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Rig Veda

Rig Veda 1.2

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

Beautiful Vayu, come, for thee these Soma drops have been prepared: Drink of them, hearken to our call.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

Knowing the days, with Soma juice poured forth, the singers glorify Thee, Vayu, with their hymns of praise.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

Vayu, thy penetrating stream goes forth unto the worshipper, Far-spreading for the Soma draught.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

These, Indra-Vayu, have been shed; come for our offered dainties' sake: The drops are yearning for you both.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

Well do ye mark libations, ye Vayu and Indra, rich in spoil So come ye swiftly hitherward.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

Vayu and Indra, come to what the Soma. presser hath prepared: Soon, Heroes, thus I make my prayer.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

Mitra, of holy strength, I call, and foe-destroying Varuna, Who make the oil-fed rite complete.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

Mitra and Varuna, through Law, lovers and cherishers of Law, Have ye obtained your might power.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

Our Sages, Mitra-Varuna, wide dominion, strong by birth, Vouchsafe us strength that worketh well.

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Ralph T. H. Griffith's translation (1896–97). It is dated, and scholars now read many verses differently. A few verses Griffith left untranslated or moved to an appendix are not included.

Ralph T. H. Griffith, The Hymns of the Rigveda, 2nd edition (Benares: E. J. Lazarus, 1896–97). Public domain. Text from English Wikisource, checked against Internet Archive scans of the 1896–97 printing. · Source ↗

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