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Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895], at sacred-texts.com


HYMN XCVIII

Praise of Indra

1Indra be victor, never to be vanquished, to reign among the
  Kings as sovran ruler! p. a246
  Here be thou meet for praise and supplication, to be revered
   and waited on and worshipped.
2Thou fain for glory, an imperial ruler, hast won dominion over
   men, O Indra,
  Of these celestial tribes be thou the sovran: long-lasting be thy
   sway and undecaying!
3Thou governest the north and eastern regions, Indra! fiend-
   slayer! thou destroycst foemen.
  Thou hast won all, far as the rivers wander. Bull, called to
   help, on our right hand thou goest.


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