Religion
Sama Veda II.8.1.13: Before his hot displeasure all the peoples, all
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. Before his hot displeasure all the peoples, all the men bow down,
As rivers bow them to the sea.
2. Even fiercely-moving Vritra's head he served with his thunderbolt,
His mighty hundred-knotted bolt.
3. That might of his shone brightly forth when Indra brought together, like
A skin, the worlds of heaven and earth.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.8.1.13: Before his hot displeasure all the peoples, all.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/380/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.8.1.13: Before his hot displeasure all the peoples, all.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/380/.
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