
Rishi: RV-derived (Indra-stotra tradition; in AV 20 often aligned with Rigvedic seers for the borrowed hymn)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (stanzaic)
Is mantra mein Indra ki taareef ki gayi hai. Yeh stuti ko taakat dena chahta hai taaki baat asar kare. Indra ne Namuci ko haraya tha, yeh baat yaad dilayi gayi hai. Usne Soma ke bina rehne wale dushman groups ko tod diya tha. Ab bhi yeh mantra raksha ke liye kaam karta hai. Yeh dushmano ko khatam karne mein madad karta hai. Indra Soma ke saath raj karta hai aur apne logon ko jeeta hai. Isse community safe rehti hai aur upar aati hai.
Mantra 1
त्वं हि स्तो॑म॒वर्ध॑न॒ इन्द्रास्यु॑क्थ॒वर्ध॑नः । स्तो॒तॄ॒णामु॒त भ॑द्र॒कृत्
Indra, tum gaano ko badhane wale ho. Jo log tumhari tareef mein gaana gate hain, tum unka kaam aasan kar dete ho. Tum unke liye accha karte ho jo tumhe yaad karte hain.
Mantra 2
इन्द्र॒मित् के॒शिना॒ हरी॑ सोम॒पेया॑य वक्षतः । उप॑ य॒ज्ञं सु॒राध॑सम्
Indra ko yahan lao, Som peene ke liye. Do ghode hain lambe baal wale jo use le kar aayenge. Yeh yagya ke liye hai jahan sab accha hota hai.
Mantra 3
अ॒पां फेने॑न॒ नमु॑चेः॒ शिर॑ इ॒न्द्रोद॑वर्तयः । विश्वा॒ यदज॑य॒ स्पृधः॑
Indra ne Namuchi ka sar kaat diya tha. Usne paani ke jhaag se yeh kiya tha. Usne apne dushmanon ko hara diya tha, sabko ek saath.
Mantra 4
मा॒याभि॑रु॒त्सिसृ॑प्सत॒ इन्द्र॒ द्यामा॒रुरु॑क्षतः । अव॒ दस्यूं॑रधूनुथाः
Indra, dushman chupke se aate the, aasmaan tak pahunchne ki koshish karte the. Tumne unhe neeche gira diya. Tumne un dushmanon ko bhaga diya.
Mantra 5
अ॒सु॒न्वामि॑न्द्र सं॒सदं॒ विषू॑चीं॒ व्यनाशयः । सो॒म॒पा उत्त॑रो॒ भव॑न्
Indra ne un logon ki baat cheet tod di jo bina Som ke the. Woh log aapas mein lade ja rahe the. Indra Som peeta hai aur jeet kar upar aa gaya.
To make praise and recitation powerful (so the rite ‘works’) and to obtain Indra’s protection and victory over rivalries, threats, and factional opposition.
It recalls a famous precedent where Indra overcomes a difficult adversary using a liminal means (water-foam). In ritual use, it functions as a model for ending hostility and removing obstacles.
No. It is primarily a stotra (praise-hymn). If desired, a simple vessel of clean water (optionally foamed) can be used symbolically when reciting the Namuci verse.
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