Mantra 2
Sukta 99
अस्येदिन्द्रो वावृधे वृष्ण्यं शवो मदे सुतस्य विष्णवि । अद्या तमस्य महिमानमायवोऽनु ष्टुवन्ति पूर्वथा
asyéd índro vāvṛdhe vṛ́ṣṇyaṃ śávo máde sutásya víṣṇavi | adyā́ tám asya mahimā́nam ā́yavo'nu stuvanti pū́rvathā ||
Hereby, indeed, hath Indra waxed—his bull-like might—in the rapture of the pressed draught, O Viṣṇu. To-day the Āyavas, as erst they did, in due succession laud that majesty of his.
Rishi: RV provenance (requires RV concordance).
Devata: Indra (with address to Viṣṇu)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-type (to be confirmed from RV source).
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