Religion
Sama Veda II.8.3.17: Thy streams that never fail or waste flow
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. Thy streams that never fail or waste flow forth like showers of rain from heaven,
To bring a thousand stores of wealth.
2. He, flows beholding on his way all well-beloved sacred lore,
Green-tinted, brandishing his arms.
3. He, when the people deck him like a docile king of elephants,
Sits as a falcon in the wood.
4. So bring thou hitherward to us, Indu, while thou art purified.
All treasures both of heaven and earth!
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MLA
Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.8.3.17: Thy streams that never fail or waste flow.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/417/.
Chicago
Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.8.3.17: Thy streams that never fail or waste flow.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/417/.
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