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Sama Veda II.9.2.12: The fleet steed wearing divers forms, the eagle
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. The fleet steed wearing divers forms, the eagle bearing his golden raiment to his birthplace,
Clothed in due season with the light of Surya, red, hath begot the sacrifice in person.
2. Multiform seed he laid in waters, lustre which gathered on the earth and there developed.
In the mid-air establishing his greatness, he cries aloud, seed of the vigorous courser.
3. He hath, enduing thousand robes that suit him, as sacrifice upheld the light of Surya,
Giver of ample gifts in hundreds, thousands, supporter of the heavens, earth's Lord and ruler.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.9.2.12: The fleet steed wearing divers forms, the eagle.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/447/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.9.2.12: The fleet steed wearing divers forms, the eagle.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/447/.
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