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Rig Veda 9.26: THE sages with the fingers' art have dressed and decked that vigorous…

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

THE sages with the fingers' art have dressed and decked that vigorous Steed
Upon the lap of Aditi,

The kine have called aloud to him exhaustless with a thousand streams,
To Indu who supporteth heaven.

Him, nourisher of many, Sage, creative Pavamana, they
Have sent, by wisdom, to the sky.

Him, dweller with Vivasvan, they with use of both arms have sent forth,
The Lord of Speech infallible.

Him, green, beloved, many eyed, the Sisters with prosing stones
Send down to ridges of the sieve.

O Pavamana, Indu, priests hurry thee on to Indra, thee
Who aidest song and cheerest him.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.26: THE sages with the fingers' art have dressed and decked that vigorous….” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/747/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.26: THE sages with the fingers' art have dressed and decked that vigorous….” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/747/.

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