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Sama Veda II.1.1.23: So, Indra, friend of song, do we draw
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. So, Indra, friend of song, do we draw near to thee with longing; we have streamed to thee
Coming like floods that follow floods.
2. As rivers swell the ocean, so, hero, our prayers increase thy might,
Though of thyself, O Thunderer, waxing day by day.
3. With holy song they bind to the broad wide-yoked car the bay steeds of the quickening God,
Bearers of Indra, yoked by word.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.1.1.23: So, Indra, friend of song, do we draw.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/81/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.1.1.23: So, Indra, friend of song, do we draw.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/81/.
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