Mantra 3
Sukta 17
विषूवृदिन्द्रो अमुतेरुत क्षुधः स इद् रायो मघवा वस्व ईशते । तस्येदिमे प्रवणे सप्त सिन्धवो वयो वर्धन्ति वृषभस्य शुष्मिणः
viṣū-vṛ́d índro ámute r utá kṣúdhaḥ sá íd rāyó maghávā vásva īśate | tásyed imé praváṇe saptá síndhavo váyo vardhanti vṛṣabhásya śúṣmiṇaḥ ||
Indra, the all-repeller, (saves) from strait and also from hunger; he, the bounteous, is lord of riches, of goodly treasures. Under the might of that vehement Bull, these Seven Rivers in their slope increase their vital strength.
Rishi: Rigvedic attribution (imported RV verse).
Devata: Indra (with cosmic waters as associated imagery)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
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