Indra

O Indra and Vāyu, come near to these Soma-pressings, borne by their powers of delight; for the Soma-drops indeed yearn for you—seeking your presence to awaken the inner force and the free breath in us.

O Indra, come—O bright-flaming power of many lights. These Soma-pressings are for you, purified in their whole substance through the fine strainers, ready for your intake of force.

Move beyond and go forth; seek out Indra, the unshaken stride of power, the luminous knower. He is the one who brings to your comrades the choicest boon—an opening of plenitude for the soul’s advance.

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Then Śakra, making all heaven and earth resound, approached Pārtha with his chariot and said to him, ‘Ascend.’

Seeing Indra, lord of the gods, seated upon Airāvata and surrounded by hosts of deities, the lord of the Daityas did not grieve and did not become disturbed.

At that very time, two ancient and foremost sages—great-souled wanderers—departed from here for Indra’s world.

Then Śacī’s lord (Indra) summoned Surabhī and said: “At my word, lick clean the body of Dadhīci.”

Viśvāmitra said: Urged by Viṣṇu’s words, Indra too came to Himavān; mounting Airāvata, he approached the lord of mountains, lofty as a peak itself.

Sūta said: O best of twice-born ones, this deity was formerly established by Indra. He is known as Kāpāleśvara, and (is revered) for liberation from the sin of brahmin-slaying (brahmahatyā).

Seeing Sāvitrī arrive, Purandara (Indra) there became afraid. Brahmā stood with his face cast down, thinking, “What will she say to me?”

You are indeed my supreme God; you are indeed my highest teacher. You are indeed my ultimate refuge—O best of the gods, greater than Indra and the rest.

How, indeed, did he set his footstep in the world of humans? And in the worlds of the gods, O Deva, the deities—led by Indra—(did likewise/assembled accordingly).