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xix. 4- 2. Heavenly fortunate design (ā́kūti) do I put forward (puro-dhā); let the mother of intent (cittá) be easy of invocation for us; to what expectation I go, be it entirely mine; may I find it entered into [my] mind.

3. With design to us, O Brihaspati, with design come thou unto us; then assign to us of fortune (bhága); then be easy of invocation for us.

4. Let Brihaspati acknowledge my design, the son of An̄giras this [my] speech; of whom the gods, the deities, came into being, let that desire (kā́ma), well-conducting, go after us.

1. Indra [is] king of the moving creation (jágat), of human beings (carṣaṇí), whatever of various form is upon the earth (kṣám); thence he gives good things to his worshiper (dāçvā́ṅs); may he, whenever praised, urge (cud) hitherward bestowal (rā́dhas).

This is the familiar puruṣa-hymn of the Rig-Veda ⌊x. 90⌋ with considerable variation in the order of the verses, but comparatively little in the readings. The RV. verses