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Click to Expand/Collapse OptionMaṇḍala I
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7,47 Waters 
7.XLVII Waters 
ā́po yáṃ vaḥ prathamáṃ devayánta indrapā́nam ūrmím ákr̥ṇvateḷáḥ |
táṃ vo vayáṃ śúcim ariprám adyá ghr̥taprúṣam mádhumantaṃ vanema || 
1 MAY we obtain this day from you, O Waters, that wave of pure refreshment, which the pious Made erst the special beverage of Indra, bright, stainless, rich in sweets and dropping fatness. 
tám ūrmím āpo mádhumattamaṃ vo apā́ṃ nápād avatu āśuhémā |
yásminn índro vásubhir mādáyāte tám aśyāma devayánto vo adyá || 
2 May the Floods' Offspring, he whose course is rapid, protect that wave most rich in sweets, O Waters, That shall make Indra and the Vasus joyful. This may we gain from you to-day, we pious. 
śatápavitrāḥ svadháyā mádantīr devī́r devā́nām ápi yanti pā́thaḥ |
tā́ índrasya ná minanti vratā́ni síndhubhyo havyáṃ ghr̥távaj juhota || 
3 All-purifying, joying in their nature, to paths of Gods the Goddesses move onward. They never violate the laws of Indra. Present the oil-rich offering to the Rivers. 
yā́ḥ sū́riyo raśmíbhir ātatā́na yā́bhya índro áradad gātúm ūrmím |
té sindhavo várivo dhātanā no yūyám pāta suastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ || 
4 Whom Sūrya with his bright beams hath attracted, and Indra dug the path for them to travel, May these Streams give us ample room and freedom. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings. 
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