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Rig Veda 8.38: YE Twain are Priests of sacrifice, winners in war and holy works

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)

Religion

YE Twain are Priests of sacrifice, winners in war and holy works:
Indra and Agni, mark this well.

Ye bounteous riders on the car, ye Vrtra-slayers unsubdued:
Indra and Agni, mark this well.

The men with pressing-stones have pressed this meath of yours which gives delight:
Indra, and Agni, mark this well.

Accept our sacrifice for weal, sharers of praise! the Soma shed:
Indra and Agni, Heroes, come.

Be pleased with these libations which attract you to our sacred gifts
Indra and Agni, Heroes, come.

Accept this eulogy of mine whose model is the Gayatri:
Indra and Agni, Heroes, Come.

Come with the early-faring Gods, ye who are Lords of genuine wealth:
Indra-Agni, to the Soma-draught

Hear ye the call of Atris, hear Syavasva as he sheds the juice:
Indra-Agni to the Soma-draught

Thus have I called you to our aid as sages called on you of old:
Indra-Agni to the Soma draught!

Indra's and Agni's grace I claim, Sarasvati's associates
To whom this psalm of praise is sung.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 8.38: YE Twain are Priests of sacrifice, winners in war and holy works.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/656/.

Chicago

Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 8.38: YE Twain are Priests of sacrifice, winners in war and holy works.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/656/.

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