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Rig Veda 9.52: WEALTH-WINNER, dwelling in the sky, bringing us vigour with the juice

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)

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WEALTH-WINNER, dwelling in the sky, bringing us vigour with the juice,
Flow to the filter when effused.

So, in thine ancient ways, may he, beloved, with a thousand streams
Run o'er the fleecy straining-cloth.

Him who is like a caldron shake: O Indu, shake thy gift to us
Shake it, armed Warrior! with thine arms.

Indu, invoked with many a prayer, bring down the vigour of these men,
Of him who threatens us with war.

Indu, Wealth-giver, with thine help pour out for us a hundred, yea,
A thousand of thy pure bright streams.

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MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.52: WEALTH-WINNER, dwelling in the sky, bringing us vigour with the juice.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/773/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.52: WEALTH-WINNER, dwelling in the sky, bringing us vigour with the juice.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/773/.

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