Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 302
BarĀhĪn-e-a H madiyya — Part Four 302 son. O Agni, may your rich worshippers obtain abundant food. May the scholars, who praise you and make offerings to you, be granted long life. May we acquire spoils from our enemies in war. Jall [water] contains medicinal herbs; therefore, O ascetic, be actively engaged in the praise of Jall. O Jall, ripen all dis- ease-dispelling medicaments for the benefit of my body. The weapon of Indra was wielded upon his enemies with his piercing arrows and [thus] he annihilated their cities. Then Indra turned towards Vritra with his thunderbolt, and became happy by slaying it. O two handsome lords of the forest, prepare the sweet Soma juice with attractive offerings for Indra. Bring the remainder of the Soma juice in the frying pan and splash it over the blades of sacrificial grass. Then, what is left, place it on the hide of a cow, that is, a bag made from the hide of a cow. O Indra, who drinks the Soma juice, you enrich us with thou- sands of excellent cows and horses, even if we do not deserve it. O Indra, handsome and powerful lord of food, your kindness is everlasting. Indra, grant us thousands of fine horses and cows. Annihilate everyone who abuses us; kill everyone who harms us; grant us thousands of horses and cows. Indra, who is ever pleased with our prosperity, may we have abundant food and healthy and abundant milk-yielding cows, on account of which we should rejoice in luxury and pleasure. O Indra and Agni, I, who am desirous of wealth, consider you both in my mind to be [my] relatives and kinsmen. The understanding that you have granted me has never been granted to anyone else. Being gifted thus, I have composed this mantra in your praise to express my desire for food. O Indra and Agni, bestowers of favour, which- ever region you are in—whether the lowest, or the middle or the upper of the world—come here and partake of the crushed offerings. O Indra and Agni, wielders of the thunderbolt, destroyers of cities, grant us wealth; help us in our battles. May