Rig Veda Sukta 43
Mandala 6Sukta 434 Mantras

Sukta 43

Sukta 6.43

Rishi

Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition.

Devata

Indra.

Chandas

Gāyatrī (likely; refrain-like structure; verify by syllable count in critical edition).

Dieser kurze Indra-Hymnus ist eine knappe Soma-Einladung, die Indras Heldentaten in Erinnerung ruft: die Bezwingung Śambaras für Divodāsa, das Befreien der «Kühe/Strahlen» aus dem Stein und das Begründen sieghafter Kraft im freigebigen Gönner. Jede Strophe kreist um den refrainartigen Ruf: «Dies ist jener Soma für dich, o Indra, ausgepresst: trink», wodurch Lobpreis (stuti) unmittelbar mit der Opfergabe (havis) verknüpft wird. Ziel ist es, Indra zur Pressung herbeizuziehen, seine Begeisterung/Trunkenheit (mada) zu erneuern und Schutz, Sieg und Gabenfülle für Opfernden und Patron zu erlangen.

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It praises Indra’s famous victories and liberations and then repeatedly invites him to drink the freshly pressed Soma, so he grants strength, protection, and success to the worshippers and their patron.

The repetition acts like a ritual refrain: it ties each remembered deed of Indra to the present offering, making the praise immediately effective as an invitation and request for blessing.

On the surface it recalls a mythic act of freeing cattle/wealth; symbolically it suggests Indra releasing hidden light, inspiration, and abundance from obstruction—turning confinement into openness and clarity.

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