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        "n": 1,
        "refId": "RV10-12:1",
        "text": "translated by"
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        "n": 2,
        "refId": "RV10-12:2",
        "text": "1. HEAVEN and Earth, first by everlasting Order, speakers of truth, are near enough to hear us,"
      },{
        "n": 3,
        "refId": "RV10-12:3",
        "text": "When the God, urging men to worship. sitteth as Priest, assuming all his vital vigour."
      },{
        "n": 4,
        "refId": "RV10-12:4",
        "text": "2. As God comprising Gods by Law Eternal, bear, as the Chief who knoweth, our oblation,"
      },{
        "n": 5,
        "refId": "RV10-12:5",
        "text": "Smoke-bannered with the fuel, radiant, joyous, better to praise and worship, Priest for ever."
      },{
        "n": 6,
        "refId": "RV10-12:6",
        "text": "3. When the cow's nectar wins the God completely, men here below are heaven's sustainers."
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "RV10-12:7",
        "text": "All the Gods came to this thy heavenly Yajus which from the motley Pair milked oil and water."
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "RV10-12:8",
        "text": "4. 1 praise your work that ye may make me prosper: hear, Heaven and Earth, Twain Worlds that drop with fatness."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "RV10-12:9",
        "text": "While days and nights go to the world of spirits, here let the Parents with sweet meath refresh us"
      },{
        "n": 10,
        "refId": "RV10-12:10",
        "text": "5. Hath the King siezed us? How have we offended against his holy ordinance? Who knoweth?"
      },{
        "n": 11,
        "refId": "RV10-12:11",
        "text": "For even Mitra mid the Gods is angry there are both song and strength for those who come not."
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "RV10-12:12",
        "text": "6. 'Tis hard to understand the Immortal's nature, where she who is akin becomes a stranger."
      },{
        "n": 13,
        "refId": "RV10-12:13",
        "text": "Guard ceaselessly, great Agni, him who ponders Yama's name, easy to be comprehended."
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "RV10-12:14",
        "text": "7. They in the synod where the Gods rejoice them, where they are seated in Vivasvan's dwelling,"
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "RV10-12:15",
        "text": "Have given the Moon his beams, the Sun his splendour-the Two unweariedly maintain their brightness."
      },{
        "n": 16,
        "refId": "RV10-12:16",
        "text": "8. The counsel which the Gods meet to consider, their secret plan,-of that we have no knowledge."
      },{
        "n": 17,
        "refId": "RV10-12:17",
        "text": "There let God Savitar, Aditi, and Mitra proclaim to Varuna that we are sinless."
      },{
        "n": 18,
        "refId": "RV10-12:18",
        "text": "9. Hear us, O Agni, in your comninn dwelling: harness thy rapid car, the car of Amrta."
      },{
        "n": 19,
        "refId": "RV10-12:19",
        "text": "Bring Heaven and Earth, the Deities' Parents, hither: stay with us here, nor from the Gods be distant."
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