Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.61

c7.61

9. For the waters let King Varuṇa call thee;
let Soma call thee for these people [*viśi*];
becoming a falcon, fly unto these people.⁴
Let the falcon lead hither from far the one to be called living exiled in others' territory;
the two Aśvins make the path for thee easy to tread upon;
stay together about this man, ye his fellows.⁵
Let thine opponents call thee; thy friends have chosen thee;
Indra and Agni, and all the gods have maintained for thee security among the people [*viśi*].⁶
Whatever fellow disputes thy call, and whatever outsider—making him go away, O Indra, then do thou reinstate this man here.⁷
10. Run forth hither from the furthest distance;
propitious to thee be heaven and earth both; King Varuṇa here sayth this thus;
he here has called thee; do thou come to this place.
Like a human Indra, go thou away;