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Sama Veda II.5.2.13: Even as a King hath Soma, red and
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. Even as a King hath Soma, red and tawny Bull, been pressed the wondrous one hath bellowed to the kine.
While purified thou passest through the filtering fleece to seat thee hawk-like in the place that drops with oil.
2. Parjanya is the sire of the leaf-bearing Bull: on mountains, in earth's centre hath he made his home.
The waters have flowed forth, the Sisters, to the kine: he meets the pressing-stones at the beloved rite.
3. To glory goest thou, a Sage with ordering skill, like a groomed steed thou rushest forward to the prize.
Be gracious to us, Soma, driving off distress! Thou goest, clothed in butter, to a robe of state.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.5.2.13: Even as a King hath Soma, red and.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/258/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.5.2.13: Even as a King hath Soma, red and.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/258/.
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