Religion
Rig Veda 1.99: FOR Jatavedas let us press the Soma…
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)
Religion
FOR Jatavedas let us press the Soma: may he consume the wealth of the malignant.
May Agni carry us through all our troubles, through grief as in a boat across the river.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 1.99: FOR Jatavedas let us press the Soma….” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/98/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 1.99: FOR Jatavedas let us press the Soma….” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/98/.
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