Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 303
SuB-Footnote Number Three 303 god Mitra, god Varuna, god Aditi, Ocean-god, Earth-god, and Heaven-god all come together to pay attention to this prayer of ours. O Indra, who is kind to men, you too are a cre- ation. But ever since your birth, there has been no equal to you. You are the protector of the three spheres, the three luminaries, and of the whole of this world, which is abundant with all types of creation. O Indra, the foremost among the gods we call you. You have been victorious in battles. May Indra, who is efficient, swift, and the remover of all obstacles, keep our chariot ahead of all others in battles. O Indra, you are victorious, but you do not stop us from taking the booty. O fierce Maghavan, we sharpen you for our protection. May Indra be our friend, and may we be granted ample food without any complication. May god Mitra, god Varuna, god Aditi, god Ocean, god Earth, and god Heaven, preserve food for us. We present the Soma offering to the valiant Indra, who is the performer of many brave deeds, the best of all gods, the bestower of favours, of true strength and brave, and the one who cares for wealth and takes it away from him who makes no offerings, as does the robber who steals from a traveller, and bestows it upon him who makes the offerings. O Indra, every- one praises you. Be so kind to us and do not let other people do us any harm. You are mighty; safeguard us from injustice and cruelty. O mankind, it is that Indra —the cause of your daily lives— who, with the rays of the dawn, makes the unwise, wise, and the ugly, handsome. O Indra, you, having taken with you god Marut —that is air, which enables everything to fly and can reach the most inaccessible places—have searched out the cows which the thieves have hidden in caves. O god Maruts, may you, along with undaunted Indra, appear with all the pomp and glory of you two, while you both are glowing with happiness.