Atharva Veda Sukta 19
Kanda 20Anuvaka 2Sukta 197 Mantras

Sukta 19

Rishi: Indra-stotra tradition (RV-derived); in AV 20 generally attributed to Rigvedic seers as per the borrowed hymn-source

Devata: Indra (Śatakratu)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (as in the RV source hymn-style)

Yeh mantra Indra ke liye hai, jo dushmano ko harane wale devta hain. Isme Indra ko bulaya ja raha hai ki wo hamare taraf dekhein aur hamare saath ho. Yeh mantra ladai mein jeetne ke kaam aata hai aur dushmano ka hamla rokta hai. Indra ne Vrtra naam ke rakshas ko maara tha, isliye wo sabse balwan hain. Is mantra mein Indra ke kayi naam liye gaye hain jo shakti dete hain. Raja ya yoddha yeh mantra use karte the jab takat ki zaroorat hoti thi. Indra ki shakti se rasta saaf hota hai aur dushman peechhe hat jaate hain.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.19

Mantras

Mantra 1

वार्त्र॑हत्याय॒ शव॑से पृतना॒षाह्या॑य च । इन्द्र॒ त्वा व॑र्तयामसि

Indra, tumhe bulate hain taaki tum Vritra ko maaro, tumhari taakat badhe aur ladai jeeto. Tumhe is kaam ke liye taiyaar karte hain.

Mantra 2

अ॒र्वा॒चीनं॒ सु ते॒ मन॑ उ॒त चक्षुः॑ शतक्रतो । इन्द्र॑ कृ॒ण्वन्तु॑ वा॒घतः॑

Yeh gaana wale log Indra se keh rahe hain ki unka mann aur nazar hamari taraf ho. Indra bahut kaam aata hai, isliye woh samajhta hai. Gaane se Indra ka mann khush ho jata hai aur woh dhyaan deta hai.

Mantra 3

नामा॑नि ते शतक्रतो॒ विश्वा॑भिर्गी॒र्भिरी॑महे । इन्द्रा॑भिमाति॒षाह्ये॑

Shatakratu, hum tumhare saare naam gaake bula rahe hain. Indra, hum tumhe isliye bula rahe hain kyunki dushman hamare upar tootne waala hai aur tum usse rok sakte ho.

Mantra 4

पु॒रु॒ष्टु॒तस्य॒ धाम॑भिः श॒तेन॑ महयामसि । इन्द्र॑स्य चर्षणी॒धृतः॑

Jin logon ki taarif bahut hoti hai, unki sau taakaton se hum Indra ki badai karte hain. Indra logon ko sambhaal ke rakhta hai, isliye uski baat badi hai.

Mantra 5

इन्द्रं॑ वृ॒त्राय॒ हन्त॑वे पुरुहू॒तमुप॑ ब्रुवे । भरे॑षु॒ वाज॑सातये

Main Indra ko bula raha hoon, bahut log use bulate hain, kyunki Vritra dushman ko maarna hai. Jung mein jeetne ke liye, taakat paane ke liye, main Indra ko bula raha hoon.

Mantra 6

वाजे॑षु सास॒हिर्भ॑व॒ त्वामी॑महे शतक्रतो । इन्द्र॑ वृ॒त्राय॒ हन्त॑वे

Jab koi muqabla ho, tab tum sabse bade ho jao, dushman par bhaari padne wala. Shatakratu, hum tumhe bula rahe hain. Indra, Vritra rokn wale ko maarna hai, isliye aao.

Mantra 7

द्यु॒म्नेषु॑ पृत॒नाज्ये॑ पृ॒त्सु॒तूर्षु॒ श्रवः॑सु च । इन्द्र॒ साक्ष्वा॒भिमा॑तिषु

Indra, jab shaan ki baat ho, jab jung jeetni ho, jab ladai ho, jab aage badhna ho, ya jab naam kamana ho, tab tu apni taakat dikha. Jab dushman hamla kare, tab madad kar.

Frequently Asked Questions

Abhimāti refers to hostile pressure—enmity, aggressive intent, and harmful influence directed at a person. The hymn asks Indra to overpower and neutralize that oncoming hostility.

No. While it is saṃgrāmika in tone, it also applies to any ‘contest’ (vāja)—rivalry, public competition, or obstructive circumstances—framed as a Vṛtra-like blockage to be broken.

Not necessarily. The text itself emphasizes stotra (praise/recitation) and the invocation of Indra’s names; the ‘substance’ is primarily the voiced hymn and focused intention.

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