Book 6: Hymn 87: A benediction addressed to a newly elected King

HYMN LXXXVII

A benediction addressed to a newly elected King

1Here art thou: I have chosen thee. Stand stedfast and immov-
able.
Let all the clans desire thee: let not thy kingdom fall away.
2Be even here: fall not away: be like a mountain unremoved.
Stand stedfast here like Indra's self, and hold the kingship in
the grasp.
3This man hath Indra stablished, made secure by constant sacri-
fice.
Soma, and Brāhmanaspati here present bless and comfort him!