Containing 12 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
इन्द्रा॑य॒ साम॑ गायत॒ विप्रा॑य बृह॒ते बृ॒हत् ध॒र्म॒कृते॑ विप॒श्चिते॑ पन॒स्यवे॑
"To Indra sing a Sâma hymn, a lofty song to Lofty Sage, To him who guards the Law, inspired, and fain for praise."
त्वमि॑न्द्राभि॒भूर॑सि॒ त्वं सूर्य॑मरोचयः वि॒श्वक॑र्मा वि॒श्वदे॑वो म॒हाँ अ॑सि
"Thou, Indra, art the Conqueror: thou gavest splendour to the Sun. Maker of all things, thou art Mighty and All-God."
वि॒भ्राज॒ञ्ज्योति॑षा॒ स्व१॒॑रग॑च्छो रोच॒नं दि॒वः दे॒वास्त॑ इन्द्र स॒ख्याय॑ येमिरे
"Radiant with light thou wentest to the sky, the luminous realm of heaven. ne Deities, Indra strove to win thee for their Friend."
एन्द्र॑ नो गधि प्रि॒यः स॑त्रा॒जिदगो॑ह्यः गि॒रिर्न वि॒श्वत॑स्पृ॒थुः पति॑र्दि॒वः
"Come unto us, O Indra, dear, still conquering, unconcealable, Vast as a mountain spread on all sides, Lord of Heaven."
अ॒भि हि स॑त्य सोमपा उ॒भे ब॒भूथ॒ रोद॑सी इन्द्रासि॑ सुन्व॒तो वृ॒धः पति॑र्दि॒वः
"O truthful Soma-drinker, thou art mightier than both the worlds. Thou strengthenest him who pours libation, Lord of Heaven."
त्वं हि शश्व॑तीना॒मिन्द्र॑ द॒र्ता पु॒रामसि॑ ह॒न्ता दस्यो॒र्मनो॑र्वृ॒धः पति॑र्दि॒वः
"For thou art he, O Indra, who stormeth all castles of the foe, Slayer of Dasyus, man's Supporter, Lord of Heaven."
अधा॒ ही॑न्द्र गिर्वण॒ उप॑ त्वा॒ कामा॑न्म॒हः स॑सृ॒ज्महे॑ उ॒देव॒ यन्त॑ उ॒दभिः॑
"Now have we, Indra, Friend of Song, sent our great wishes forth to thee, Coming like floods that follow floods."
वार्ण त्वा॑ य॒व्याभि॒र्वर्ध॑न्ति शूर॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि वा॒वृ॒ध्वांसं॑ चिदद्रिवो दि॒वेदि॑वे
"As rivers swell the ocean, so, Hero, our prayers increase thy might. Though of thyself, O Thunderer, waxing day by day."
यु॒ञ्जन्ति॒ हरी॑ इषि॒रस्य॒ गाथ॑यो॒रौ रथ॑ उ॒रुयु॑गे इ॒न्द्र॒वाहा॑ वचो॒युजा॑
"With holy song they bind to the broad wide-yoked car the Bay Steeds of the rapid God, Bearers of Indra, yoked by word."
त्वं न॑ इ॒न्द्रा भ॑रँ॒ ओजो॑ नृ॒म्णं श॑तक्रतो विचर्षणे आ वी॒रं पृ॑तना॒षह॑म्
"O Indra, bring great strength to us, bring valour, Ṣatakratu, thou most active, bring A hero conquering in war."
त्वं हि नः॑ पि॒ता व॑सो॒ त्वं मा॒ता श॑तक्रतो ब॒भूवि॑थ अधा॑ ते सु॒म्नमी॑महे
"For, gracious Ṣatakratu, thou hast ever been a Mother and a Sire to us, So now for bliss we pray to thee."
त्वां शु॑ष्मिन्पुरुहूत वाज॒यन्त॒मुप॑ ब्रुवे शतक्रतो स नो॑ रास्व सु॒वीर्य॑म्
"To thee, Strong, Much-invoked, who showest forth thy strength, O Ṣatakratu, do I speak: So grant thou us heroic strength."