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Rig Veda 1.21: INDRA and Agni I invoke fain are we for their song of praise
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)
INDRA and Agni I invoke fain are we for their song of praise:
Chief Soma-drinkers are they both.
Praise ye, O men, and glorify Indra-Agni in the holy rites:
Sing praise to them in sacred songs.
Indra and Agni we invite, the Soma-drinkers, for the fame
Of Mitra, to the Soma-draught.
Strong Gods, we bid them come to this libation that stands ready here:
Indra and Agni, come to us.
Indra and Agni, mighty Lords of our assembly, crush the fiends:
Childless be the devouring ones.
Watch ye, through this your truthfulness, there in the place of spacious view
Indra and Agni, send us bliss.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 1.21: INDRA and Agni I invoke fain are we for their song of praise.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/20/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 1.21: INDRA and Agni I invoke fain are we for their song of praise.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/20/.
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