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Rig Veda 6.17.8: Mandala 6, Sukta 17, Mantra 8

Sukta 6.17

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

अध त्वा विश्वे पुर इन्द्र देवा एकं तवसं दधिरे भराय । अदेवो यदभ्यौहिष्ट देवान्त्स्वर्षाता वृणत इन्द्रमत्र ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.17.8

ádha tvā víśve púra índra devā́ ékaṃ tavásaṃ dadhire bhárāya | ádevo yád abhy-áuhiṣṭa devā́n svàr-sātā vṛṇate índram átra ||

Da stellten dich alle Götter, o Indra, an die Spitze, als die eine starke Macht zum Tragen der Schlacht. Als die Gottlosen die Götter hart bedrängten, erwählten hier die Sieger des Lichts Indra.

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