
Bhavayavya, Dweller on the Bank of Sindhu

HYMN CXXVI. Bhavayavya.
1. WITH wisdom I present these lively praises
of Bhavya dweller on the bank of Sindhu;
For he, unconquered
King, desiring glory, hath furnished me a thousand sacrifices.
2 A hundred necklets from the King, beseeching, a hundred gift-steeds
I at once accepted;
Of the lord's cows a thousand, I Kaksivan.
His deathless glory hath he spread to heaven.
3 Horses of
dusky colour stood beside me, ten chariots, Svanaya's gift,
with mares to draw them.
Kine numbering sixty thousand followed
after. Kaksivan gained them when the days were closing.
4
Forty bay horses of the ten cars' master before a thousand lead
the long procession.
Reeling in joy Kaksivan's sons and Pajra's
have grounded the coursers decked with pearly trappings.
5 An earlier gift for you have I accepted eight cows, good milkers,
and tree harnessed horses,
Pajras, who with your wains with
your great kinsman, like troops of subjects, have been fain
for glory.
Suggestions for Further Reading
- The Rig Veda translation by Griffith, Introduction
- Hymns of the Sama veda translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith
- Yajur Veda: The Veda Of The Black Yajus School
- Hymns Of The Atharva-Veda
- Anugita English Translation
- THE Sanatsugâtîya, A Spiritual Dialogue
- Dharmashastras, the Sacred Law Books of Hindus
- The Hindu Dharmashastras, Subject Index
- The Grihya Sutras, The Vedic Domestic Ritual Texts
- The Sankhya Sutras of Kapila, Index page
- Translation of Upanishads by Swami Paramananda, Index
- A History Of Indian Philosophy - Chapter Index
- The Upanishads translated by Max Muller
- Vedic Reader for Students
- The Bhagavad-gita in a nutshell
- Essays On Dharma
- Esoteric Mystic Hinduism
- Introduction to Hinduism
- Hindu Way of Life
- Essays On Karma
- Hindu Rites and Rituals
- The Origin of The Sanskrit Language
- Symbolism in Hinduism
- Essays on The Upanishads
- Concepts of Hinduism
- Essays on Atman
- Hindu Festivals
- Spiritual Practice
- Right Living
- Yoga of Sorrow
- Happiness
- Mental Health
- Concepts of Buddhism
- General Essays
Source: An English translation of the Vedas by Ralph T.H. Griffith, 1896.