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Sama Veda II.5.2.20: The Gods have come to Indu well-descended, beautified
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. The Gods have come to Indu well-descended, beautified with milk,
The active crusher of the foe.
2. Even as mother cows their calf, so let our praise-songs strengthen him,
Yea, him who winneth Indra's heart!
3. Soma, pour blessings on our kine, pour forth the food that streams with milk:
Increase the sea, praiseworthy one!
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.5.2.20: The Gods have come to Indu well-descended, beautified.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/265/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.5.2.20: The Gods have come to Indu well-descended, beautified.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/265/.
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