Atharva Veda · 266 of 724

HYMN XCVIII

Praise of Indra 1. Indra be victor, never to be vanquished, to reign among the   Kings as sovran ruler!   Here be thou meet for praise and supplication, to be revered    and waited on and worshipped. 2. Thou fain for glory, an imperial ruler, hast won dominion over    men, O Indra,   Of these celestial tribes be thou the sovran: long-lasting be thy    sway and undecaying! 3. Thou governest the north and eastern regions, Indra! fiend-    slayer! thou destroycst foemen.   Thou hast won all, far as the rivers wander. Bull, called to    help, on our right hand thou goest.