Karmanirnaya 11_31

11_31

'Pra-pra vaḥ'—O priests, Indra, the Supreme Lord, approaches the Triṣṭubh, which is called food, for Soma, with the gift of water. Through insight ('dhiyā'), by His own intellect residing in the bodies of all living beings, the Triṣṭubh, intensely praised ('prapra'), produces delight—meaning: for the sake of drinking Soma. 'Mandadvīrāya': Soma is 'mandadvīra' because it produces 'manda'—delight—for that hero, the Supreme Lord. Nor does he produce delight for his own purpose; rather, 'for the attainment of your sacrifice' ('vo medhasātaye'), for the successful accomplishment of your sacrifice. Or, 'vaḥ' is a plural used towards Īśvara alone on account of veneration. In that case, the meaning is: 'He ('bhavān') approaches forth and forth the Triṣṭubh, which is Your food, for the attainment of Your sacrifice—for the successful accomplishment of the sacrifice belonging to You as deity.' (1)