Rigveda 8.24

8.24.1

सखा॑य॒ आ शि॑षामहि॒ ब्रह्मेन्द्रा॑य व॒ज्रिणे॑ | स्तु॒ष ऊ॒ षु वो॒ नृत॑माय धृ॒ष्णवे॑ ||

COMPANIONS, let us learn a prayer to Indra. whom the thunder arms, To glorify your bold and most heroic Friend.

8.24.2

शव॑सा॒ ह्यसि॑ श्रु॒तो वृ॑त्र॒हत्ये॑न वृत्र॒हा | म॒घैर्म॒घोनो॒ अति॑ शूर दाशसि ||

For thou by slaying Vṛtra art the Vṛtra-slayer, famed for might. Thou, Hero, in rich gifts surpassest wealthy chiefs.

8.24.3

स न॒: स्तवा॑न॒ आ भ॑र र॒यिं चि॒त्रश्र॑वस्तमम् | नि॒रे॒के चि॒द्यो ह॑रिवो॒ वसु॑र्द॒दिः ||

As such, when glorified, bring us riches of very wondrous fame, Set in the highest rank, Wealth-giver, Lord of Bays!

8.24.4

आ नि॑रे॒कमु॒त प्रि॒यमिन्द्र॒ दर्षि॒ जना॑नाम् | धृ॒ष॒ता धृ॑ष्णो॒ स्तव॑मान॒ आ भ॑र ||

Yea, Indra, thou disclosest that preeminent dear wealth of men: Boldly, O Bold One, glorified, bring it to us.

8.24.5

न ते॑ स॒व्यं न दक्षि॑णं॒ हस्तं॑ वरन्त आ॒मुर॑: | न प॑रि॒बाधो॑ हरिवो॒ गवि॑ष्टिषु ||

The workers of destruction stay neither thy right hand nor thy left: Nor hosts that press about thee, Lord of Bays, in fight.

8.24.6

आ त्वा॒ गोभि॑रिव व्र॒जं गी॒र्भिॠ॑णोम्यद्रिवः | आ स्मा॒ कामं॑ जरि॒तुरा मन॑: पृण ||

O Thunder-armed, I come with songs to thee as to a stall with kine: Fulfil the wish and thought of him who sings thy praise.

8.24.7

विश्वा॑नि वि॒श्वम॑नसो धि॒या नो॑ वृत्रहन्तम | उग्र॑ प्रणेत॒रधि॒ षू व॑सो गहि ||

Chief Vṛtra-slayer, through the hymn of Visvamanas think of all, All that concerneth us, Excellent, Mighty Guide.

8.24.8

व॒यं ते॑ अ॒स्य वृ॑त्रहन्वि॒द्याम॑ शूर॒ नव्य॑सः | वसो॑: स्पा॒र्हस्य॑ पुरुहूत॒ राध॑सः ||

May we, O Vṛtra-slayer, O Hero, find this thy newest boon, Longed-for, and excellent, thou who art much invoked!

8.24.9

इन्द्र॒ यथा॒ ह्यस्ति॒ तेऽप॑रीतं नृतो॒ शव॑: | अमृ॑क्ता रा॒तिः पु॑रुहूत दा॒शुषे॑ ||

O Indra, Dancer, Much-invoked! as thy great power is unsurpassed, So be thy bounty to the worshipper unchecked.

8.24.10

आ वृ॑षस्व महामह म॒हे नृ॑तम॒ राध॑से | दृ॒ळ्हश्चि॑द्दृह्य मघवन्म॒घत्त॑ये ||

Most Mighty, most heroic One, for mighty bounty fill thee full. Though strong, strengthen thyself to win wealth, Maghavan!

8.24.11

नू अ॒न्यत्रा॑ चिदद्रिव॒स्त्वन्नो॑ जग्मुरा॒शस॑: | मघ॑वञ्छ॒ग्धि तव॒ तन्न॑ ऊ॒तिभि॑: ||

O Thunderer, never have our prayers gone forth to any God but thee: So help us, Maghavan, with thine assistance now.

8.24.12

न॒ह्य१ङ्ग नृ॑तो॒ त्वद॒न्यं वि॒न्दामि॒ राध॑से | रा॒ये द्यु॒म्नाय॒ शव॑से च गिर्वणः ||

For, Dancer, verily I find none else for bounty, saving thee, For splendid wealth and power, thou Lover of the Song.

8.24.13

एन्दु॒मिन्द्रा॑य सिञ्चत॒ पिबा॑ति सो॒म्यं मधु॑ | प्र राध॑सा चोदयाते महित्व॒ना ||

For Indra pour ye out the drops meath blent with Soma let him drink With bounty and with majesty will he further us.

8.24.14

उपो॒ हरी॑णां॒ पतिं॒ दक्षं॑ पृ॒ञ्चन्त॑मब्रवम् | नू॒नं श्रु॑धि स्तुव॒तो अ॒श्व्यस्य॑ ||

I spake to the Bay Coursers' Lord, to him who gives ability: Now hear the son of Asva as he praises thee.

8.24.15

न॒ह्य१ङ्ग पु॒रा च॒न ज॒ज्ञे वी॒रत॑र॒स्त्वत् | नकी॑ रा॒या नैवथा॒ न भ॒न्दना॑ ||

Never was any Hero born before thee mightier than thou: None certairdy like thee in goodness and in wealth.

8.24.16

एदु॒ मध्वो॑ म॒दिन्त॑रं सि॒ञ्च वा॑ध्वर्यो॒ अन्ध॑सः | ए॒वा हि वी॒रः स्तव॑ते स॒दावृ॑धः ||

O ministering priest, pour out of the sweet juice what gladdens most: So is the Hero praised who ever prospers us.

8.24.17

इन्द्र॑ स्थातर्हरीणां॒ नकि॑ष्टे पू॒र्व्यस्तु॑तिम् | उदा॑नंश॒ शव॑सा॒ न भ॒न्दना॑ ||

Indra, whom Tawny Coursers bear, praise such as thine, preeminent, None by his power or by his goodness hath attained.

8.24.18

तं वो॒ वाजा॑नां॒ पति॒महू॑महि श्रव॒स्यव॑: | अप्रा॑युभिर्य॒ज्ञेभि॑र्वावृ॒धेन्य॑म् ||

We, seeking glory, have invoked this Master of all power and might Who must be glorified by constant sacri fice.

8.24.19

एतो॒ न्विन्द्रं॒ स्तवा॑म॒ सखा॑य॒: स्तोम्यं॒ नर॑म् | कृ॒ष्टीर्यो विश्वा॑ अ॒भ्यस्त्येक॒ इत् ||

Come, sing we praise to Indra, friends, the Hero who deserves the laud, Him who with none to aid o’ercomes all tribes of men.

8.24.20

अगो॑रुधाय ग॒विषे॑ द्यु॒क्षाय॒ दस्म्यं॒ वच॑: | घृ॒तात्स्वादी॑यो॒ मधु॑नश्च वोचत ||

To him who wins the kine, who keeps no cattle back, Celestial God, Speak wondrous speech more sweet than butter and than meath.

8.24.21

यस्यामि॑तानि वी॒र्या॒३ न राध॒: पर्ये॑तवे | ज्योति॒र्न विश्व॑म॒भ्यस्ति॒ दक्षि॑णा ||

Whose hero powers are measureless, whose bounty ne’er may be surpassed, Whose liberality, like light, is over all.

8.24.22

स्तु॒हीन्द्रं॑ व्यश्व॒वदनू॑र्मिं वा॒जिनं॒ यम॑म् | अ॒र्यो गयं॒ मंह॑मानं॒ वि दा॒शुषे॑ ||

As Vyaśva did, praise Indra, praise the Strong unfluctuating Guide, Who gives the foe's possessions to the worshipper.

8.24.23

ए॒वा नू॒नमुप॑ स्तुहि॒ वैय॑श्व दश॒मं नव॑म् | सुवि॑द्वांसं च॒र्कृत्यं॑ च॒रणी॑नाम् ||

Now, son of Vyaśva, praise thou him who to the tenth time still is new, The very Wise, whom living men must glorify

8.24.24

वेत्था॒ हि निॠ॑तीनां॒ वज्र॑हस्त परि॒वृज॑म् | अह॑रहः शु॒न्ध्युः प॑रि॒पदा॑मिव ||

Thou knowest, Indra, Thunder-armed, how to avoid destructive powers, As one secure from pitfalls each returning day.

8.24.25

तदि॒न्द्राव॒ आ भ॑र॒ येना॑ दंसिष्ठ॒ कृत्व॑ने | द्वि॒ता कुत्सा॑य शिश्नथो॒ नि चो॑दय ||

O Indra, bring that aid wherewith of old, Most Wondrous! thou didst slay His foes for active Kutsa: send it down to us.

8.24.26

तमु॑ त्वा नू॒नमी॑महे॒ नव्यं॑ दंसिष्ठ॒ सन्य॑से | स त्वं नो॒ विश्वा॑ अ॒भिमा॑तीः स॒क्षणि॑: ||

So now we seek thee fresh in might, Most Wonderful in act! for gain: For thou art he who conquers all our foes for us.

8.24.27

य ऋक्षा॒दंह॑सो मु॒चद्यो वार्या॑त्स॒प्त सिन्धु॑षु | वध॑र्दा॒सस्य॑ तुविनृम्ण नीनमः ||

Who will set free from ruinous woe, or Ārya on the Seven Streams: O valiant Hero, bend the Dāsa's weapon down.

8.24.28

यथा॑ वरो सु॒षाम्णे॑ स॒निभ्य॒ आव॑हो र॒यिम् | व्य॑श्वेभ्यः सुभगे वाजिनीवति ||

As to Varosusaman thou broughtest great riches, for their gain, To Vyaśva's sons, Blest Lady, rich in ample wealth!

8.24.29

आ ना॒र्यस्य॒ दक्षि॑णा॒ व्य॑श्वाँ एतु सो॒मिन॑: | स्थू॒रं च॒ राध॑: श॒तव॑त्स॒हस्र॑वत् ||

Let Narya's sacrificial meed reach Vyaśva's Soma-bearing sons: In hundreds and in thousands be the great reward.

8.24.30

यत्त्वा॑ पृ॒च्छादी॑जा॒नः कु॑ह॒या कु॑हयाकृते | ए॒षो अप॑श्रितो व॒लो गो॑म॒तीमव॑ तिष्ठति ||

If one should ask thee, Where is he who sacrificed? Whither lookest thou? Like Vala he hath passed away and dwelleth now on Gomati.