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Plain text of Rig Veda - Book The Tenth · Hymn XX. In Praise of God the Radiant

1 Send unto us a good and happy mind.

2 I praise the Radiant One, Youthfullest, resistless, Friend of laws;

Under whose guard and heavenly light the Spotted seek the Mother's breast:

3 Whom with their mouth they magnify, bannered with flame and homed in light.

He glitters with his row of teeth.

4 Kind, Furtherer of men, he comes, when he hath reached the ends of heaven,

Sage, giving splendour to the clouds.

5 To receive man's offerings, he, the Strong, hath risen erect at worship:

Fixing his dwelling he proceeds.

6 Here are offering, worship, rest: rapidly comes his furtherance.

To the sword-armed One come the righteous.

7 With service for chief bliss I seek the Lord of worship, whom

They call the Living, Son of Cloud.

8 Blest evermore be all the men who come from us, who magnify

the Lord with devoted gifts.

9 The path he treads is black and white and red, and striped, and brown, crimson, and glorious.

His Maker brought him forth bright with hues of gold.

10 Thus with his thoughts, O Son of Strength, hath Vimada, accordant with the righteous,

Offered thee hymns, soliciting thy favour. Thou hast brought all food, strength, a prosperous dwelling.