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Plain text of Rig Veda - Book The Tenth · Hymn LVIII. Prayer for the Return of the Spirit

1 Thy spirit, that went far away to the realm of death, may God cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

2 Thy spirit, that went far away, that passed away to earth and heaven, may God cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

3 Thy spirit, that went far away, away to the four-cornered earth, may God cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

4 Thy spirit, that went far away to the four quarters of the world, may God cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

5 Thy spirit, that went far away, away unto the billowy sea, may God cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

6 Thy spirit, that went far away to beams of light that flash and flow, may God cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

7 Thy spirit, that went far away, went to the waters and the plants, may God cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

8 Thy spirit, that went far away, that visited the sun and dawn,

May God cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

9 Thy spirit, that went far away, away to lofty mountain heights,

May God cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

10 Thy spirit, that went far away into this world that lives and moves,

May God cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

11 Thy spirit, that went far away to distant realms beyond our ken,

May God cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

12 Thy spirit, that went far away to all that is and is to be,

May God cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.