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Rig Veda 1.2: BEAUTIFUL Vayu, come, for thee these Soma drops have been prepared
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)
BEAUTIFUL Vayu, come, for thee these Soma drops have been prepared:
Drink of them, hearken to our call.
Knowing the days, with Soma juice poured forth, the singers glorify
Thee, Vayu, with their hymns of praise.
Vayu, thy penetrating stream goes forth unto the worshipper,
Far-spreading for the Soma draught.
These, Indra-Vayu, have been shed; come for our offered dainties' sake:
The drops are yearning for you both.
Well do ye mark libations, ye Vayu and Indra, rich in spoil
So come ye swiftly hitherward.
Vayu and Indra, come to what the Soma-presser hath prepared:
Soon, Heroes, thus I make my prayer.
Mitra, of holy strength, I call, and foe-destroying Varuna,
Who make the oil-fed rite complete.
Mitra and Varuna, through Law, lovers and cherishers of Law,
Have ye obtained your mighty power.
Our Sages, Mitra-Varuna, wide dominion, strong by birth,
Vouchsafe us strength that worketh well.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 1.2: BEAUTIFUL Vayu, come, for thee these Soma drops have been prepared.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/1/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 1.2: BEAUTIFUL Vayu, come, for thee these Soma drops have been prepared.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/1/.
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