Sukta 38

Mantra 1

आ याहि सुषुमा हि त इन्द्र सोमं पिबा इमम्। एदं बर्हिः सदो मम

Come hither: for for thee, O Indra, is the most gladdening (draught); drink this Soma. Here is the barhis, my seat (prepared for thee).

Mantra 2

आ त्वा ब्रह्मयुजा हरी वहतामिन्द्र केशिना । उप ब्रह्माणि नः शृणु

Let the two tawny steeds, yoked by the brahman, bring thee hither, O Indra, the long-maned. Hearken thou unto our sacred utterances.

Mantra 3

ब्रह्माणस्त्वा वयं युजा सोमपामिन्द्र सोमिनः । सुतावन्तो हवामहे

We, the brahmans, yoking (thee), O Indra—Soma-drinkers, soma-possessing, furnished with pressings—do invoke thee.

Mantra 4

इन्द्रमिद् गाथिनो बृहदिन्द्रमर्केभिरर्किणः । इन्द्रं वाणीरनूषत

Indra—yea, Indra—do the gāthā-singers, the lofty, praise; Indra do the hymn-smiths with their hymns: Indra have the Voices duly lauded.

Mantra 5

इन्द्र इद्धर्योः सचा संमिश्ल आ वचोयुजा । इन्द्रो वज्री हिरण्ययः

Indra indeed, in company with the two Bays, closely joined, comes hither—yoked with our speech: Indra, the thunderbolt-bearer, golden-bright.

Mantra 6

इन्द्रो दीर्घाय चक्षस आ सूर्यं रोहयद् दिवि। वि गोभिरद्रिमैरयत्

Indra, for long-enduring sight, made the Sun mount up in heaven; and with the Cows he thrust the Rock apart.