Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 304
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 304 May you make your appearance, along with the brave Indra, in joy and equal glory. O Invincible Indra, safeguard us in battles in which we may obtain abundant booty. We call upon Indra, who is our helper and who, for our sake, wields thunderbolts against our enemies, for great affluence and for unlimited wealth. O one who makes the rain pour down on us and always fulfils all our desires, open up this cloud. You have always accepted our entreaties. The powerful lord Indra, makes the rain descend on us, always fulfils all our wishes and grants men strength, [such] as [with which] a bull defends a herd of cows. We call you Indra, who is everywhere among men. May you be ours, and ours alone. O Indra, we possess, as our own, the weapon of your support, by means of which we can overpower our enemies. The God Indra is very powerful and of exalted status. May glory and honour ever belong to the wielder of the thunderbolt. May his brave armies forever remain as great as the heavens. Indeed the praise of Indra, which is worthy of being sung and recited, should be offered repeatedly—so that he may partake of the Soma juice. O god Indra, come here and, having satiated yourself with all sorts of food and being increased in strength, conquer your enemies. O Indra, the bestower of bounties, the protector of your worshippers, I have composed this hymn in your praise and it has reached you, and you have accepted it. O affluent Indra, encourage us in our zeal, in this rite, to amass abundant riches because we are hard working and well known. O Indra, give us unlimited and innumerable wealth which is the source of [acquiring] cattle, food, and all other necessities of life. O Indra, make us famous and grant us such wealth as can be obtained in thousands of ways, and grant us all the eatables that are brought from the fields in carts. With our praise of him, we call Indra for the protection of our possessions—Indra, the owner of wealth, the one whom people praise and who