Mantra 3
Sukta 36
तमीमहे इन्द्रमस्य रायः पुरुवीरस्य नृवतः पुरुक्षोः । यो अस्कृधोयुरजरः स्वऽर्वान् तमा भर हरिवो मादयध्यै
tám īmahe índram asyá rāyáḥ puruvī́rasya nṛvátas purukṣóḥ | yó áskṛdhoyur ajáraḥ svàrvān tám ā́ bhara harivo mādayádhyai |
Him we beseech—Indra—for his wealth, rich in heroes, rich in men, of many homes: who is not stinting in bestowal, unaging, heaven-bright. Bring him hither, O thou of bay steeds, that he may be exhilarated.
Rishi: RV parallel attribution (Indra hymn tradition).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
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