{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/av/av20071.htm","path":"hin/av/av20071.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/av/av20071.htm","text":"Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895]\n1Mighty is Indra, yea, supreme; greatness becomes the\n \u00a0\u00a0Thunderer!\n \u00a0\u00a0Wide as the heaven extends his power;\n 2Which aideth those to win them sons who come as heroes to the\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0fight,\n \u00a0\u00a0Or singers loving holy thoughts.\n 3His belly drinking deepest draughts of Soma like an ocean\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0swells,\n \u00a0\u00a0Like wide streams from the cope of heaven.\n 7Come, Indra, and delight thee with the juice at all the Soma\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0feasts,\n \u00a0\u00a0Protector, mighty in thy strength.\n 8To Indra pour ye forth the juice, the active gladdening juice, to\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0him\n \u00a0\u00a0The gladdening omnific God.\n 9O Lord of all men, fair of cheek, rejoice thee in the gladdening\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0buds,\n \u00a0\u00a0Present at these drink-offerings.\n 10Songs have outpoured themselves to thee, Indra, the strong, the\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0guardian Lord.\n \u00a0\u00a0And raised themselves unsatisfied.\n 11Send to us bounty manifold, O Indra, worthy of our wish,\n \u00a0\u00a0For power supreme is only thine.\n 12O Indra, stimulate thereto us emulously fain for wealth.\n \u00a0\u00a0And glorious, O most splendid One.\n 13Give, Indra, wide and lofty fame, wealthy in cattle and in\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0strength,\n \u00a0\u00a0Lasting our life-time, failing not.\n 14Grant us high fame, O Indra, grant riches bestowing thousands,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0those\n \u00a0\u00a0Fair fruits of earth borne home in wains.\n 15Praising with songs the praise-worthy who cometh to our aid,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0we call\n \u00a0\u00a0Indra, the Treasure-Lord of wealth.\n 16To lofty Indra, dweller by each libation, the pious man Sings\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0forth aloud a strengthening hymn.","title":"Atharva Veda: Book 20: Hymn 71","type":"page"}