Mantra 3
Sukta 34
यो हत्वा हिमरिणात् सप्त सिन्धून् यो गा उदाजदपधा वलस्य । यो अश्मनोरन्तरग्निं जजान संवृक् समत्सु स जनास इन्द्रः
yó hatvā́ hím áriṇāt saptá síndhūn yó gā́ udā́jad apadhā́ válasya | yó aśmánoḥ antár agníṃ jajā́na saṃvṛ́k samátsu sá janāsa índraḥ ||
He who, having slain, set free the Seven Rivers; who drave the cows forth from the hiding-place of Vala; who generated Fire from between the stones, a comrade in battles—he, O men, is Indra.
Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (Indra hymn material; AV 20 compilation).
Devata: Indra (with Agni as secondary power within the mythic deed)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
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