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1,187 Praise of Food 
1.CLXXXVII Praise of Food 
pitúṃ nú stoṣam mahó dharmā́ṇaṃ táviṣīm |
yásya tritó ví ójasā vr̥tráṃ víparvam ardáyat || 
1 Now will I glorify Food that upholds great strength, By whose invigorating power Trita rent Vṛtra limb from limb. 
svā́do pito mádho pito vayáṃ tuvā vavr̥mahe |
asmā́kam avitā́ bhava || 
2 O pleasant Food, O Food of meath, thee have we chosen for our own, So be our kind protector thou. 
úpa naḥ pitav ā́ cara śiváḥ śivā́bhir ūtíbhiḥ |
mayobhúr adviṣeṇiyáḥ sákhā suśévo ádvayāḥ || 
3 Come hitherward to us, O Food, auspicious with auspicious help, Health-bringing, not unkind, a dear and guileless friend. 
táva tiyé pito rásā rájāṃsi ánu víṣṭhitāḥ |
diví vā́tā iva śritā́ḥ || 
4 These juices which, O Food, are thine throughout the regions are diffused. like winds they have their place in heaven. 
táva tyé pito dádatas táva svādiṣṭha té pito |
prá svādmā́no rásānãṃ tuvigrī́vā iverate || 
5 These gifts of thine, O Food, O Food most sweet to taste, These savours of thy juices work like creatures that have mighty necks. 
tuvé pito mahā́nãṃ devā́nãm máno hitám |
ákāri cā́ru ketúnā távā́him ávasāvadhīt || 
6 In thee, O Food, is set the spirit of great Gods. Under thy flag brave deeds were done he slew the Dragon with thy help. 
yád adó pito ájagan vivásva párvatānãm |
átrā cin no madho pito áram bhakṣā́ya gamiyāḥ || 
7 If thou be gone unto the splendour of the clouds, Even from thence, O Food of meath, prepared for our enjoyment, come. 
yád apā́m óṣadhīnãm pariṃśám āriśā́mahe |
vā́tāpe pī́va íd bhava || 
8 Whatever morsel we consume from waters or from plants of earth, O Soma, wax thou fat thereby. 
yát te soma gávāśiro yávāśiro bhájāmahe |
vā́tāpe pī́va íd bhava || 
9 What Soma, we enjoy from thee in milky food or barley-brew, Vātāpi, grow thou fat thereby. 
karambhá oṣadhe bhava pī́vo vr̥kká udārathíḥ |
vā́tāpe pī́va íd bhava || 
10 O Vegetable, Cake of meal, he wholesome, firm, and strengthening: Vātāpi, grow thou fat thereby. 
táṃ tvā vayám pito vácobhir gā́vo ná havyā́ suṣūdima |
devébhyas tvā sadhamā́dam asmábhyaṃ tvā sadhamā́dam || 
11 O Food, from thee as such have we drawn forth with lauds, like cows, our sacrificial gifts, From thee who banquetest with Gods, from thee who banquetest with us. 
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