Riddle No. 6 The Contents of the Vedas: Have they any moral or spiritual value? - Page 54

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RIDDLE NO. 6 43

“May we exterminate from hence (the evil spirit) who, having beguiled thee by sleep or darkness, approaches thee, and seeks to destroy thy offspring.”

Take some of the Hymns or prayers that are to be found in the RigVeda. The following are a few of them—

  1. Oh ! God Vayu, how very beautiful you are. We have prepared the Somarasa (an intoxicating drink) with spices. Pray come and drink it and grant us our prayers—Rig. Ved. I. 1.2.1.

  2. Oh! God Indra. Bring ye wealth for our protection. Let the wealth that you bring make us happy be increasing and everlasting and help us to kill our enemies—I. 1.8.1.

  3. Oh! ye people whenever you are performing your yajna, fail not to praise the Gods Indra and Agni. Advance their position and sing their praises in the Gayatri Meter—I. 21.2.

  4. Oh ! ye Agni, please bring the wives of the Gods and Twashta who are eager to come and drink Soma—I. 22.9.

  5. We pray that the Gods’ wives come to us with all available wings and with all happiness—I. 22.11.

  6. I am praying the wives of Indra, Varuna and Agni to come to my place to drink Soma.

  7. Oh! Varuna, we are supplicating before you to remove your anger. Oh ! ye Asura, you are all wise, relieve us from our sins—I. 24.14.

  8. Our Somarasa has been prepared by women who have churned it backward and forward. Oh ! ye Indra we pray you to come and drink this Soma—I. 28.3.

  9. Your enemies who do not make any offering to you may disappear and let your followers who do prosper. Oh ! Indra give us best cows and best horses and make us famous in the world.—I. 29.4.

  10. Oh! Agni save us from Rakshasas, from cunning enemies, from those who hate us and want to kill us.—I. 36.15.

  11. Oh ! Indra, you are a hero. Come and drink the Soma we have prepared and be ready to give us wealth. Loot the wealth of those who do not make you any offering and give the same to us—I.

81-8-9.

  1. Oh! Indra, drink this Soma which is the best, giving immortality and most intoxicating.—I. 84-4.

  2. Oh ! Adityas, you come to give us your blessings. You give us victory in war. You are wealthy. You are charitable. Just as a chariot is pulled through a difficult path in the same way you pull us through our dangers.—I. 106-22.

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