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Rig Veda 9.103: To Soma who is purified as ordering Priest the song is raised
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)
To Soma who is purified as ordering Priest the song is raised:
Bring meed, as 'twere, to one who makes thee glad with hymns.
Blended with milk and curds he flows on through the long wool of the sheep.
The Gold-hued, purified, makes him three seats for rest.
On through the long wool of the sheep to the meath-dropping vat he flows:
The Rsis' sevenfold quire hath sung aloud to him.
Shared by all Gods, Infallible, the Leader of our holy hymns,
Golden-hued Soma, being cleansed, hath reached the bowls.
After thy Godlike qualities, associate with Indra, go,
As a Priest purified by priests, Immortal One.
Like a car-horse who shows his strength, a God effused for Deities.
The penetrating Pavamana flows along.
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MLA
Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.103: To Soma who is purified as ordering Priest the song is raised.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/824/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.103: To Soma who is purified as ordering Priest the song is raised.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/824/.
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