy One with calls inspired.
pra prā vo asme svayaśobhir ūtī parivarga indro durmatīnāṃ darīman durmatīnām svayaṃ sā riṣayadhyai yā na upeṣe atraiḥ hatem asan na vakṣati kṣiptā jūrṇir na vakṣati
On, for your good and ours, come Indra with the aid of his own lordliness to drive the wicked hence, to rend the evil-hearted ones! The weapon which devouring fiends cast at us shall destroy themselves. Struck down, it shall not reach the mark; hurled forth, the fire-brand shall not strike.
tvaṃ na indra rāyā parīṇasā yāhi pathāṃ anehasā puro yāhy arakṣasā sacasva naḥ parāka ā sacasvāstamīka ā pāhi no dūrād ārād abhiṣṭibhiḥ sadā pāhy abhiṣṭibhiḥ
With riches in abundance, Indra, come to us, come by an unobstructed path, come by a path from demons free. Be with us when we stray afar, be with us when our home is nigh. Protect us with thy help both near and far away: protect us ever with thy help.
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Thou art our own, O Indra, with victorious wealth: let might accompany thee, the Strong, to give us aid, like Mitra, to give mighty aid. O strongest saviour, helper thou, Immortal! of each warrior's car. Hurt thou another and not us, O Thunder-armed, one who would hurt, O Thunder-armed!
pāhi na indra suṣṭuta sridho 'vayātā sadam id durmatīnāṃ devaḥ san durmatīnām hantā pāpasya rakṣasas trātā viprasya māvataḥ adhā hi tvā janitā jījanad vaso rakṣohaṇaṃ tvā jījanad vaso
Save us from injury, thou who art well extolled: ever the warder-off art thou of wicked ones, even as a God, of wicked ones; Thou slayer of the evil fiend, saviour of singer such as I. Good Lord, the Father made thee slayer of the fiends, made thee, good Lord, to slay the fiends.