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Rig Veda 1.17: I CRAVE help from the Imperial Lords, from Indra-Varuna; may they

by The Rishis of the Rig Veda c. 1500–1000 BCE (traditional; uncertain)

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)

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I CRAVE help from the Imperial Lords, from Indra-Varuna; may they
Both favour one of us like me.

Guardians of men, ye ever come with ready succour at the call
Of every singer such as I.

Sate you, according to your wish, O Indra-Varuna, with wealth:
Fain would we have you nearest us.

May we be sharers of the powers, sharers of the benevolence
Of you who give strength bounteously.

Indra and Varuna, among givers of thousands, meet for praise,
Are Powers who merit highest laud.

Through their protection may we gain great store of wealth, and heap it up
Enough and still to spare, be ours.

O Indra-Varuna, on you for wealth in many a form I call:
Still keep ye us victorious.

O Indra-Varuna, through our songs that seek to win you to ourselves,
Give us at once your sheltering help.

O Indra-Varuna, to you may fair praise which I offer come,
Joint eulogy which ye dignify.

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MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 1.17: I CRAVE help from the Imperial Lords, from Indra-Varuna; may they.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/16/.

Chicago

Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 1.17: I CRAVE help from the Imperial Lords, from Indra-Varuna; may they.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/16/.

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