Translations of Rig Veda Suktas 33-121 by M.P. Pandit

Name: Translations of Rig Veda Suktas 33-121 by M.P. Pandit
Author: T. V. Kapali Sastry

Vol. 10 - Collected Works of T. V. Kapali Sastry

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English translations by M. P. Pandit of only Riks from Rig Veda Samhita, Mandala I, Suktas 33 - 121. Though based on the Siddhānjana, the renderings are more free than literal. The translations are only of the Riks with brief notes (from the Commentary) added wherever found necessary.

Collected Works of T. V. Kapali Sastry Translations of Rig Veda Suktas 33-121 by M.P. Pandit Editor: M. P. Pandit

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD
RIGVEDA SAMHITA : Mandala I
- HYMN 33
- HYMN 34
- HYMN 35
- HYMN 36
- HYMN 37
- HYMN 39
- HYMN 40
- HYMN 42
- HYMN 44
- HYMN 45
- HYMN 46
- HYMN 47
- HYMN 48
- HYMN 49
- HYMN 50
- HYMN 51
- HYMN 52
- HYMN 53
- HYMN 54
- HYMN 55
- HYMN 56
- HYMN 57
- HYMN 58
- HYMN 59
- HYMN 60
- HYMN 61
- HYMN 62
- HYMN 63
- HYMN 64
- HYMN 65
- HYMN 66
- HYMN 67
- HYMN 68
- HYMN 69
- HYMN 70
- HYMN 71
- HYMN 72
- HYMN 73
- HYMN 74
- HYMN 75
- HYMN 76
- HYMN 77
- HYMN 78
- HYMN 79
- HYMN 80
- HYMN 81
- HYMN 82
- HYMN 83
- HYMN 84
- HYMN 85
- HYMN 86
- HYMN 87
- HYMN 88
- HYMN 89
- HYMN 90
- HYMN 91
- HYMN 92
- HYMN 93
- HYMN 94
- HYMN 95
- HYMN 96
- HYMN 97
- HYMN 98
- HYMN 99
- HYMN 100
- HYMN 101
- HYMN 102
- HYMN 103
- HYMN 104
- HYMN 105
- HYMN 106
- HYMN 107
- HYMN 108
- HYMN 109
- HYMN 110
- HYMN 111
- HYMN 112
- HYMN 113
- HYMN 114
- HYMN 115
- HYMN 116
- HYMN 117
- HYMN 118
- HYMN 119
- HYMN 120
- HYMN 121

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RIGVEDA SAMHITA : Mandala I

HYMN 84

Rishi : GOTAMA Deity: INDRA

O Indra, the Soma is poured out for thee. Most mighty assaulter, come. May Indra-vigour fill thee full as the sun fills the sky with his rays.
His steeds bring Indra of irresistible might to the songs of praise and sacrifice of Rishis and of men.
Slayer of Vritra, ascend thy car; the steeds are yoked by the mantra. May, with its voice, the Word draw thy mind hitherward.
Drink, Indra, this excellent, exhilarating, immortal libation poured out. In the home of Truth flow towards thee streamings of the bright (Soma).

The Rishis offer to the Lord of the Gods, in the highest station, the luminous streams of Ananda won by their devotion and tapas.

Offer worship now to Indra with the hymns; may the poured libations exhilarate him; salute his might supreme.

The Rishi addresses his colleagues.

When thou yokest thy steeds, O Indra, there is no better charioteer, none equal in strength, no one though well-horsed has overtaken thee.
He who alone bestows wealth on the mortal who offers, lord of all, unveilable, is Indra, indeed.
When will Indra trample, like a weed, the mortal who offers not, when Oh, will he listen to our songs of praise?
To him who pours libation all round, who blazons him for many, Indra grants formidable might, indeed.
The white Cows drink the sweet Soma juice thus poured; moving with Indra, for the bountiful, for the sake of splendour, they rejoice; they abide waiting upon his sovereignty.

White: here it denotes golden hue. With Indra the Rays of Consciousness manifest the glory of the supreme Light. They partake of the Soma offered to Indra. Nourished by it they wait to establish his sovereignty in the Yajamana.

Desirous of contact, these dappled Cows mix the Soma (with their milk). Dear to Indra, the Cows urge the destructive thunderbolt. They abide waiting upon his sovereignty.

Earlier the Cows were spoken of as white; now they have variegated hues. Issuing from the station of the supreme Light, they begin to attach themselves to Indra.

They mix the Soma with the nectarous essence of the power of Consciousness.

The conscious Cows, surrendered to his might, serve him. They follow his many laws for advance knowledge. They abide waiting upon his sovereignty.

Advance knowledge: of what is to come to the Yajamana who follows the laws of Indra.

Unassailable, Indra slew ninety-nine Vritras with the bones of Dadhyanch.

Ninety-nine: to indicate it was not complete (hundred).

Bones of Dadhyanch: the basic substances sustaining the yield of Light fixed in the intellect.

Looking for the head of the steed sheltering in the mountains, he found it in Sharyanavat.

Steed: of Life-Force.

Mountain: many-plateaued Existence.

In the inner sense Sharyanavat is the receptacle of Soma-juice.

True it is, in this very place, home of Soma, the wise found the silent Name of the Ray of Twashtri.

Twashtri: Aditya, the Truth-born, solar Light.

Who, indeed, can utter in front of him (Indra) the mantras heroic, lustrous, of unbearable fury, missile⁴³

Who flees, who is harmed, who fears? Who knows Indra who is high? Who importunes for progeny, for elephant, for wealth, for (health of) body, for kinsmen?

Who flees etc. when Indra is pleased? None need pray for these benedictions; Indra grants them on his own.

Who, with offering, clarity, praises Agni, with intense aspiration worships in due seasons? To whom do the Gods bring quick the oblation? What invoker by sacrifices, God-favoured, knows him?

In the context of the Vedic Yoga, oblation is the offering; ghee is clarity, ladle is intense aspiration.

It is only with a many-sided discipline that the presence of the Gods is attained and Indra becomes manifest.

Dear one, mightiest, shining, do thou commend the mortal (praising thee)? Indra affluent, there is no other comforter than thee. (Hence) I utter words of praise to thee.
O Indweller, may not thy riches, thy increasings, ever disserve us. Benefactor of mankind, hitherward measure out all riches to us, seers of mantra.