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Rishi: Rigvedic provenance (Indra-stuti); in AV 20 the r̥ṣi attribution follows RV tradition for the borrowed hymn (consult AV 20 anukramaṇī for exact name).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style stotra meter; AV 20 largely preserves RV meters)
Yeh mantra Indra ji ki taareef karta hai. Indra sabse taakatwar hain aur koi unke barabar nahi. Log soma peya ke saath unki puja karte hain. Yeh stuti raksha ke liye aur samriddhi maangne ke liye hai. Indra jaldi madad karte hain aur acche ghar tak pahunchate hain. Wo badalon ko hawa jaise uda dete hain. Isse yajmaan ko fayda milta hai aur raste saaf ho jate hain.
Mantra 1
तुभ्येदि॒मा सव॑ना शूर॒ विश्वा॒ तुभ्यं॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि॒ वर्ध॑ना कृणोमि । त्वं नृभि॒र्हव्यो॑ वि॒श्वधा॑सि
Hey veer, yeh sab som ki juicing tumhare liye hai. Main tumhare liye aise mantra bana raha hoon jo tumhe strong karein. Logon mein tum hi sabse zyada bulaye jaate ho, har kaam mein tumhara naam liya jaata hai.
Mantra 2
नू चि॒न्नु ते॒ मन्य॑मानस्य द॒स्मोद॑श्नुवन्ति महि॒मान॑मुग्र । न वीर्यऽमिन्द्र ते॒ न राधः॑
Hey Indra, tu kitna bhi bada samjhe, koi bhi teri takat ke barabar nahi pahunch sakta. Tera bal kam nahi hota, na hi tera dena kam hota hai. Tu veeron mein sabse bada hai, aur teri mahima kabhi kam nahi hoti.
Mantra 3
प्र वो॑ म॒हे म॑हि॒वृधे॑ भरध्वं॒ प्रचे॑तसे॒ प्र सु॑म॒तिं कृ॑णुध्वम्। विशः॑ पू॒र्वीः प्र च॑रा चर्षणि॒प्राः
Sab milkar Indra ki badi karo, jo bade ko aur bada karta hai. Us budhimaan ke liye accha ashirwad do. Tum purane vansh ke log ho, aage badho aur manushyon ko saath lekar chalo.
Mantra 4
य॒दा वज्रं॒ हिर॑ण्य॒मिदथा॒ रथं॒ हरी॒ यम॑स्य॒ वह॑तो॒ वि सू॒रिभिः॑ । आ ति॑ष्ठति म॒घवा॒ सन॑श्रुत॒ इन्द्रो॒ वाज॑स्य दी॒र्घश्र॑वस॒स्पतिः॑
Jab Indra apna sona vajra uthata hai, aur apni rath mein baithta hai, uske do ghode use le jaate hain. Woh purane naam wala Indra, inaam ka malik, wahan khada hota hai. Log uski mahima gaate hain.
Mantra 5
सो चि॒न्नु वृ॒ष्टिर्यू॒थ्या॒३ स्वा सचां॒ इन्द्रः॒ श्मश्रू॑णि॒ हरि॑ता॒भि प्रु॑ष्णुते । अव॑ वेति सु॒क्षयं॑ सु॒ते मधूदिद् धू॑णोति॒ वातो॒ यथा॒ वन॑म्
Indra barish ke mausam mein apni sena ke saath aata hai. Uske ghode peeli chamak dete hain. Woh acchi jagah pe jaldi pahunchta hai, soma pi ke meetha ras nikalta hai, jaise hawa jungle ko hila deti hai.
Mantra 6
यो वा॒चा विवा॑चो मृ॒ध्रवा॑चः पु॒रू स॒हस्राशि॑वा ज॒घान॑ । तत्त॒दिद॑स्य॒ पौंस्यं॑ गृणीमसि पि॒तेव॒ यस्तवि॑षीं वावृ॒धे शवः॑
Woh shakti jisne apni baat se dushmanon ko haraya. Woh log bahut the, unke paas hazaron hathiyar the, phir bhi woh haar gaye. Hum us shakti ki tareef karte hain. Woh ek baap ki tarah hai jisne apni taakat badha di.
It is used as an Indra-praise hymn to secure protection and increase—invoking Indra’s unbeatable strength and his unfailing generosity for the patron’s welfare.
No. It works as a stuti (praise) by recitation alone; soma is referenced by context (pressings/pressed offering) but is not mandatory for standalone Atharvavedic use.
In Vedic idiom, soma exhilarates Indra and ‘releases’ abundance; the hymn uses this imagery to express prosperity flowing out while obstacles are shaken away like a forest in wind.
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