Atharva Veda · 586 of 724

HYMN V

HYMN V 1. Like women, let this Soma juice invested with its raiment, glide..   Most active Indra, close to thee. 2. Mighty in bulk, strong-necked, stout-armed in the wild rapture.    of the juice Doth Indra smite the foemen dead. 3. Indra, advance, go forward thou who by thy might art Lord of    all.   Slay, Vritra-slayer slay thy foes. 4. Long be thy grasping-hook wherewith thou givest treasure unto-    him   Who pours the juice and worships thee. 5. Here, Indra, is thy Soma draught, made pure upon the sacred.    grass.   Run hither, come and drink thereof. 6. Famed for thy radiance, worshipped well! this juice is shed for    thy delight:   Thou art invoked, Ākhandala! 7. To Kundapāyya, grandson's son, grandson of Sringavrish, to    thee,   To him have I addressed my thought.