Sukta 24
त्वां सुतस्य पीतये प्रत्नमिन्द्र हवामहे । कुशिकासो अवस्यवः
tvā́ṁ sutásya pītáye pratnáṁ índra havāmahe | kuśikā́so avasyávaḥ
Thee, Indra, the ancient one, for drinking of the pressed Soma we invoke— we Kuśikas, craving succor.
हे इन्द्र! निचोड़े हुए सोम के पान हेतु हम तुम्हें—प्राचीन (प्रत्न) को—आह्वान करते हैं; हम कुशिक, सहायता के अभिलाषी हैं।
Rishi: As in RV parallel (Kuśika-associated tradition in the verse itself)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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