Rig Veda 8.14

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If I, O Indra, were, like thee, the single Sovran of all wealth, My worshipper should be rich in kine.

śikṣeyam asmai ditseyaṃ śacīpate manīṣiṇe yad ahaṃ gopatiḥ syām

I should be fain, O Lord of Power, to strengthen and enrich the sage, Were I the Lord of herds of kine.

dhenuṣ ṭa indra sūnṛtā yajamānāya sunvate gām aśvam pipyuṣī duhe

To worshippers who press the juice thy goodness, Indra, is a cow Yielding in plenty kine and steeds.

na te vartāsti rādhasa indra devo na martyaḥ yad ditsasi stuto magham

None is there, Indra, God or man, to hinder thy munificence, The wealth which, lauded, thou wilt give.

yajña indram avardhayad yad bhūmiṃ vy avartayat cakrāṇa opaśaṃ divi

The sacrifice made Indra strong when he unrolled the earth, and made Himself a diadem in heaven.

vāvṛdhānasya te vayaṃ viśvā dhanāni jigyuṣaḥ ūtim indrā vṛṇīmahe

Thine aid we claim, O Indra, thine who after thou hast waxen great Hast won all treasures for thine own.

vy antarikṣam atiran made somasya rocanā indro yad abhinad valam

In Soma's ecstasy Indra spread the firmament and realms of light, When he cleft Vala limb from limb.

ud gā ājad aṅgirobhya āviṣkṛṇvan guhā satīḥ arvāñcaṃ nunude valam

Showing the hidden he drave forth the cows for the Angirases, And Vala he cast headlong down.

indreṇa rocanā divo dṛﾱhāni dṛṃhitāni ca sthirāṇi na parāṇude

By Indra were the luminous realms of heaven established and secured, Firm and immovable from their place.

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Indra, thy laud moves quickly like a joyous wave of water-floods: Bright shine the drops that gladden thee.

tvaṃ hi stomavardhana indrāsy ukthavardhanaḥ stotṝṇām uta bhadrakṛt

For thou, O Indra, art the God whom hymns and praises magnify: Thou blessest those who worship thee.

indram it keśinā harī somapeyāya vakṣataḥ upa yajñaṃ surādhasam

Let the two long-maned Bay Steeds bring Indra to drink the Soma juice, The Bountiful to our sacrifice.

apām phenena namuceḥ śira indrod avartayaḥ viśvā yad ajaya spṛdhaḥ

With waters' foam thou torest off, Indra, the head of Namuchi, Subduing all contending hosts.

māyābhir utsisṛpsata indra dyām ārurukṣataḥ ava dasyūṃr adhūnuthāḥ

The Dasyus, when they fain would climb by magic arts and mount to heaven, Thou, Indra, castest down to earth.

asunvām indra saṃsadaṃ viṣūcīṃ vy anāśayaḥ somapā uttaro bhavan

As Soma-drinker conquering all, thou scatteredst to every side Their settlement who poured no gifts.