The Secret of the Veda

From a Vedic Hymn

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इन्द्र सोमं पिब ऋतुना ऽऽ त्वा विशन्त्विन्दवः ।
मत्सरासस्तदोकसः ॥१॥

1) O Indra, drink according to the law of truth the Somawine; let the nectar-sweetnesses enter into thee, rapturous, that have there their home.

मरुतः पिबत ऋतुना पोत्राद् यज्ञं पुनीतन ।
यूयं हि ष्ठा सुदानवः ॥२॥

2) O Maruts, drink according to the truth, purify the Yajna by the process of purification for ye are steadfast and very bold.

अभि यज्ञं गृणीहि नो ग्नावो नेष्टः पिब ऋतुना ।
त्वं हि रत्नधा असि ॥३॥

3) About the Yajna utter for us thy cry, active and exhilarated drink thou by the truth for thou art the disposer of delight.

अग्ने देवाँ इहा वह सादया योनिषु त्रिषु ।
परि भूष पिब ऋतुना ॥४॥

4) O Agni, bring hither the gods, make them to sit in the three wombs, surround all and drink by the truth.

ब्राह्मणादिन्द्र राधसः पिबा सोममृतूंरनु ।
तवेद्धि सख्यमस्तृतम् ॥५॥

5) O Indra, drink thou the Soma of the soul's bliss according to the truths of things, for it is thy friendship that never sinks.

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युवं दक्षं धृतव्रत मित्रावरुण दूळभम् ।
ऋतुना यज्ञ माशाथे ॥६॥

6) Do you, O Mitra and Varuna, whose function it is to uphold Daksha, ... enjoy the Yajna by the truth.

द्रविणोदा द्रविणसो ग्रावहस्तासो अध्वरे ।
यज्ञेषु देवमीळते ॥७॥

7) The lord of substance laden-handed in the sacrifice propitiateth the god in the Yajnas.

द्रविणोदा ददातु नो वसूनि यानि शृण्विरे ।
देवेषु ता वनामहे ॥८॥

8) May the lord of substance give to us the riches of which 'tis told; for these we pray the gods.¹

द्रविणोदाः पिपीषति जुहोत प्र च तिष्ठत ।
नेष्ट्रादृतुभिरिष्यत ॥९॥

9) The lord of substance would drink, make the offering and stand forward ye subject to the laws of truth by the process of...

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