Sukta 52
Kanda 20Anuvaka 6Sukta 523 Mantras

Sukta 52

Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (Soma-rite Indra hymn source)

Devata: Indra (Vṛtrahan)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

To summon Indra to the pressed and filtered Soma at the pavitra’s outflow, seat him in attendance with the singers, and gain protection, victory-prize (vāja), and cattle-wealth.

Because the Soma’s filtered flow is treated as a key ritual moment and location where Indra is invited to arrive and be present; the rite’s order and purity are emphasized there.

It is primarily paustika and śrauta-liturgical: its ‘power’ works through correct Soma-rite hospitality and praise, aiming at prosperity and success rather than a healing drug-charm or sorcery.