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MANDALA VII, HYMN 56.
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MANDALA VII, HYMN 56. ASHTAKA V, ADHYÅYA 4, VARGA 23–26.
TO THE Maruts (THE STORM-GODS). 1. Who are these resplendent men, dwelling together, the boys of Rudra, also ? with good horses ?
2. No one indeed knows their births, they alone know each other's birthplace.
3. They plucked each other with their beaks?; the hawks, rushing like the wind, strove together.
4. A wise man understands these secrets, that Prisni, the great, bore an udder.
5. May that clan be rich in heroes by the Maruts, always victorious, rich in manhood!
6. They are quickest to go, most splendid with splendour, endowed with beauty, strong with strength.
7. Strong is your strength, steadfast your powers, and thus by the Maruts is this clan mighty.
8. Resplendent is your breath, furious are the minds of the wild host, like a shouting maniac!
9. Keep from us entirely your flame, let not your hatred reach us here.
10. I call on the dear names of your swift ones, so that the greedy should be satisfied, O Maruts,
11. The well-armed, the swift, decked with beautiful chains, who themselves adorn their bodies.
12. Bright are the libations for you, the bright ones, O Maruts, a bright sacrifice I prepare for the bright. In proper order came those who truly follow the order, the bright born, the bright, the pure.
13. On your shoulders, O Maruts, are the rings,
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| SR No. | 007673 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 03 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | L H Mills |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1887 |
| Total Pages | 2618 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 49 MB |