Sukta 5
Sukta 1.5
Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 1.1–1.11; RV 1.5 commonly within this attribution)
Indra
Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables typical for this Indra hymn section)
Yeh mantra Indra ko bulata hai ki wo yagya mein aake baith jaye. Logon ne fresh Soma nikala hai, jo Indra ko peene ke liye hai. Saath mein sab log milke Indra ki taarif ke gaana ga rahe hain. Indra ki taakat seedha badi ho ke aati hai, Soma ke liye aur jeet ke liye. Ant mein prarthana hai ki koi bura insani taakat humein na takleeg de. Indra humare liye vinaash ka vaar bhaga deta hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
आ त्वेता नि षीदतेन्द्रमभि प्र गायत । सखायः स्तोमवाहसः ॥
Aao, yahan baitho. Indra ke liye gaana shuru karo. Tum log jo yeh bhajan gaate ho, uski taakat lao. Indra hamare paas aake baith jayein.
Mantra 2
पुरूतमं पुरूणामीशानं वार्याणाम् । इन्द्रं सोमे सचा सुते ॥
Indra sabse bada hai, bahut logon mein bhi. Woh sab acchi cheezon ka maalik hai. Hum use bula rahe hain jab Soma ka paani nikal raha hai. Woh hamare saath ho.
Mantra 3
स घा नो योग आ भुवत्स राये स पुरंध्याम् । गमद्वाजेभिरा स नः ॥
Woh hamare liye taakat ban jaye, jaise gaadi mein bail judein. Woh hamare liye dhan de aur samajh de. Woh taakat lekar hamare paas aaye.
Mantra 4
यस्य संस्थे न वृण्वते हरी समत्सु शत्रवः । तस्मा इन्द्राय गायत ॥
Us Indra ke liye gao jiske paas do ghode hain. Dushman log ladai mein bhi un ghodon ko pakad nahi paate. Woh ghode rukte nahi hain.
Mantra 5
सुतपाव्ने सुता इमे शुचयो यन्ति वीतये । सोमासो दध्याशिरः ॥
Hey Soma, tum jo paani saaf karte ho, yeh Soma paani tumhare liye hai. Yeh chamakta hua aage badh raha hai. Dahi mila hua Soma paani hai, upar wale ke liye.
Mantra 6
त्वं सुतस्य पीतये सद्यो वृद्धो अजायथाः । इन्द्र ज्यैष्ठ्याय सुक्रतो ॥
Indra, tum Soma peene ke liye paida hue the. Tum ekdum se bade aur taakatwar ban gaye. Tumhara kaam sabse upar jaana hai, sabse bada hona hai. Tumhara mann chamakdaar hai.
Mantra 7
आ त्वा विशन्त्वाशवः सोमास इन्द्र गिर्वणः । शं ते सन्तु प्रचेतसे ॥
Indra, tez Soma ki taakat tum mein ghus jaye. Tum bhajan sunte ho, tum unka jawab dete ho. Yeh taakat tumhe shanti de aur tumhara dimaag saaf rakhe.
Mantra 8
त्वां स्तोमा अवीवृधन्त्वामुक्था शतक्रतो । त्वां वर्धन्तु नो गिरः ॥
Indra, tumhara kaam karni mein sau tarah ki taakat hai. Hamare bhajan tumhe bada rahe hain. Hamare bol tumhe aur mazboot bana rahe hain. Hamari baatein tumhe aur upar le ja rahe hain.
Mantra 9
अक्षितोतिः सनेदिमं वाजमिन्द्रः सहस्रिणम् । यस्मिन्विश्वानि पौंस्या ॥
Indra ki taakat kabhi khatam nahi hoti. Woh humein taakat de, jismein hazaar tarah ki energy ho. Usmein mardani taakat ka poora khajana hai.
Mantra 10
मा नो मर्ता अभि द्रुहन्तनूनामिन्द्र गिर्वणः । ईशानो यवया वधम् ॥
Marte huye insaan ki ichcha hamare upar bhaari na pad jaye. Indra, tum bhajan sunte ho, tumhara raj hai. Tum vinaash ke maare ko door bhaag jaane do.
Frequently Asked Questions
It invites Indra to come and sit in the sacrifice, praises his power, offers him Soma to drink, and asks him to protect the worshippers from harm.
In Vedic ritual Soma is the energizing offering; the hymn says Indra is born for Soma-drinking and becomes fully manifest in strength through it, so Soma and Indra’s power are linked.
It asks that hostile mortal forces not injure our embodied life, and that Indra, as sovereign and lover of hymns, drive far away the blow of destruction.
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