{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/rigveda/rv04025.htm","path":"hin/rigveda/rv04025.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv04025.htm","text":"Rig Veda, tr. by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1896]\n1. WHAT friend of man, God-loving, hath delighted, yearning therefor, this day in Indra's friendship?\n Who with enkindled flame and flowing Soma laudeth him for his great protecting favour?\n 2 Who hath with prayer bowed to the Soma-lover? What pious man endues the beams of morning?\n Who seeks bond, friendship, brotherhood with Indra? Who hath recourse unto the Sage for succour?\n 3 Who claims to-day the Deities' protection, asks Aditi for light, or the \u0100dityas?\n Of whose pressed stalk of Soma drink the A\u015bvins, Indra, and Agni, well-inclined in spirit?\n 4 To him shall Agni Bh\u0101rata give shelter: long shall he look upon the Sun up-rising,\n Who sayeth, Let us press the juice for Indra, man's Friend, the Hero manliest of heroes.\n 5 Him neither few men overcome, nor many to him shall Aditi give spacious shelter.\n Dear is the pious, the devout, to Indra dear is the zealous, dear the Soma-bringer.\n 6 This Hero curbs the mighty for the zealous: the presser's brew Indra possesses solely:\n No brother, kin, or friend to him who pours not, destroyer of the dumb who would resist him.\n 7 Not with the wealthy churl who pours no Soma doth Indra, Soma-drinker, bind alliance.\n He draws away his wealth and slays him naked, own Friend to him who offers, for oblation.\n 8 Highest and lowest, men who stand between diem, going, returning, dwelling in contentment,\n Those who show forth their strength when urged to battle-these are the men who call for aid on Indra.","title":"Rig Veda: Rig-Veda, Book 4: HYMN XXV. Indra.","type":"page"}