Indra in the Samaveda

Of whom, now, dost thou wholly take charge; whose devout thoughts dost thou animate, O lord of the good; thou who art the accepter of him whose praises are addressed to thee?

The god, your giver of wealth, maketh the full libation to flow: pour ye it forth, or fill ye (the vessels) again; thereupon the god beareth (to you) advantage.

From hence these (Aṅgirases) ascended to the heavenly heights; victorious, they went: by that path may we also ascend, even as the Aṅgirases proceeded.

Sing ye that (hymn) at the Soma-pressing, in accompaniment, unto Indra, the much-invoked, the mighty; (sing) that welfare which is as (a boon) for cattle, unto the powerful one.

That exhilaration which is now thine, O Indra, of a hundred rites, the most splendid, with that do thou now be exhilarated at each exhilaration.

Sing ye duly for the horse; (sing) the famed Kakṣāra for the cow; sing duly for the station of Indra.

Him, Indra, do we invigorate, that he may slay the mighty Vṛtra; may he be the bull, the most potent.

Thou, Indra, art pre-eminent in strength; born of might, of vigour; thou, ever a bull, art indeed most puissant.

The sacrifice augmented Indra, when he spread forth the earth, effecting a support in heaven.

If, O Indra, I might rule even as thou (rulest), alone indeed over riches, then should my praiser be my companion in cattle.

Hasten, O pressers, (bringing) the precious, the precious Soma, for exhilaration, for the hero, for the valiant (Indra).

Drink, O Vasu, this expressed Soma-juice; (fill) thy well-filled belly; fearless (be thou), (and) let the man-destroying foe be (far) from thee.

Whatsoever, Vṛtrahan, thou hast this day ascended unto, even unto the Sun, all that, Indra, is in thy control.

He who, by auspicious guidance, brought Turvaśa and Yadu from far away—let that Indra be our youthful friend.

Indra, let not the hero harm us from any quarter; restrain him: allied with thee may we win that boon.

Indra, bring unto us, for our succour, that wealth which bestows acquisition, ever victorious, ever overpowering, most excellent.

Indra, the possessor of great wealth—Indra do we invoke in peril—the thunderbolt-bearer, our ally amidst obstructions.

Indra drank the expressed Soma; there, in the might of the thousand-armed, he displayed manly vigour.

We, Indra, longing for thee, praise thee aloud; vigorous one, take cognizance of this (our worship), O opulent lord.

They indeed who kindle Agni, and who spread the sacred grass in due order—of them Indra is the youthful friend.