Containing 33 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
य इ॑न्द्र सोम॒पात॑मो॒ मदः॑ शविष्ठ॒ चेत॑ति येना॒ हंसि॒ न्य१॒॑त्रिणं॒ तमी॑महे
"JOY, Mightiest Indra, known and marked, sprung most from Soma-draughts, wherewith Thou smitest down the greedy fiend, for that we long."
येना॒ दश॑ग्व॒मध्रि॑गुं वे॒पय॑न्तं॒ स्व॑र्णरम् येना॑ समु॒द्रमावि॑था॒ तमी॑महे
"Wherewith thou bolpest Adhrigu, the great Daṣagva, and the God Who stirs the sunlight, and the sea, for that we long."
येन॒ सिन्धुं॑ म॒हीर॒पो रथाँ॑ इव प्रचो॒दयः॑ पन्था॑मृ॒तस्य॒ यात॑वे॒ तमी॑महे
"Wherewith thou dravest forth like cars Sindhu and all the mighty floods To go the way ordained by Law, for that we long."
इ॒मं स्तोम॑म॒भिष्ट॑ये घृ॒तं न पू॒तम॑द्रिवः येना॒ नु स॒द्य ओज॑सा व॒वक्षि॑थ
"Accept this laud for aid, made pure like oil, thou Caster of the Stone, Whereby even in a moment thou hast waxen great."
इ॒मं जु॑षस्व गिर्वणः समु॒द्र इ॑व पिन्वते इन्द्र॒ विश्वा॑भिरू॒तिभि॑र्व॒वक्षि॑थ
"Be pleased, Song-lover, with this song it flows abundant like the sea. Indra, with all thy succours thou hast waxen great."
यो नो॑ दे॒वः प॑रा॒वतः॑ सखित्व॒नाय॑ माम॒हे दि॒वो न वृ॒ष्टिं प्र॒थय॑न्व॒वक्षि॑थ
"The God who from afar hath sent gifts to maintain our friendship's bond, Thou. spreading them like rain from heaven, hast waxen great."
व॒व॒क्षुर॑स्य के॒तव॑ उ॒त वज्रो॒ गभ॑स्त्योः यत्सूर्यो॒ न रोद॑सी॒ अव॑र्धयत्
"The beams that mark him have grown strong, the thunder rests between his arms, When, like the Sun, he hath increased both Heaven and Earth."
यदि॑ प्रवृद्ध सत्पते स॒हस्रं॑ महि॒षाँ अघः॑ आदित्त॑ इन्द्रि॒यं महि॒ प्र वा॑वृधे
"When, Mighty Lord of Heroes, thou didst cat a thousand buffaloes, Then grew and waxed exceeding great thine Indra-power."
इन्द्रः॒ सूर्य॑स्य र॒श्मिभि॒र्न्य॑र्शसा॒नमो॑षति अ॒ग्निर्वने॑व सास॒हिः प्र वा॑वृधे
"Indra consumeth with the rays of Sûrya the malicious man: Like Agni conquering the woods, he hath grown strong."
इ॒यं त॑ ऋ॒त्विया॑वती धी॒तिरे॑ति॒ नवी॑यसी स॒प॒र्यन्ती॑ पुरुप्रि॒या मिमी॑त॒ इत्
"This newest thought of ours that suits the time approaches unto thee: Serving, beloved in many a place it metes and marks."
गर्भो॑ य॒ज्ञस्य॑ देव॒युः क्रतुं॑ पुनीत आनु॒षक् स्तोमै॒रिन्द्र॑स्य वावृधे॒ मिमी॑त॒ इत्
"The pious germ of sacrifice directly purifies the soul. By Indra's lauds it waxes great, it metes and marks."
स॒निर्मि॒त्रस्य॑ पप्रथ॒ इन्द्रः॒ सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॑ प्राची॒ वाशी॑व सुन्व॒ते मिमी॑त॒ इत्
"Indra who wins the friend hath spread himself to drink the Soma-draught: Like worshipper's dilating praise; it metes and marks."
यं विप्रा॑ उ॒क्थवा॑हसोऽभिप्रम॒न्दुरा॒यवः॑ घृ॒तं न पि॑प्य आ॒सन्यृ॒तस्य॒ यत्
"He whom the sages, living men, have gladdened, offering up their hymns, Hath swelled like oil of sacrifice in Agni's mouth."
उ॒त स्व॒राजे॒ अदि॑तिः॒ स्तोम॒मिन्द्रा॑य जीजनत् पु॒रु॒प्र॒श॒स्तमू॒तय॑ ऋ॒तस्य॒ यत्
"Aditi also hath brought forth a hymn for Indra, Sovran Lord: The work of sacrifice for help is glorified."
अ॒भि वह्न॑य ऊ॒तयेऽनू॑षत॒ प्रश॑स्तये न दे॑व॒ विव्र॑ता॒ हरी॑ ऋ॒तस्य॒ यत्
"The ministering priests have sung their songs for aid and eulogy: God, thy Bays turn not from the rite which Law ordains."
यत्सोम॑मिन्द्र॒ विष्ण॑वि॒ यद्वा॑ घ त्रि॒त आ॒प्त्ये यद्वा॑ म॒रुत्सु॒ मन्द॑से॒ समिन्दु॑भिः
"If, Indra, thou drink Soma by Vishṇu's or Trita Âptya's side, Or with the Maruts take delight in flowing drops;"
यद्वा॑ शक्र परा॒वति॑ समु॒द्रे अधि॒ मन्द॑से अ॒स्माक॒मित्सु॒ते र॑णा॒ समिन्दु॑भिः
"Or, Ṣakra, if thou gladden thee afar or in the sea of air, Rejoice thee in this juice of ours, in flowing drops."
यद्वासि॑ सुन्व॒तो वृ॒धो यज॑मानस्य सत्पते उ॒क्थे वा॒ यस्य॒ रण्य॑सि॒ समिन्दु॑भिः
"Or, Lord of Heroes if thou aid the worshipper who shed; the, juice, Or him whose laud delights thee, and his flowing drops."
दे॒वंदे॑वं॒ वोऽव॑स॒ इन्द्र॑मिन्द्रं गृणी॒षणि॑ अधा॑ य॒ज्ञाय॑ तु॒र्वणे॒ व्या॑नशुः
"To magnify the God, the God, Indra, yea, Indra for your help, And promptly end the sacrifice-this have they gained."
य॒ज्ञेभि॑र्य॒ज्ञवा॑हसं॒ सोमे॑भिः सोम॒पात॑मम् होत्रा॑भि॒रिन्द्रं॑ वावृधु॒र्व्या॑नशुः
"With worship, him whom men adore, with Soma, him who drinks it most, Indra with lauds have they increasedthis have they gained."
म॒हीर॑स्य॒ प्रणी॑तयः पू॒र्वीरु॒त प्रश॑स्तयः विश्वा॒ वसू॑नि दा॒शुषे॒ व्या॑नशुः
"His leadings are with power and might and his instructions manifold: He gives the worshipper all wealth: this have they gained."
इन्द्रं॑ वृ॒त्राय॒ हन्त॑वे दे॒वासो॑ दधिरे पु॒रः इन्द्रं॒ वाणी॑रनूषता॒ समोज॑से
"For slaying Vr̥itra have the Gods set Indra in the foremost place. Indra the choral bands have sung, for vigorous strength."
म॒हान्तं॑ महि॒ना व॒यं स्तोमे॑भिर्हवन॒श्रुत॑म् अ॒र्कैर॒भि प्र णो॑नुमः॒ समोज॑से
"We to the Mighty with our might, with lauds to him who hears our call, With holy hymns have sung aloud, for vigorous strength."
न यं वि॑वि॒क्तो रोद॑सी॒ नान्तरि॑क्षाणि व॒ज्रिण॑म् अमा॒दिद॑स्य तित्विषे॒ समोज॑सः
"Not earth, nor heaven, nor firmaments contain the Thunder-wielding God: They shake before his violent rush and vigorous strength."
यदि॑न्द्र पृत॒नाज्ये॑ दे॒वास्त्वा॑ दधि॒रे पु॒रः आदित्ते॑ हर्य॒ता हरी॑ ववक्षतुः
"What time the Gods, O Indra, get thee foremost in the furious fight, Then thy two beautiful Bay Steeds carried thee on."
य॒दा वृ॒त्रं न॑दी॒वृतं॒ शव॑सा वज्रि॒न्नव॑धीः आदित्ते॑ हर्य॒ता हरी॑ ववक्षतुः
"When Vr̥itra, stayer of the floods, thou slewest, Thunderer with might, Then thy two beautiful Bay Steeds carried thee on."
य॒दा ते॒ विष्णु॒रोज॑सा॒ त्रीणि॑ प॒दा वि॑चक्र॒मे आदित्ते॑ हर्य॒ता हरी॑ ववक्षतुः
"When Vishṇu, through thine energy, strode wide those three great steps of his, Then thy two beautiful Bay Steeds carried thee on."
य॒दा ते॑ हर्य॒ता हरी॑ वावृ॒धाते॑ दि॒वेदि॑वे आदित्ते॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि येमिरे
"When thy two beautiful Bay Steeds grew great and greater day by day, Even then all creatures that had life bowed down to thee."
य॒दा ते॒ मारु॑ती॒र्विश॒स्तुभ्य॑मिन्द्र नियेमि॒रे आदित्ते॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि येमिरे
"When, Indra, all the Marut folk humbly submitted them to thee, Even then all creatures that had life bowed down to thee."
य॒दा सूर्य॑म॒मुं दि॒वि शु॒क्रं ज्योति॒रधा॑रयः आदित्ते॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि येमिरे
"When yonder Sun, that brilliant light, thou settest in the heaven above, Even then all creatures that had life bowed down to thee."