Religion
Rig Veda 4.46: DRINK the best draught of Soma-juice, O Vayu, at our holy rites
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)
DRINK the best draught of Soma-juice, O Vayu, at our holy rites:
For thou art he who drinketh first.
Come, team-drawn, with thy hundred helps, with Indra, seated in the car,
Vaya, and drink your fill of juice.
May steeds a thousand bring you both, Indra. and Vayu, hitherward
To drink the Soma, to the feagt.
For ye, O Indra-Vayu, mount the golden seated car that aids
The sacrifice, that reaches heaven.
On far-refulgent chariot come unto the man who offers gifts:
Come, Indra-Vayu, hitherward.
Here, Indra-Vayu, is the juice: drink it, accordant with the Gods,
Within the giver's dwelling-place.
Hither, O Indra-Vayu, be your journey here unyoke your steeds,
Here for your draught of Soma juice.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 4.46: DRINK the best draught of Soma-juice, O Vayu, at our holy rites.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/340/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 4.46: DRINK the best draught of Soma-juice, O Vayu, at our holy rites.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/340/.
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