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    "chapter": 39
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        "n": 1,
        "refId": "RV10-39:1",
        "text": "translated by"
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        "n": 2,
        "refId": "RV10-39:2",
        "text": "1. As 'twere the name of father, easy to invoke, we all assembled here invoke this Car of yours,"
      },{
        "n": 3,
        "refId": "RV10-39:3",
        "text": "Asvins, your swiftly-rolling circumambient Car which he who worships must invoke at eve and dawn."
      },{
        "n": 4,
        "refId": "RV10-39:4",
        "text": "2. Awake all pleasant strains and let the hymns flow forth: raise up abundant fulness: this is our desire."
      },{
        "n": 5,
        "refId": "RV10-39:5",
        "text": "Asvins, bestow on us a glorious heritage, and give our princes treasure fair as Soma is."
      },{
        "n": 6,
        "refId": "RV10-39:6",
        "text": "3. Ye are the bliss of her who groweth old at home, and helpers of the slow although he linger last."
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "RV10-39:7",
        "text": "Men call you too, Nasatyas, healers of the blind, the thin and feeble, and the man with broken bones."
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "RV10-39:8",
        "text": "4. Ye made Cyavana, weak and worn with length of days, young again, like a car, that he had power to move."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "RV10-39:9",
        "text": "Ye lifted up the son of Tugra from the floods. At our libations must all these your acts be praised."
      },{
        "n": 10,
        "refId": "RV10-39:10",
        "text": "5. We will declare among the folk your ancient deeds heroic; yea, ye were Physicians bringing health."
      },{
        "n": 11,
        "refId": "RV10-39:11",
        "text": "You, you who must be lauded, will we bring for aid, so that this foe of ours, O Asvins, may believe."
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "RV10-39:12",
        "text": "6. Listen to me, O Asvins; I have cried to you. Give me-your aid as sire and mother aid their son."
      },{
        "n": 13,
        "refId": "RV10-39:13",
        "text": "Poor, without kin or friend or ties of blood am I. Save me before it be too late, from this my curse."
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "RV10-39:14",
        "text": "7. Ye, mounted on your chariot brought to Vimada the comely maid of Purumitra as a bride."
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "RV10-39:15",
        "text": "Ye, came unto the calling of the weakling's dame, and granted noble offspring to the happy wife."
      },{
        "n": 16,
        "refId": "RV10-39:16",
        "text": "8. Ye gave again the vigour of his youthful life to the sage Kali when old age was coming nigh."
      },{
        "n": 17,
        "refId": "RV10-39:17",
        "text": "Ye rescued Vandana and raised him from the pit, and in a moment gave Vispala power to move."
      },{
        "n": 18,
        "refId": "RV10-39:18",
        "text": "9. Ye Asvins Twain, endowed with manly strength, brought forth Reblia when hidden in the cave and well-nigh dead,"
      },{
        "n": 19,
        "refId": "RV10-39:19",
        "text": "Freed Saptavadliri, and for Atri caused the pit heated with fire to be a pleasant resting-place."
      },{
        "n": 20,
        "refId": "RV10-39:20",
        "text": "10. On Pedu ye bestowed, Asvins, a courser white, mighty with nine-and-ninety varied gifts of strength,"
      },{
        "n": 21,
        "refId": "RV10-39:21",
        "text": "A horse to be renowned, who bore his friend at speed, joy-giving, Bhaga-like to be invoked of men."
      },{
        "n": 22,
        "refId": "RV10-39:22",
        "text": "11. From no side, ye Two Kings whom none may check or stay, doth grief, distress, or danger come u on the man"
      },{
        "n": 23,
        "refId": "RV10-39:23",
        "text": "Whom, Asvins swift to hear, borne on your glowing path, ye with your Consort make the foremost in the race."
      },{
        "n": 24,
        "refId": "RV10-39:24",
        "text": "12. Come on that Chariot which the Rbhus wrought for you, the Chariot, Asvins, that is speedier than thought,"
      },{
        "n": 25,
        "refId": "RV10-39:25",
        "text": "At harnessing whereof Heaven's Daughter springs to birth, and from Vivasvan come auspicious Night and Day."
      },{
        "n": 26,
        "refId": "RV10-39:26",
        "text": "13. Come, Conquerors of the sundered mountain, to our home, Asvins who made the cow stream milk for Sayu's sake,"
      },{
        "n": 27,
        "refId": "RV10-39:27",
        "text": "Ye who delivered even from the wolf's deep throat and set again at liberty the swallowed quail."
      },{
        "n": 28,
        "refId": "RV10-39:28",
        "text": "14. We have prepared this laud for you, O Asvins, and, like the Bhrgus, as a car have framed it,"
      },{
        "n": 29,
        "refId": "RV10-39:29",
        "text": "Have decked it as a maid to meet the bridegroom, and brought it as a son, our stay for ever."
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