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Sama Veda II.1.2.17: By generation long ago this God, engendered for
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. By generation long ago this God, engendered for the Gods,
Flows tawny to the straining cloth.
2. According to primeval plan this poet hath been strengthened by,
The sage as God for all the Gods.
3. Shedding the ancient fiuid thou art poured into the cleansing sieve:
Roaring, thou hast produced the Gods.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.1.2.17: By generation long ago this God, engendered for.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/98/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.1.2.17: By generation long ago this God, engendered for.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/98/.
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