Rig Veda 8.80

nahy anyam baﾱākaram marḍitāraṃ śatakrato tvaṃ na indra mṛﾱaya

O Sarakratu! truely I have made none else my Comforter. Indra; be gracious unto us.

yo naḥ śaśvat purāvithāmṛdhro vājasātaye sa tvaṃ na indra mṛﾱaya

Thou who hast ever aided us kindly of old to win the spoil, As such, O Indra, favour us.

kim aṅga radhracodanaḥ sunvānasyāvited asi kuvit sv indra ṇaḥ śakaḥ

What now? As prompter of the poor thou helpest him who sheds the juice. Wilt thou not, Indra, strengthen us?

indra pra ṇo ratham ava paścāc cit santam adrivaḥ purastād enam me kṛdhi

O Indra, help our chariot on, yea, Thunderer, though it lag behind: Give this my car the foremost place.

hanto nu kim āsase prathamaṃ no rathaṃ kṛdhi upamaṃ vājayu śravaḥ

Ho there! why sittest thou at case? Make thou my chariot to be first And bring the fame of victory near.

avā no vājayuṃ rathaṃ sukaraṃ te kim it pari asmān su jigyuṣas kṛdhi

Assist our car that seeks the prize. What can be easier for thee? So make thou us victorious.

indra dṛhyasva pūr asi bhadrā ta eti niṣkṛtam iyaṃ dhīr ṛtviyāvatī

Indra, be firm: a fort art thou. To thine appointed place proceeds The auspicious hymn in season due.

mā sīm avadya ā bhāg urvī kāṣṭhā hitaṃ dhanam apāvṛktā aratnayaḥ

Let not our portion be disgrace. Broad is the course, the prize is set, The barriers are opened wide.

turīyaṃ nāma yajñiyaṃ yadā karas tad uśmasi ād it patir na ohase

This thing we wish. that thou mayst take thy fourth, thy sacrificial name. So art thou held to be our Lord.

avīvṛdhad vo amṛtā amandīd ekadyūr devā uta yāś ca devīḥ tasmā u rādhaḥ kṛṇuta praśastam prātar makṣū dhiyāvasur jagamyāt

Ekadyu hath exalted you, Immortals: both Goddesses and Gods hath he delighted. Bestow upon him bounty meet for praises. May he, enriched with prayer, come soon and early.