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Rig Veda 4.57

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

We through the Master of the Field, even as through a friend, obtain What nourisheth our kine and steeds. In such may he be good to us.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

As the cow yieldeth milk, pour for us freely, Lord of the Field, the wave that beareth sweetness, Distilling meath, well-purified like butter, and let the. Lords of holy Law be gracious.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

Sweet be the plants for us. the heavens, the waters, and full of sweets for us be air's mid-region. May the Field's Lord for us be full of sweetness, and may we follow after him uninjured.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

Happily work our steers and men, may the plough furrow happily. Happily be the traces bound; happily may he ply the goad.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

Suna and Sira, welcome ye this laud, and with the milk which ye have made in heaven Bedew ye both this earth of ours.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

Auspicious Sita, come thou near: we venerate and worship thee That thou mayst bless and prosper us and bring us fruits abundantly.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

May Indra press the furrow down, may Pushan guide its course aright. May she, as rich in milk, be drained for us through each succeeding year.

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English · Ralph T. H. Griffith

Happily let the shares turn up the ploughland, happily go the ploughers with the oxen. With meath and milk Parjanya make us happy. Grant us prosperity, Suna and Sira.

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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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