Indra and Agastya: A Conversation⁷

Indra: There is no such thing to-day, nor will it be so to-morrow. Who knows what strange thing this is? We must consult the thought of another, for even what we once knew seems to vanish.

Indra: No such thing exists today, nor will it exist tomorrow. Who knows what this strange thing is? We must ask someone else what they think, because even what we once knew seems to fade away.

Agastya: Why dost thou wish to kill us, O Indra? the Maruts are thy brothers; fare kindly with them, and do not strike us in battle.

Agastya: Why do you want to kill us, Indra? The Maruts are your brothers. Treat them kindly, and do not strike us in battle.

The Maruts: O Brother Agastya, why, being a friend, dost thou despise us? We know quite well what thy mind was. Dost thou not wish to give to us?

The Maruts: Brother Agastya, why do you despise us when you are our friend? We know quite well what you were thinking. Don’t you want to give to us?

Agastya: Let them prepare the altar, let them light the fire in front! Here we two will spread for thee the sacrifice, to be seen by the immortal.

Agastya: Let them prepare the altar and light the fire in front! Here we two will lay out the sacrifice for you, so the immortal can see it.

Agastya: Thou rulest, O lord of treasures; thou, lord of friends, art the most generous. Indra, speak again with the Maruts, and then consume our offerings at the right season.

Agastya: You rule, lord of treasures. You are the lord of friends and the most generous. Indra, speak again with the Maruts, and then consume our offerings at the right season.