Sukta 54

Mantra 1

तां सु ते कीर्तिं मघवन्महित्वा यत्त्वा भीते रोदसी अह्वयेताम् । प्रावो देवाँ आतिरो दासमोजः प्रजायै त्वस्यै यदशिक्ष इन्द्र ॥

That glory of yours indeed, O bountiful one, is your greatness—that Heaven and Earth, in fear, called upon you. You protected the gods; you surpassed the Dāsa by your force; and you gave instruction and power for this offspring, O Indra.

Mantra 2

यदचरस्तन्वा वावृधानो बलानीन्द्र प्रब्रुवाणो जनेषु । मायेत्सा ते यानि युद्धान्याहुर्नाद्य शत्रुं ननु पुरा विवित्से ॥

When you moved in your own body, growing in force, O Indra, proclaiming your powers among the peoples—this indeed is your Māyā, those battles they speak of; you do not today seek out an enemy, for you had already discerned him before.

Mantra 3

क उ नु ते महिमनः समस्यास्मत्पूर्व ऋषयोऽन्तमापुः । यन्मातरं च पितरं च साकमजनयथास्तन्वः स्वायाः ॥

Who indeed has reached the limit of your greatness, O One—(a greatness) whose full measure even the former seers could not attain—since you brought forth together the Mother and the Father from your own being?

Mantra 4

चत्वारि ते असुर्याणि नामादाभ्यानि महिषस्य सन्ति । त्वमङ्ग तानि विश्वानि वित्से येभिः कर्माणि मघवञ्चकर्थ ॥

Four are your Asuric names—unassailable—of the Great One; you indeed know them all, O Maghavan, by which you have accomplished your works.

Mantra 5

त्वं विश्वा दधिषे केवलानि यान्याविर्या च गुहा वसूनि । काममिन्मे मघवन्मा वि तारीस्त्वमाज्ञाता त्वमिन्द्रासि दाता ॥

You hold all things in your sole possession—treasures that are open and treasures that are hidden. O Maghavan, do not frustrate my soul’s aspiration; you are the knower, you, O Indra, are the giver.

Mantra 6

यो अदधाज्ज्योतिषि ज्योतिरन्तर्यो असृजन्मधुना सं मधूनि । अध प्रियं शूषमिन्द्राय मन्म ब्रह्मकृतो बृहदुक्थादवाचि ॥

He who set light within the light, he who with sweetness joined sweetnesses—then a dear and puissant thought for Indra has been uttered from the wide hymn of the maker of the brahman.