The Hymns of the ṚgvedaRalph Thomas Hotchkin Griffith, Jagdish Lal Shastri Hindu canonical text. |
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Page 12
... deities , and , though frequently invoked with Indra , Varuna , the Maruts , Rudra , Vayu and the Adityas , his superiority to them is never stated , and he is even des- cribed in one place as celebrating the praise of Indra and ...
... deities , and , though frequently invoked with Indra , Varuna , the Maruts , Rudra , Vayu and the Adityas , his superiority to them is never stated , and he is even des- cribed in one place as celebrating the praise of Indra and ...
Page 13
... Deities who touch the heaven , Indra and Vayu we invoke To drink of this our soma juice . 3 The singers , for their aid , invoke Indra and Vayu , swift as mind , The thousand - eyed , the Lords of thought . 4 Mitra and Varuna , renowned ...
... Deities who touch the heaven , Indra and Vayu we invoke To drink of this our soma juice . 3 The singers , for their aid , invoke Indra and Vayu , swift as mind , The thousand - eyed , the Lords of thought . 4 Mitra and Varuna , renowned ...
Page 28
... deity presiding especially over roads and journeyings . Cloud - born : with reference , perhaps , to the close connexion between nourishing the earth , which is one of Puşan's especial duties , and the cloud that gives the necessary ...
... deity presiding especially over roads and journeyings . Cloud - born : with reference , perhaps , to the close connexion between nourishing the earth , which is one of Puşan's especial duties , and the cloud that gives the necessary ...
Page 56
... deities of the highest sphere , is an Aditya regarded in the Veda as bestowing wealth and instituting or presiding over love and marriage . Dakşa is a creative power associated with Aditi , and therefore sometimes identi- fied with ...
... deities of the highest sphere , is an Aditya regarded in the Veda as bestowing wealth and instituting or presiding over love and marriage . Dakşa is a creative power associated with Aditi , and therefore sometimes identi- fied with ...
Page 65
... Deities : thou hast become a mighty Conqueror in fight . May Indra fill with spirit this our singer's heart , and make our car impetuous , foremost in attack . 10 Thou hast prevailed , and hast not kept the booty back , in trifling ...
... Deities : thou hast become a mighty Conqueror in fight . May Indra fill with spirit this our singer's heart , and make our car impetuous , foremost in attack . 10 Thou hast prevailed , and hast not kept the booty back , in trifling ...
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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