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VEDIC HYMNS.
MANDALA I, HYMN 86.
ASHTAKA I, ADHYAYA 6, VARGA 11-12.
TO THE MARUTS (THE STORM-GODS).
1. O Maruts, that man in whose dwelling you drink (the Soma), ye mighty (sons) of heaven, he indeed has the best guardians 1.
2. You who are propitiated1 either by sacrifices or from the prayers of the sage, hear the call, O Maruts!
3. Aye, the powerful man to whom you have granted a sage, he will live in a stable rich in cattle1.
4. On the altar of this strong man (here)1 Soma is poured out in daily sacrifices; praise and joy are sung.
5. To him let the mighty1 Maruts listen, to him who surpasses all men, as the flowing rain-clouds 2 pass over the sun.
6. For we, O Maruts, have sacrificed at many harvests, through the mercies' of the swift gods (the storm-gods).
7. May that mortal be blessed, O chasing Maruts, whose offerings you carry off1.
8. You take notice either of the sweat of him who praises you, ye men of true strength, or of the desire of the suppliant1.
9. O ye of true strength, make this manifest with might! strike the fiend1 with your lightning!
10. Hide the hideous darkness, destroy every tusky fiend. Make the light which we long for!
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