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688. Indra Devata, Kali Pragatha °Rshi

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Na yam dudhrå varante na sthirå muro made¶u

‹ipram andhasa¨. Ya ådætyå ‹a‹amånåya

sunvate dåtå jaritra ukthyam.

Indra whom none can stop in his state of ecstasy

and abundant charity, neither the impetuous, nor the

constant, nor demon nor mortal, Indra who is the giver

of cherished wealth and joy to the celebrant, the creator

of soma and the zealous worshipper with deep reverence

and homage. (Rg. 8-66-2)

689. Pavamana Soma Devata, Madhucchanda Vaishva-

mitra °Rshi

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Svådi¶¢hayå madi¶¢hayå pavasva soma

dhårayå. Indråya påtave suta¨.

O Soma, Spirit of Divinity, peace and glory of

existence distilled in the essence for the soul's being,

flow in the sweetest and most exhilarating streams of

ecstasy, cleanse and sanctify us unto purity and

constancy, and initiate us into the state of ananda, divine

glory. (Rg.9-1-1)

(Soma in the physical sense is an exhilarating

drink, in the aesthetic sense it is ecstasy, in the psychic

sense it is ananda, and in the spiritual sense it is elevation

of the soul to the experience of divinity. It is the peace,

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