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Rishi: RV-source seer (Indra-stotra tradition); in AV 20 these are RV borrowings (exact RV attribution varies by verse-source).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh/Trisṭubh-type RV meter (as transmitted in AV 20; metrical identity follows RV source)
AV 20.84 ist ein knappes Indra-Einladungslied (ā-yāhi), das die Gottheit durch die zwingende Schönheit des brahman (hymnische Formeln) zur frisch gepressten, gereinigten Soma heranzieht. Seine Kraft liegt darin, „Indra nahe zu bringen“, damit das Opferritual belebt und gestärkt wird und die Soma-Darbringung sich in Sieg, Stärke und Mehrung für den Patron und seine Gemeinschaft verwandelt.
Mantra 1
इन्द्रा या॑हि चित्रभानो सु॒ता इ॒मे त्वा॒यवः॑ । अण्वी॑भि॒स्तना॑ पू॒तासः॑
Indra, komm herbei, o hellflammender: diese Tränke sind für dich gepresst — die deinen — gereinigt durch die feinen (Halme/Siebe), ganz und gar geläutert.
Mantra 2
इन्द्रा या॑हि धि॒येषि॒तो विप्र॑जूतः सु॒ताव॑तः । उप॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि वा॒घतः॑
Indra, komm hierher — vom Gebet angetrieben, von den Inspirierten gedrängt — zu den Hymnen dessen, der Soma gepresst hat, zu den heiligen Worten des Sängers.
Mantra 3
इन्द्रा या॑हि॒ तूतु॑जान॒ उप॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि हरिवः । सु॒ते द॑धिष्व न॒श्चनः॑
O Indra, komm herbei, eilend heranstürmend; tritt zu den Hymnen, o Harivan (mit den falben Rossen). Im ausgepressten Soma nimm Platz und gewähre uns Gunst.
It is used to invite Indra to the pressed Soma so his presence empowers the rite—bringing favor, strength, victory, and prosperity to the patron.
Because the hymn treats brahman as ritual force: well-formed sacred speech ‘draws’ Indra near, while Soma provides the offering that confirms and sustains his presence.
In its original liturgical setting it accompanies Soma-pressing; outside that context, reciters commonly treat it as an Indra-invocation for vigor and success, using a symbolic offering (clean water or a permitted substitute) according to their tradition.
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