Rig Veda 9.97.11: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 11
Sukta 9.97
अध धारया मध्वा पृचानस्तिरो रोम पवते अद्रिदुग्धः । इन्दुरिन्द्रस्य सख्यं जुषाणो देवो देवस्य मत्सरो मदाय ॥
ádha dhā́rayā mádhvā pṛcānás tiró róma pavate ádri-dugdhaḥ | índur índrasya sakhyáṃ juṣāṇó devó devásya matsaró mádāya ||
Then, mingling with the stream of honeyed delight, he flows over the hairs (the filtering fleece), milked from the pressing-stone. The bright drop, accepting Indra’s friendship, the god who is the rapture of the god, becomes an impelling intoxication for ecstasy.
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