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Rig Veda 9.45: FLOW, thou who viewest men, to give delight, to entertain the Gods

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

FLOW, thou who viewest men, to give delight, to entertain the Gods,
Indu, to Indra for his drink.

Stream to thine embassy for us: thou hastenest, for Indra, to
The Gods, O better than our friends.

We balm thee, red of hue, with milk to fit thee for the rapturous joy:
Unbar for us the doors of wealth.

He through the sieve hath passed, as comes a courser to the pole, to run
Indu belongs unto the Gods.

All friends have lauded him as he sports in the wood, beyond the fleece:
Singers have chanted Indu's praise.

Flow, Indu, with that stream wherein steeped thou announcest to the man
Who worships thee heroic strength.

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MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.45: FLOW, thou who viewest men, to give delight, to entertain the Gods.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/766/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.45: FLOW, thou who viewest men, to give delight, to entertain the Gods.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/766/.

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