Religion

Rig Veda 9.104: SIT down, O friends, and sing aloud to him who purifies himself

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

SIT down, O friends, and sing aloud to him who purifies himself:
Deck him for glory, like a child, with holy rites.

Unite him bringing household wealth, even as a calf, with mother kine,
Him who hath double strength, the God, delighting juice.

Purify him who gives us power, that he, most Blessed One, may be
A banquet for the Troop, Mitra, and Varuna.

Voices have sung aloud to thee as finder out of wealth for us:
We clothe the hue thou wearest with a robe of milk.

Thou, Indu, art the food of Gods, O Sovran of all gladdening drinks:
As Friend for friend, be thou best finder of success.

Drive utterly away from us each demon, each voracious fiend,
The godless and the false: keep sorrow far away.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.104: SIT down, O friends, and sing aloud to him who purifies himself.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/825/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.104: SIT down, O friends, and sing aloud to him who purifies himself.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/825/.

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