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    "chapter": 36
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    "n": 36,
    "bookSlug": "rig-veda-book-10",
    "bookCode": "RV10",
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        "n": 1,
        "refId": "RV10-36:1",
        "text": "translated by"
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        "n": 2,
        "refId": "RV10-36:2",
        "text": "1. THERE are the Dawn and Night, the grand and beauteous Pair, Earth, Heaven, and Varuna, Mitra, and Aryaman."
      },{
        "n": 3,
        "refId": "RV10-36:3",
        "text": "Indra I call, the Maruts, Mountains, and the Floods, Adityas, Heaven and Earth, the Waters, and the Sky."
      },{
        "n": 4,
        "refId": "RV10-36:4",
        "text": "2. May Dyaus and Prthivi, wise, true to Holy Law, keep us in safety from distress and injury."
      },{
        "n": 5,
        "refId": "RV10-36:5",
        "text": "Let not malignant Nirrti rule over us. We crave to-day this gracious favour of the Gods."
      },{
        "n": 6,
        "refId": "RV10-36:6",
        "text": "3. Mother of Mitra and of opulent Varuna, may Aditi preserve us safe from all distress."
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "RV10-36:7",
        "text": "May we obtain the light of heaven without a foe. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day."
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "RV10-36:8",
        "text": "4. May ringing press-stones keep the Raksasas afar, ill dream, and Nirrti, and each voracious fiend."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "RV10-36:9",
        "text": "May the Adityas and the Maruts shelter us. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day."
      },{
        "n": 10,
        "refId": "RV10-36:10",
        "text": "5. Full flow libations; on our grass let Indra sit; Brhaspati the singer laud with Sama hymns!"
      },{
        "n": 11,
        "refId": "RV10-36:11",
        "text": "Wise be our hearts' imaginings that we may live. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day."
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "RV10-36:12",
        "text": "6. Ye Asvins, make our sacrifice ascend to heaven, and animate the rite that it may send us bliss,"
      },{
        "n": 13,
        "refId": "RV10-36:13",
        "text": "Offered with holy oil, with forward-speeding rein. We crave the gracious favour of the Gods to-day."
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "RV10-36:14",
        "text": "7. Hither I call the band of Maruts, swift to hear, great, purifying, bringing bliss, to he our Friends."
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "RV10-36:15",
        "text": "May we increase our wealth to glorify our name. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day."
      },{
        "n": 16,
        "refId": "RV10-36:16",
        "text": "8. We bring the Stay of Life, who makes the waters swell, swift-hearing, Friend of Gods, who waits on sacrifice."
      },{
        "n": 17,
        "refId": "RV10-36:17",
        "text": "May we control that Power, Soma whose rays are bright. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day."
      },{
        "n": 18,
        "refId": "RV10-36:18",
        "text": "9. Alive ourselves, with living sons, devoid of guilt, may we win this with winners by fair means to win."
      },{
        "n": 19,
        "refId": "RV10-36:19",
        "text": "Let the prayer-haters bear our sin to every side. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day."
      },{
        "n": 20,
        "refId": "RV10-36:20",
        "text": "10. Hear us, O ye who claim the worship of mankind, and give us, O ye Gods, the gift for which we pray,"
      },{
        "n": 21,
        "refId": "RV10-36:21",
        "text": "Victorious wisdom, fame with heroes and with wealth. We crave to-day this gracious favour of the Gods."
      },{
        "n": 22,
        "refId": "RV10-36:22",
        "text": "11. We crave the gracious favour of the Gods to-day, great favour of great Gods, sublime and free from foes,"
      },{
        "n": 23,
        "refId": "RV10-36:23",
        "text": "That we may gain rich treasure sprung from hero sons. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day."
      },{
        "n": 24,
        "refId": "RV10-36:24",
        "text": "12. In great enkindled Agni's keeping, and, for bliss, free from all sin before Mitra and Varuna."
      },{
        "n": 25,
        "refId": "RV10-36:25",
        "text": "May we share Savitar's best animating help. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day."
      },{
        "n": 26,
        "refId": "RV10-36:26",
        "text": "13. All ye, the Gods whom Savitar the Father of truth, and Varuna and Mitra govern,"
      },{
        "n": 27,
        "refId": "RV10-36:27",
        "text": "Give us prosperity with hero children, and opulence in kine and various treasure."
      },{
        "n": 28,
        "refId": "RV10-36:28",
        "text": "14. Savitar, Savitar from east and westward, Savitar, Savitar from north and southward,"
      },{
        "n": 29,
        "refId": "RV10-36:29",
        "text": "Savitar send us perfect health and comfort, Savitar let our days of life be lengthened!"
      }
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