Rigveda 3.42

HYMN XLII. INDRA. · ९ गाथिनो विश्वामित्रः। इन्द्रः। गायत्री।

3.42.1

उप॑ नः सु॒तमा ग॑हि॒ सोम॑मिन्द्र॒ गवा॑शिरम् | हरि॑भ्यां॒ यस्ते॑ अस्म॒युः ||

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3.42.1

उप॑ नः सु॒तमा ग॑हि॒ सोम॑मिन्द्र॒ गवा॑शिरम् | हरि॑भ्यां॒ यस्ते॑ अस्म॒युः ||

COME to the juice that we have pressed, to Soma, Indra, bleat with milk: Come, favouring us, thy Bay-drawn car!

3.42.2

तमि॑न्द्र॒ मद॒मा ग॑हि बर्हि॒:ष्ठां ग्राव॑भिः सु॒तम् | कु॒विन्न्व॑स्य तृ॒प्णव॑: ||

Come, Indra, to this gladdening drink, placed on the grass, pressed out with stones: Wilt thou not drink thy fill thereof?

3.42.3

इन्द्र॑मि॒त्था गिरो॒ ममाच्छा॑गुरिषि॒ता इ॒तः | आ॒वृते॒ सोम॑पीतये ||

To Indra have my songs of praise gone forth, thus rapidly sent hence, To turn him to the Soma-draught.

3.42.4

इन्द्रं॒ सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॒ स्तोमै॑रि॒ह ह॑वामहे | उ॒क्थेभि॑: कु॒विदा॒गम॑त् ||

Hither with songs of praise we call Indra to drink the Soma juice: Will he not come to us by lauds?

3.42.5

इन्द्र॒ सोमा॑: सु॒ता इ॒मे तान् द॑धिष्व शतक्रतो | ज॒ठरे॑ वाजिनीवसो ||

Indra, these Somas are expressed. Take them within thy belly, Lord Of Hundred Powers, thou Prince of Wealth.

3.42.6

वि॒द्मा हि त्वा॑ धनंज॒यं वाजे॑षु दधृ॒षं क॑वे | अधा॑ ते सु॒म्नमी॑महे ||

We know thee winner of the spoil, and resolute in battles, Sage! Therefore thy blessing we implore.

3.42.7

इ॒ममि॑न्द्र॒ गवा॑शिरं॒ यवा॑शिरं च नः पिब | आ॒गत्या॒ वृष॑भिः सु॒तम् ||

Borne hither by thy Stallions, drink, Indra, this juice which we have pressed, Mingled with barley and with milk.

3.42.8

तुभ्येदि॑न्द्र॒ स्व ओ॒क्ये॒३ सोमं॑ चोदामि पी॒तये॑ | ए॒ष रा॑रन्तु ते हृ॒दि ||

Indra, for thee, in thine own place, I urge the Soma for thy draught: Deep in thy heart let it remain,

3.42.9

त्वां सु॒तस्य॑ पी॒तये॑ प्र॒त्नमि॑न्द्र हवामहे | कु॒शि॒कासो॑ अव॒स्यव॑: ||

We call on thee, the Ancient One, Indra, to drink the Soma juice, We Kuśikas who seek thine aid.