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Rig Veda 5.38: WIDE, Indra Satakratu, spreads the bounty of thine ample grace
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)
WIDE, Indra Satakratu, spreads the bounty of thine ample grace:
So, Lord of fair dominion, Friend of all men, give us splendid wealth.
The food which, Mightiest Indra, thou possessest worthy of renown
Is bruited as most widely famed, invincible, O Golden-hued!
O Darter of the Stone, the powers which readily obey thy will,-
Divinities, both thou and they, ye rule, to guard them, earth and heaven.
And from whatever power of thine, O Vrtra-slayer, it may be,
Bring thou to us heroic strength: thou hast a man's regard for us.
In thy protection, with these aids of thine, O Lord of Hundred Powers,
Indra, may we be guarded well, Hero, may we be guarded well.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 5.38: WIDE, Indra Satakratu, spreads the bounty of thine ample grace.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/390/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 5.38: WIDE, Indra Satakratu, spreads the bounty of thine ample grace.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/390/.
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