Sukta 15

Mantra 1

अभयम्। यत इन्द्र भयामहे ततो नो अभयं कृधि । मघवंछग्धि तव त्वं न ऊतिभिर्वि द्विषो वि मृधो जहि

Fearlessness. From what, O Indra, we are afraid, from that do thou make us fearless. O bounteous one, smite: do thou, with thy succours for us, scatter the haters; scatter and slay the assaults.

Mantra 2

इन्द्रं वयमनूराधं हवामहेऽनु राध्यास्म द्विपदा चतुष्पदा । मा नः सेना अररुषीरुप गुर्विषूचीरिन्द्र द्रुहो वि नाशय

Indra, the furtherer of success, we call upon: may we attain success—both two-footed and four-footed. Let no raging army, heavy and scattering its shafts, come near us. O Indra, make the treacheries perish away.

Mantra 3

इन्द्रस्त्रातोत वृत्रहा परस्फानो वरेण्यः । स रक्षिता चरमतः स मध्यतः स पश्चात् स पुरस्तान्नो अस्तु

Indra is saviour, yea Vṛtra-slayer, the crusher, the choice-worthy. Let him be our guardian from the farthest bound, from the midst; let him be from behind, let him be before us.

Mantra 4

उरुं नो लोकमनु नेषि विद्वान्त्स्व१र्यज्ज्योतिरभयं स्वस्ति। उग्रा त इन्द्र स्थविरस्य बाहू उप क्षयेम शरणा बृहन्ता

A wide realm do thou, the wise one, lead us on unto—heaven-reaching light, fearlessness, and welfare. Formidable, O Indra, are the arms of thee the steadfast: under them may we dwell, as under great shelters.

Mantra 5

अभयं नः करत्यन्तरिक्षमभयं द्यावापृथिवी उभे इमे। अभयं पश्चादभयं पुरस्तादुत्तरादधरादभयं नो अस्तु

Let the mid-air work fearlessness for us; let Heaven and Earth, these twain, be fearlessness. Fearlessness behind, fearlessness in front; from the north and from below—let fearlessness be ours.

Mantra 6

अभयं मित्रादभयममित्रादभयं ज्ञातादभयं पुरो यः । अभयं नक्तमभयं दिवा नः सर्वा आशा मम मित्रं भवन्तु

Fearlessness from friend, fearlessness from foe; fearlessness from kinsman, fearlessness from whoever is before us. Fearlessness by night, fearlessness by day: let all the quarters for me become friendly.