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Plain text of Mandala 4 · Hymn 34 The Skilful Artisans

1 To this our worship come Rbhu, Vibhvan, Vaja, with the gift of riches, because this day the gladdening draughts have reached you.

2 Knowing your birth and rich in gathered treasure, artisans, rejoice together with the seasons. The gladdening draughts and wisdom have approached you: send ye us riches with good store of heroes.

3 For you was made this worship, O artisans, which ye, like men, won for yourselves aforetime. To you come all who find in you their pleasure: ye all were, even the two elder, Vajas.

4 Now for the mortal worshipper, O Heroes, for him who served you, was the gift of riches. Take, Vajas, Rbhus! unto you is offered, to gladden you, the third and great offering.

5 Come to us, Heroes, Vajas and Rbhuksans, glorified for the sake of mighty treasure. These draughts approach you as the day is closing, as cows, whose calves are newly born, their stable.

6 Come to this worship of ours, ye Children of Strength, invoked with humble adoration. Take this meath, wealth-givers, in full accord with the Mighty One, ye princes.

7 Close-knit with the All-Seeing One take the gift, O Mighty One; close-knit, hymn-lover! with the storm-angels take it: close-knit with those who give first, who give in season; close-knit with bounteous ones who give us treasures.

8 Rejoice in full accord with the Sustainers, in concord with the mountains, O artisans; in full accord with the Light-giver, Divine One; in full accord with floods that pour forth riches.

9 Artisans, who helped their parents and the Healers, who formed the milch-cow and the pair of horses, made armour, set the heaven and earth asunder, far-reaching heroes, they have made good offspring.

10 Ye who have wealth in cattle and in booty, in heroes, in rich sustenance and treasure, such, O ye artisans, first to give, rejoicing, give unto us and those who laud our present.

11 Ye were not far: we have not left you thirsting, blameless in this our worship, O artisans. Rejoice you with the storm-angels and with the Mighty One, with the Kings, that ye may give us riches.