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Posam rayīnām aristim tanūnām svādmānam vācah sudinatvam ahnām. (RV, 2/21/6) i.e. O resplendent Lord, bless us with the
best of treasures, the spirit of ability and
fortune. May we obtain from you an abundance
of wealth, security of person, sweetness of
speech and auspiciousness of days. Prajāpate na tvad etānyanyo viśvā jātāni pari tā babhūva Yatkāmās tejuhumas tan no astu vayan syāma patayo rayīnām. (RV, 10/121/10) i.e., O Lord of people, there is none other than
you who has given existence to all these beings; may our aspirations for which we dedicate
ourselves to you be ours; may we be
the possessors of grand riches. (vi)Victory over enemies, physical as well as mental:
Uttisthată pra tarată sakhayo 'samanvati nadi syandata iyam Atrā jahīta ye asannaśivah śivāntsyonānuttaremābhi vājān. (AV, 12/2/27)
i.e., Stand up, pass over, O friends;
the stony river here runs; quit ye here them that are unpropitious; may we pass up unto
propitious pleasant powers. (vii) Divine protection or grace: Yo nah svo'rano yasca nisthyo jighamsāti Devāstaṁ sarve dhūrvantu brahma varma mamàntaraṁ Śarma varma mamāntaram. (SV, 1872) i.e. Whoever, whether an unfriendly
relative or a stranger, desires to kill us, may all the divinities destroy him: prayer is my best armour.
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