Sukta 80
Rishi: Ṛgvedic attribution (AV 20 borrowing): Indra-hymn seer per RV Anukramaṇī mapping.
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Dieser kurze Indra-Hymnus im Triṣṭubh-Metrum (in AV 20 aus der Ṛgveda übernommen) bündelt seine Kraft in zwei Bewegungen: zuerst die Bitte um Indras „vornehmstes“ ojas (Machtkraft) und um sozial ausstrahlendes śravas (Ruhm, Prestige); sodann der unmittelbare Ruf nach feindzerschmetterndem Sieg. Er wirkt als kompakter Zauber für Gedeihen und Souveränität, wobei Ruhm und kriegerischer Erfolg als einander verstärkende Formen göttlicher Fülle gelten.
Mantras
Mantra 1
इन्द्र॒ ज्येष्ठं॑ न आ भ॑रं॒ ओजि॑ष्ठं॒ पपु॑रि॒ श्रवः॑ । येने॒मे चि॑त्र वज्रहस्त॒ रोद॑सी॒ ओभे सु॑शिप्र॒ प्राः
Indra, bringe uns herbei das Höchste — das Mächtigste, die überreiche Herrlichkeit; womit du, o Wunderbarer mit dem Vajra in der Hand, o Schönlippiger, beide, Himmel und Erde, erfüllt hast.
Mantra 2
त्वामु॒ग्रमव॑से चर्षणी॒सहं॒ राज॑न् दे॒वेषु॑ हूमहे । विश्वा॒ सु नो॑ विथु॒रा पि॑ब्द॒ना व॑सो॒ऽमित्रा॑न् सु॒षहा॑न् कृधि
Dich, den Gewaltigen, rufen wir zur Hilfe — Bezwinger der Völker, o König, unter den Göttern. Zerschmetternd und zermalmend, o Freigebiger, mache uns alle Feinde leicht zu überwinden.
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks for the highest ojas (power, vigor) and abundant śravas (effective fame), and then for Indra’s help in crushing obstacles and making enemies easy to overcome.
Both: it is primarily paustika (prosperity/prestige) because it seeks ojas and fame, but it also has a clear victory-subduing (abhicārika) edge in the second mantra.
No. A simple clean setting and focused recitation are sufficient; optionally you can use water for cleansing and a small ‘vajra’ token (stone/metal/staff) as a symbolic support for the intention.
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