YV 7.2m

f By this shape producing mighty deeds, He is dread, a broad way for gain, He hath come to the top, bearing sweetness, What time he moved a body in his own body. g Thou art taken with a support; agreeable to Prajapati I take thee this is thy birthplace; to Prajapati thee! a The months, the woods, The plants, the mountains, The earth and sky in longing, The waters, followed Indra on his birth. b To thee hath been assigned for mighty power, For ever, in the slaying of Vrtra, All lordship, and all strength, O thou that art worthy of sacrifice In the overcoming of man by the gods, O Indra, c Indrani beyond other women I have heard to be favoured with a spouse, For never at any time [1] Shall her husband die of old age. d I have not joyed, O Indrani, Without my friend Vrsakapi, Whose oblation rich in water Goeth dear to the gods. e He who first born in his wisdom A god, surpassed the gods in insight, From whose breath the sky and earth recoiled, In the greatness of his manhood, he, O ye men, is Indra. f Hitherward be thy might with aid, O dread Indra, What time the armies meet in combat, And the arrow flieth from the arms of the strong men; Let not thine [2] anger spread on every side. g Destroy us not; bring and give to us That plenteous bounty which thou hast to give to the pious man, For this new gift, this song we have sung to thee; Let us speak forth in praise of Indra. h Bring it to us, let none intercept it; For we know thee as wealth lord of riches; That mighty gift of thine, O Indra, Vouchsafe it us, O lord of the bay steeds [3]. i With our oblation we summon 1ndra, the giver; Fill both thy hands with bounty; Give to us from the left and the right. k The giver, the bolt-bearer, the bull, the overpowering, The impetuous, the king, slayer of Vrtra, drinker of the Soma, Seated at this sacrifice on the strew, Be thou health and wealth to the sacrificer.