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... or less in the order of the deities to whom they are addressed . Agni and Indra are the Gods most frequently invoked . Hymns to Agni generally come first , next come those addressed to Indra , PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
... or less in the order of the deities to whom they are addressed . Agni and Indra are the Gods most frequently invoked . Hymns to Agni generally come first , next come those addressed to Indra , PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
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... invoked together than Varuna is invoked singly ; together they uphold and rule the earth and sky , together they guard the world , together they pro- mote religious rites , avenge sin , and are the lords truth and light . : of Oil - fed ...
... invoked together than Varuna is invoked singly ; together they uphold and rule the earth and sky , together they guard the world , together they pro- mote religious rites , avenge sin , and are the lords truth and light . : of Oil - fed ...
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... invoked as essential to their proper performance and success . The connection into which she was thus brought with sacred rites may have led to the further step of imagining her to have an influence on the composition of the hymns which ...
... invoked as essential to their proper performance and success . The connection into which she was thus brought with sacred rites may have led to the further step of imagining her to have an influence on the composition of the hymns which ...
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... invoked thee ; they , O Singer , sing thee songs of praise : Agni , come hither with the Gods ; 6 The Doors Divine : the doors of the chamber in which the oblation is offered . : Unfailing the signification of asaścátaḥ in the text is ...
... invoked thee ; they , O Singer , sing thee songs of praise : Agni , come hither with the Gods ; 6 The Doors Divine : the doors of the chamber in which the oblation is offered . : Unfailing the signification of asaścátaḥ in the text is ...
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... invoked : O Agni , with the Maruts come . 2 No mortal man , no God exceeds thy men- tal power , O Mighty one : O ... invoke ; for their song of praise : Indra - Agni . we ; fain are Chief Soma - drinkers are they both . 2 Praise ye , O ...
... invoked : O Agni , with the Maruts come . 2 No mortal man , no God exceeds thy men- tal power , O Mighty one : O ... invoke ; for their song of praise : Indra - Agni . we ; fain are Chief Soma - drinkers are they both . 2 Praise ye , O ...
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according to Sāyaṇa Aditi Adityas Agni Angirases Aryaman Asura Asvins battle Bay Steeds Bhaga blessings born bounteous bounty Brahmanaspati Bṛhaspati bright bring Bull cattle chariot courser cows Dasyus Dawn Deities demon drink dwelling earth and heaven Father favour firmament flow foes Friend gifts give glory Goddess hath Heaven and Earth Hero hither holy horses HYMN Immortal Indra Indu invoked kine King Kutsa laud libations light lofty Lord Ludwig Maghavan Maruts meaning meath mighty milk Mitra mortal Mother oblation offered Parjanya poured praise prayer priests purified Puşan rain Rbhus Ṛgveda riches rites rivers Rși Rudra sacred grass sacrifice Sage Savitar Sayana Sāyaṇa explains shine sing singers slay Soma juice Soma Pavamāna song splendour stanza streams strength strong Surya sweet swift thee thine thou art thou hast thunder translates treasure unto Varuna Vasistha Vasus Vayu vigour Vṛtra waters wealth Wilson worship