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Rig Veda 9.40: THE Very Active hath assailed, while purified, all enemies
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)
THE Very Active hath assailed, while purified, all enemies:
They deck the Sage with holy songs.
The Red hath mounted to his place; to India, goes the mighty juice:
He settles in his firm abode.
O Indu, Soma, send us now great opulence from every side,
Pour on us treasures thousand fold.
O Soma Pavamana, bring, Indu, all splendours hitherward:
Find for us food in boundless store.
As thou art cleansed, bring hero strength and riches to thy worshipper,
And prosper thou the singer's hymns.
O Indu, Soma, being cleansed, bring hither riches doubly piled,
Wealth, mighty Indu, meet for lauds.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.40: THE Very Active hath assailed, while purified, all enemies.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/761/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.40: THE Very Active hath assailed, while purified, all enemies.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/761/.
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