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Sama Veda II.5.2.18: Him with the fleece they purify, brown, golden-hued
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. Him with the fleece they purify, brown, golden-hued beloved of all,
Who with exhilarating juice goes forth to all the deities
2. Whom, bright with native splendour, crushed between the preesing-stones, a friend.
Whom Indra dearly loves, the waves and ten companions dip and bathe
3. For Vritra-slaying Indra, thou, Soma, art poured that he may drink,
And for the guerdon-giving man, the hero sitting in his seat.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.5.2.18: Him with the fleece they purify, brown, golden-hued.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/263/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.5.2.18: Him with the fleece they purify, brown, golden-hued.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/263/.
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