{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/rigveda/rv10048.htm","path":"hin/rigveda/rv10048.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv10048.htm","text":"Rig Veda, tr. by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1896]\n1. I WAS the first possessor of all precious gear: the wealth of every man I win and gather up.\n On me as on a Father living creatures call; I deal enjoyment to tho. man who offers gifts.\n 2 I, Indra, am Atharvan's stay and firm support: I brought forth kine to Trita from the Dragon's grasp.\n I stripped the Dasyus of their manly might, and gave the cattle-stalls to Matarigvan and Dadhyac.\n 3 For me hath Tva\u1e63\u1e6dar forged the iron thunderbolt: in me the Gods have centred intellectual power.\n My sheen is like the Sun's insufferably bright: men honour me as Lord for past and future deeds.\n 4 I won myself these herdi of cattle, steeds and kine, and gold in ample store, with my destructive bolt.\n I give full many a thousand to the worshipper, what time the Somas and the lauds have made me glad.\n 5 Indra am I none ever wins my wealth from me never at any time am I a thrall to death.\n Pressing the Soma, ask riches from me alone: ye, P\u016brus, in my friendship shall not suffer harm.\n 6 These, breathing loud in fury, two and two, who caused Indra to bring his bolt of thunder to the fray,\n The challengers, I struck with deadly weapon down: firm stand what words the God speaks to his worshippers.\n This One by stronger might I conquered singly; yea, also two: shall three prevail against me?\n Like many sheaves upon the floor I thrash them. How can my foes, the Indraless, revile me?\n 8 Against the Gungus I made Atithigva strong, and kept him mid the folk like V\u1e5btra-conquering strength,\n When I won glory in the great foe-slaying fight, in battle where Karanja fell, and Par\u1e47aya.\n 9 With food for mine enjoyment Sapya Nami came: he joined me as a friend of old in search of kine.\n As I bestowed on him an arrow for the fight I made him worthy of the song apd hymn of praise.\n 10 One of the two hath Soma, seen within it; the Herdsman with the bone shows forth the other.\n He, fain to fight the Bull whose horns were sharpened, stood fettered in the demon's ample region.\n 11 I, as a God, ne\u2019er violate the statutes of Gods, of Vasus, Rudriyas, \u0100dityas.\n These Gods have formed me for auspicious vigour, unconquered and invincible for ever.","title":"Rig Veda: Rig-Veda, Book 10: HYMN XLVIII. Indra Vaikuntha.","type":"page"}