Sukta 130
Rishi: Late compilation layer (AV 20 is predominantly Ṛgvedic material); specific r̥ṣi not securely assignable for this fragment in isolation.
Devata: Iḍā / Nourishment (functional devatā)
Chandas: Uncertain (fragmentary pāda; likely part of a larger metrical context)
Mantras
Mantra 1
खिलानि । को अ॑र्य बहु॒लिमा॒ इषू॑नि
Khila-verses. Who, O noble one, hath abundance of arrows?
Mantra 2
को असि॒द्याः पयः॑
Who hath the milk of Asidyā?
Mantra 3
को अर्जु॑न्याः॒ पयः॑
Who hath the milk of Arjunī?
Mantra 4
कः का॒र्ष्ण्याः पयः॑
Who hath the milk of Kārṣṇī?
Mantra 5
ए॒तं पृ॑च्छ॒ कुहं॑ पृच्छ
Ask of this one; ask—Where is it?
Mantra 6
कुहा॑कं पक्व॒कं पृ॑च्छ
Question the conjurer; question the practised deceiver.
Mantra 7
यवा॑नो यति॒ष्वभिः॑ कुभिः
Barley-armed, among the Yatis, with their crooked devices.
Mantra 8
अकु॑प्यन्तः॒ कुपा॑यकुः
Unshaken, they devised disturbance.
Mantra 9
आम॑णको॒ मण॑त्सकः
Possessed of an amulet, eager for the amulet.
Mantra 10
देव॑ त्वप्रतिसूर्य
O God, thou art a counter-sun.
Mantra 11
एन॑श्चिपङ्क्ति॒का ह॒विः
Sin verily—(by) the Panktikās—(is made) an oblation.
Mantra 12
प्रदुद्रु॑दो॒ मघा॑प्रति
Forth hast thou run, toward Maghā.
Mantra 13
शृङ्ग॑ उत्पन्न
A horn hath arisen (come forth).
Mantra 14
मा त्वा॑भि॒ सखा॑ नो विदन्
Let not our comrades find thee out (come upon thee).
Mantra 15
व॒शायाः॑ पु॒त्रमा य॑न्ति
Unto Vaśā’s son they come (draw nigh).
Mantra 16
इरा॑वेदु॒मयं॑ दत
Let Nourishment take knowledge of this; do ye bestow (it) here.
Mantra 17
अथो॑ इ॒यन्निय॒न्निति॑
And further: ‘going—being led down (to order)—thus.’
Mantra 18
अथो॑ इ॒यन्निति॑
And further: ‘going on—thus.’
Mantra 19
अथो॒ श्वा अस्थि॑रो भवन्
And further, may the dog become unsteady.
Mantra 20
उ॒यं य॒कांश॑लोक॒का
This yakāṃśa—(a malady) abroad among men.
Frequently Asked Questions
Iḍā/Irā is the personified power of nourishment and right distribution—food, plenty, and the successful placing of benefit with the intended recipient.
It treats impurity or fault (énas) as transferable: by offering havís, the rite symbolically moves the taint out of the person/household and into the offering, where it is carried away by the ritual process.
That imperative functions as a diagnostic tool: it compels disclosure and helps ‘locate’ what is missing or obstructing—after which the nourishment-bestowal refrain can establish the desired gain.
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