Containing 12 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
प्रो अ॑स्मा॒ उप॑स्तुतिं॒ भर॑ता॒ यज्जुजो॑षति उ॒क्थैरिन्द्र॑स्य॒ माहि॑नं॒ वयो॑ वर्धन्ति सो॒मिनो॑ भ॒द्रा इन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तयः॑
"OFFER ye up as praise to him that wherein Indra takes delight. The Soma-bringers magnify Indra's great energy with hymns. Good are the gifts that Indra gives."
अ॒यु॒जो अस॑मो॒ नृभि॒रेकः॑ कृ॒ष्टीर॒यास्यः॑ पू॒र्वीरति॒ प्र वा॑वृधे॒ विश्वा॑ जा॒तान्योज॑सा भ॒द्रा इन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तयः॑
"Sole among chiefs, companionless, impetuous, and peerless, he Hath waxen great o'er many folk, yea., over all things born, in might."
अहि॑तेन चि॒दर्व॑ता जी॒रदा॑नुः सिषासति प्र॒वाच्य॑मिन्द्र॒ तत्तव॑ वी॒र्या॑णि करिष्य॒तो भ॒द्रा इन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तयः॑
"Call hither with thy newest song Indra who lacks not hymns of praise, Him who observes and knows, inspirer of the sage, him who seems eager to enjoy."
आ या॑हि कृ॒णवा॑म त॒ इन्द्र॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि॒ वर्ध॑ना येभिः॑ शविष्ठ चा॒कनो॑ भ॒द्रमि॒ह श्र॑वस्य॒ते भ॒द्रा इन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तयः॑
"Come to us.hither: let us pay devotions that enhance thy might, For which, Most Potent! thou wouldst fain bless the man here who strives for fame."
धृ॒ष॒तश्चि॑द्धृ॒षन्मनः॑ कृ॒णोषी॑न्द्र॒ यत्त्वम् ती॒व्रैः सोमैः॑ सपर्य॒तो नमो॑भिः प्रति॒भूष॑तो भ॒द्रा इन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तयः॑
"For thou, O Indra, makest yet more bold the spirit of the bold Who with strong Soma serveth thee, still ready with his reverent prayers."
अव॑ चष्ट॒ ऋची॑षमोऽव॒ताँ इ॑व॒ मानु॑षः जु॒ष्ट्वी दक्ष॑स्य सो॒मिनः॒ सखा॑यं कृणुते॒ युजं॑ भ॒द्रा इन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तयः॑
"Worthy of song, he looketh down as a man looketh into wells. Pleased with the Soma-bringer's skill he maketh him his mate and friend."
विश्वे॑ त इन्द्र वी॒र्यं॑ दे॒वा अनु॒ क्रतुं॑ ददुः भुवो॒ विश्व॑स्य॒ गोप॑तिः पुरुष्टुत भ॒द्रा इन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तयः॑
"In strength and wisdom all the Gods, Indra, have yielded unto thee. Be thou the Guard of all, O thou whom many praise."
गृ॒णे तदि॑न्द्र ते॒ शव॑ उप॒मं दे॒वता॑तये यद्धंसि॑ वृ॒त्रमोज॑सा शचीपते भ॒द्रा इन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तयः॑
"Praised, Indra, is this might of thine, best for the service of the Gods, That thou with power dost slay Vr̥itra, O Lord of Strength."
सम॑नेव वपुष्य॒तः कृ॒णव॒न्मानु॑षा यु॒गा वि॒दे तदिन्द्र॒श्चेत॑न॒मध॑ श्रु॒तो भ॒द्रा इन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तयः॑
"He makes the races of mankind like synods of the Beauteous One. Indra knows this his manifest deed, and is renowned."
उज्जा॒तमि॑न्द्र ते॒ शव॒ उत्त्वामुत्तव॒ क्रतु॑म् भूरि॑गो॒ भूरि॑ वावृधु॒र्मघ॑व॒न्तव॒ शर्म॑णि भ॒द्रा इन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तयः॑
"Thy might, O Indra, at its birth, thee also, and thy mental power, In thy care, Maghavan rich in kine! they have increased exceedingly."
अ॒हं च॒ त्वं च॑ वृत्रह॒न्त्सं यु॑ज्याव स॒निभ्य॒ आ अ॒रा॒ती॒वा चि॑दद्रि॒वोऽनु॑ नौ शूर मंसते भ॒द्रा इन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तयः॑
"O Vritra-slayer, thou and I will both combine for winning spoil. Even malignity will consent, O Bolt-armed Hero, unto us."
स॒त्यमिद्वा उ॒ तं व॒यमिन्द्रं॑ स्तवाम॒ नानृ॑तम् म॒हाँ असु॑न्वतो व॒धो भूरि॒ ज्योतीं॑षि सुन्व॒तो भ॒द्रा इन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तयः॑
"Let us extol this Indra as truthful and never as untrue. Dire is his death who pours no gifts: great light hath he who offers them. Good are the gifts that Indra gives."