Drink Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman. The Rishis' sevenfold quire hath sung aloud to him. Strong in the filter, on the fleecy summit, pressed from the stone, Soma hath waxen mighty. 3. 2. Thou, Pavamana, enterest into mighty deeds. Let Indra drink, O Soma, of thy juice for wisdom, and all deities for strength! Very strict and complex methods of instruction have made it possible to preserve the ritual chant unchanged, despite thousands of years of wars, conquests and social upheavals. Make ready your dressed meats: cause him to favour us! Sweeten him, as a child, with lauds and sacred gifts! of the brave. O Agni, thou art Varuna and Mitra: Vasishthas! 7. 1. Indra. In union they have sung the hymn: with stones they urge the golden-hued, With fearless heart will I sing praise. That which he knows is truth and never idle: he wins and gives the wealth desired of many. 4. 3. Crush with thy foot the niggard churls who bring no gifts! 9. Yea, kin by common ancestry, the Maruts, even the oxen, close united friends! Erect as strength-bestower when we call on thee with priests who balm our offerings! Agni, be this thy gracious will to us-ward! Thou as a God, O mightiest, verily blessest mortal man. With sharpened arms, with swift bow, never vanquished in battle, vanquishing in fight the foemen! 3. 2. God, working with mankind flow on; to Indra go thy gladdening juice: A mighty Sage, he flows enrobed in waters and hymns as 'twree a stall that kine may prosper. 4. Soon as the Sun hath risen I sing to you, to Mitra, Varuna, 1. Urge on the strong steed's might, O Vyitra-slayer, and let the din of conquering cars go upward 2. like thee: 1. 2. I. I laud your most beloved guest, like a dear friend, These Soma juices shall pour forth all treasures for the worshipper, As of now, only three recensions of the Samaveda have survived. Indu to Indra, giving boons. 2. For, Maghavan, thou art rich in treasures from of old, to be invoked in every fight. Send down the rain from heaven and make splendour upon the earth! 12. Who for ourselves, O thou most wise, is wealth and fair intelligence, Exerting all our strength with thoughts of power we glorify in speech May the stone bring thee as it speaks, the Soma-stone with ringing voice! Come hither, Indra, with bay steeds, joyous, with tails like peacock's plumes! SPREAD is thy cleansing filter, Brahmanaspati: as prince thou enterest its limbs from every side. Eager to win the breathing and the breathless. Most glorious, prompt to save, who wins the waterfloods. Flow onward, Indu, with this food for him who in thy wild delights, Indu, flow on, a mighty juice; glorify us among the folk: 2. That we may look on great delight! That might of his shone brightly forth when Indra brought together, like To war that wins a thousand spoils. Indra and Agni, mark this well! With brilliantg purifying sheen, with perfect sheen thou liftest up thyself in light. Om is the source of all religions and religious scriptures. May this our God, great, limitless, smoke-bannered, excellently bright, 10. 2. The Kena Upanishad tells us about how every man born has an innate longing for spiritual knowledge and that bliss comes only from spiritual attainment. Like mothers in their longing love! Let Soma juices make thee glad! Thus hath the Soma, gladdening draught, produced the prayer that giveth joy: There are two stages. And bring the wealth for which we long! The milk is blended with the honey of the bee: quickly come hither, haste, and drink! Who would not beseech the almighty one! This light, the best of lights, supreme, all conquering, winner of riches, is exalted with high laud. 5. A skin, the worlds of heaven and earth. Agni is wakened by the people's fuel to meet the Dawn who cometh like a milch-cow. On, with the sages, flows the poet on his way, and guided by the men, hath streamed into the vats. 1. The drops as they are purified, the Soma juices, make the paths. Those whom they call the attendant pair of Kasyapa who knows the light, O Indu, give us ready help! And, Soma, all felicities! To Mr. Venis, Principal of the Benares Sanskrit College, I am indebted for, the loan of the College manuscripts of the text and commentary. Sama Veda is thus, virtually, a musical rendering of the selected mantras from Rig Veda. 4. Even Soma, Lord of opulence, the friend of Indra, day by day. From whom we have accepted thus thousands and three-times ten besides: O Indu, grant heroic fame! 5. Loud-singing at tbe sacred rite where Soma flows, we priests invoke. Going to Indra's settled place. The kine who spread afar, sent their loud voices out, heavens, earths sent their loud voices out. 1. 1. 3. Undaunted God, we give it thee. art strong indeed, Dearest to Gods in sacred rites, pour on us fatness with thy stream, Sama Veda is thus, virtually, a musical rendering of the selected mantras from Rig Veda. The wanderer, lagging not behind the hero, coming nigh with speed! Thy bolt thou castest at the foe, O Indra, who would smite us dead: thy liberal bounty gives us wealth. 1. Drive thou the awful word away. All treasures both of heaven and earth! Ye by command of yonder Dyaus, God bright by day! Still, Indra, from all ancient time rivalless ever and companionless art thou: 7. Let Soma juices make thee glad! Soma to the sieve, Sing forth to him the holy, most munificent, sublime with his refulgent glow, Then is prepared the effectual oblation, which spread in front, with tongues, erect, he drinketh. That we may win us wealth and power we poets verily, call on thee: My worshipper should be rich in kine. The men conduct him, Soma, Steer, omniscient the head of heaven. 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