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Rishi: As in RV parallel for this verse: a Rigvedic seer tradition (Indra-stuti); AV 20 generally imports RV material—precise r̥ṣi per AV anukramaṇī needed for this specific mantra.
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type RV meter in AV 20 context (exact pada-count to be confirmed against RV source).
Yeh mantra Indra ji ko khub tarif karke unki dosti maangta hai. Indra ji Soma pi ke bade mazboot rukawaton ko tod dete hain. Wo humare sharir ki raksha karte hain aur dushmano ko harate hain. Aditya aur Marut devta bhi Indra ji ke saath milkar madad karte hain. Is mantra se hum ko taakat aur dhan milta hai. Bure logon aur mushkilon se hum safe rehte hain.
Mantra 1
कया॑ नश्चि॒त्र आ भु॑वदू॒ती स॒दावृ॑धः॒ सखा॑ । कया॒ शचि॑ष्ठया वृ॒ता
Yeh puch rahe hain ki us dost ko kaise bulayein jo hamesha badhta rehta hai. Woh dost jo har kaam mein humare saath ho. Kaise uski taakat kaam aaye humare liye? Kaise woh hamare paas aaye jab hum usko bulayein?
Mantra 2
कस्त्वा॑ स॒त्यो मदा॑नां॒ मंहि॑ष्ठो मत्स॒दन्ध॑सः । दृ॒ल्हा चि॑दा॒रुजे॒ वसु॑
Vasu, kaun tujhe hara sakta hai? Tu sachcha hai, sabse zyada dene wala hai, aur Som ras mein khush hai. Tu itna balwan hai ki jo cheezein pakki hoti hain, unhe bhi tod deta hai.
Mantra 3
अ॒भी षु णः॒ सखी॑नामवि॒ता ज॑रितॄ॒णाम्। श॒तं भ॑वास्यू॒तिभिः॑
Hamare paas aa ja, hamare doston ka saathi ban. Jo log stuti karte hain, unki raksha kar. Sau tarike se hamari madad kar, hamare saath khada reh.
Mantra 4
इ॒मा नु कं॒ भुव॑ना सीषधा॒मेन्द्र॑श्च॒ विश्वे॑ च दे॒वाः । य॒ज्ञं च॑ नस्त॒न्वं च प्र॒जां चा॑दि॒त्यैरिन्द्रः॑ स॒ह ची॑क्लृपाति
Ab hum sab duniya ko sahi raaste par laana chahte hain. Indra aur saare dev is kaam mein saath dein. Hamari puja, hamari body, hamari aulad, sab kuch sahi ho. Indra, Aditya deviyon ke saath, sab theek se sambhal raha hai.
Mantra 5
आ॒दि॒त्यैरिन्द्रः॒ सग॑णो म॒रुद्भि॑र॒स्माकं॑ भूत्ववि॒ता त॒नूना॑म्। ह॒त्वाय॑ दे॒वा असु॑रान् यदाय॑न् दे॒वा दे॑व॒त्वम॑भि॒रक्ष॑माणाः
Indra, Aditya deviyon ke saath, Marut gan ke saath, hamare shareer ki raksha kare. Jab dev log asuron ko maarne gaye the, tab apne dev hone ko bacha ke rakha tha.
Mantra 6
प्र॒त्यञ्च॑म॒र्कम॑नयं॒ छची॑भि॒रादित् स्व॒धामि॑षि॒रां पर्य॑पश्यन्। अ॒या वाजं॑ दे॒वहि॑तं सनेम॒ मदे॑म श॒तहि॑माः सु॒वीराः॑
Rishiyon ne apni kala se yeh mantra ko sahi jagah pahunchaya. Phir unhone dekha ki yeh apni asli jagah par chamak raha hai. Is mantra se hum bhagwan ki den paayein. Hum sau saal tak khush rahein aur apne ghar mein achhe bacche hon.
It is used to invoke Indra’s decisive help—especially to break stubborn obstacles, gain strength/wealth, and secure protective support for one’s body and undertakings.
In this hymn Soma functions as the poetic-ritual source of Indra’s exhilarated power; many later uses treat it symbolically, pairing recitation with a simple offering like water or ghee.
In Atharvanic reuse the term can cover any hostile force: inner and outer obstacles, illness-like afflictions, adversaries, or malign influences—anything opposed to the Devas’ protected order.
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