{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/rigveda/rv04034.htm","path":"hin/rigveda/rv04034.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv04034.htm","text":"Rig Veda, tr. by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1896]\n1. To this our sacrifice come \u1e5abhu, Vibhvan, V\u0101ja, and Indra with the gift of riches,\n Because this day hath Dhi\u1e63a\u1e47\u0101 the Goddess set drink for you: the gladdening draughts have reached you.\n 2 Knowing your birth and rich in gathered treasure, \u1e5abhus, rejoice together with the \u1e5atus.\n The gladdening draughts and wisdom have approached you: send ye us riches with good store of heroes.\n 3 For you was made this sacrifice, O \u1e5abhus, which ye, like men, won for yourselves aforetime.\n To you come all who find in you their pleasure: ye all were\u2014even the two elder\u2014V\u0101jas.\n 4 Now for the mortal worshipper, O Heroes, for him who served you, was the gift of riches.\n Drink, V\u0101jas, \u1e5abhus! unto you is offered, to gladden you, the third and great libation.\n 5 Come to us, Heroes, V\u0101jas and \u1e5abhuk\u1e63ans, glorified for the sake of mighty treasure.\n These draughts approach you as the day is closing, as cows, whose calves are newly-born, their stable.\n 6 Come to this sacrifice of ours, ye Children of Strength, invoked with humble adoration.\n Drink of this meath, Wealth-givers, joined with Indra with whom ye are in full accord, ye Princes.\n 7 Close knit with Varu\u1e47a drink the Soma, Indra; close-knit, Hymn-lover! with the Maruts drink it:\n Close-knit with drinkers first, who drink in season; close-knit with heavenly Dames who give us treasures.\n 8 Rejoice in full accord with the \u0100dityas, in concord with the Parvatas, O \u1e5abhus;\n In full accord with Savitar, Divine One; in full accord with floods that pour forth riches.\n 9 \u1e5abhus, who helped their Parents and the A\u015bvins, who formed the Milch-cow and the pair of horses,\n Made armour, set the heaven and earth asunder,\u2014far- reaching Heroes, they have made good offspring.\n 10 Ye who have wealth in cattle and in booty, in heroes, in rich sustenance and treasure,\n Such, O ye \u1e5abhus, first to drink, rejoicing, give unto us and those who laud our present.\n 11 Ye were not far: we have not left you thirsting, blameless in this our sacrifice, O \u1e5abhus.\n Rejoice you with the Maruts and with Indra, with the Kings, Gods! that ye may give us riches.","title":"Rig Veda: Rig-Veda, Book 4: HYMN XXXIV. \u1e5abhus.","type":"page"}