Mantra 2
Sukta 17
न घा त्वद्रिगप वेति मे मनस्त्वे इत् कामं पुरुहूत शिश्रय । राजेव दस्म नि षदोऽधि बर्हिष्यस्मिन्त्सु सोमेवपानमस्तु ते
ná ghā tvád ṛ́g-apa veti me mánaḥ tvé íd kā́maṁ puruhūta śiśraya | rā́jevá dasma ní ṣado ’dhi barhíṣy asmín tsu sómeva pā́nam astu te ||
Not, indeed, hymn-estranged, goes my mind away from thee: on thee alone, O much-invoked, have I set my desire. Like a king, O wondrous one, sit thee down upon this barhis; and let there be for thee a draught, as (dear) as Soma.
Rishi: Rigvedic attribution (parallel RV hymn to Indra; imported into AV 20).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
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