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Atharva Veda 6.98: Praise of Indra

by The Rishis of the Atharva Veda c. 1200–900 BCE (traditional; uncertain)

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)

Religion

Indra be victor, never to be vanquished, to reign among the Kings as sovran ruler!
Here be thou meet for praise and supplication, to be revered and waited on and worshipped.

Thou fain for glory, an imperial ruler, hast won dominion over men, O Indra, Of these celestial tribes be thou the sovran: long-lasting be thy sway and undecaying!

Thou governest the north and eastern regions, Indra! fiend-slayer! thou destroycst foemen.
Thou hast won all, far as the rivers wander. Bull, called to help, on our right hand thou goest.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.98: Praise of Indra.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/260/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.98: Praise of Indra.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/260/.

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