
Hymns to Svanaya from the Rig-Veda - Book I

HYMN CXXV. Svanaya.
1. COMING at early morn he gives his treasure; the prudent
one receives and entertains him.
Thereby increasing still
his life and offspring, he comes with brave sons to abundant
riches.
2 Rich shall he be in gold and kine and horses. Indra
bestows on him great vital power,
Who stays thee, as thou
comest, with his treasure, like game caught in the net, O early
comer.
3 Longing, I came this morning to the pious, the son
of sacrifice, with car wealth. laden.
Give him to drink juice
of the stalk that gladdens; prosper with pleasant hymns the
Lord of Heroes.
4 Health-bringing streams, as milch-cows,
flow to profit him who hath worshipped, him who now will worship.
To him who freely gives and fills on all sides full streams
of fatness flow and make him famous.
5 On the high ridge of heaven he stands exalted, yea, to
the Gods he goes, the liberal giver.
The streams, the waters
flow for him with fatness: to him this guerdon ever yields abundance.
6 For those who give rich meeds are all these splendours, for
those who give rich meeds suns shine in heaven.
The givers
of rich meeds are made immortal; the givers of rich fees prolong
their lifetime.
7 Let not the liberal sink to sin and sorrow,
never decay the pious -chiefs who worship!
Let every man
besides be their protection, and let affliction fall upon the
miserly.
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.