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Rig Veda 1.78: O JATAVEDAS, keen and swift, we Gotamas with sacred song exalt thee…
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)
O JATAVEDAS, keen and swift, we Gotamas with sacred song exalt thee for thy glories' sake.
Thee, as thou art, desiring wealth Gotama worships with his song:
We laud thee for thy glories' sake.
As such, like Angiras we call on thee best winner of the spoil:
We laud thee for thy glories' sake.
Thee, best of Vrtra-slayers, thee who shakest off our Dasyu foes:
We laud thee for thy glories' sake.
A pleasant song to Agni we, sons of Rahugana, have sung:
We laud thee for thy glories' sake.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 1.78: O JATAVEDAS, keen and swift, we Gotamas with sacred song exalt thee….” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/77/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 1.78: O JATAVEDAS, keen and swift, we Gotamas with sacred song exalt thee….” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/77/.
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