Plain text of Book The Eighth · HYMN LXVII. The Mighty (Indra)
1 Bring us a thousand, O Lord, as our guerdon for the Soma juice: Hundreds of kine, O Hero, bring
2 Bring cattle, bring us ornament, bring us embellishment and steeds,
Give us, besides, two rings of gold.
3 And, Bold One, bring in ample store rich jewels to adorn the ear,
For Thou, Good Lord, art far renowned.
4 None other is there for the priest, Hero! but Thou, to give him gifts,
To win much spoil and prosper him.
5 God can never be brought low, the Mighty can never be subdued:
He heareth and beholdeth all.
6 He spieth out the wrath of man, He who can never be deceived:
Ere blame can come He marketh it.
7 He hath His fullness of might, the Vrtra-slayer, Conqueror,
The Bestower of Soma, ordering all.
8 In Thee all treasures are combined, all blessed things in Thee,
Uninjured, easy to bestow.
9 To Thee speeds forth my hope that craves the gift of corn, and kine and gold,
Yea, craving horses, speeds to Thee.
10 O Lord, through hope in Thee alone even this sickle do I grasp.
Fill my hand, O Bountiful, with all that it can hold of barley cut or gathered up.