Sukta 56
Sukta 1.56
Indra (high probability in this local sequence; exact assignment should be confirmed from RV Anukramaṇī)
Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Yeh sukta Indra ki taakat ki tareef karta hai. Indra ek tez ghode ki tarah uthta hai. Wo apni rath mein aage badhta hai aur andhera bhagata hai. Apni divine taakat se wo aasman aur dharti ko sambhalta hai. Soma ke nashe mein wo Vritra ki baandhein tod deta hai. Isse paani aazad ho jata hai aur sab kuchh achha hota hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
एष प्र पूर्वीरव तस्य चम्रिषोऽत्यो न योषामुदयंस्त भुर्वणिः । दक्षं महे पाययते हिरण्ययं रथमावृत्या हरियोगमृभ्वसम् ॥
Yeh purani taakaton ko aage badhata hai. Jaise ghoda daudta hai, waise hi woh uth kar aata hai. Woh sone jaisi kala ko bade ke liye pila deta hai. Uska rath peele ghodon se juda hai aur woh aage badhta hai.
Mantra 2
तं गूर्तयो नेमन्निषः परीणसः समुद्रं न संचरणे सनिष्यवः । पतिं दक्षस्य विदथस्य नू सहो गिरिं न वेना अधि रोह तेजसा ॥
Log uski taraf jaate hain apne mann mein ichcha lekar. Jaise nadiyan samundar mein milti hain, waise hi woh milte hain. Woh us maalik ke paas jaate hain jo samajhdari wala hai. Uski taakat ki chamak se woh pahad par chadhte hain.
Mantra 3
स तुर्वणिर्महाँ अरेणु पौंस्ये गिरेर्भृष्टिर्न भ्राजते तुजा शवः । येन शुष्णं मायिनमायसो मदे दुध्र आभूषु रामयन्नि दामनि ॥
Woh bahut tej hai, jaise koi bada pahad chamak raha ho. Usme koi dhool nahi, sirf taakat hai. Usi taakat se usne Shushna naam ka jaadu karne wale ko pakad liya. Use dabake baandh diya, jaise koi qaidi ho. Woh aisa laga jaise koi lohe ki tarah strong iraade se kaam kar raha ho.
Mantra 4
देवी यदि तविषी त्वावृधोतय इन्द्रं सिषक्त्युषसं न सूर्यः । यो धृष्णुना शवसा बाधते तम इयर्ति रेणुं बृहदर्हरिष्वणिः ॥
Jab Devi Shakti Indra ko hamare kaam ke liye jodti hai, jaise Sooraj Savera ko jodta hai, tab woh andhera ko bhagata hai. Woh apni taakat se dhool uthata hai aur chamak ke saath aage badhta hai.
Mantra 5
वि यत्तिरो धरुणमच्युतं रजोऽतिष्ठिपो दिव आतासु बर्हणा । स्वर्मीळ्हे यन्मद इन्द्र हर्ष्याहन्वृत्रं निरपामौब्जो अर्णवम् ॥
Jab Indra ne uchhal ke aasman ki neeche ki pakki neev paar ki. Uske baad woh duniya ke beech se guzar gaya apni taakat se. Phir usko itni khushi hui ki suraj ki roshni mil gayi. Indra ne Vritra ko maara aur samundar ke paani ko bahar nikal diya.
Mantra 6
त्वं दिवो धरुणं धिष ओजसा पृथिव्या इन्द्र सदनेषु माहिनः । त्वं सुतस्य मदे अरिणा अपो वि वृत्रस्य समया पाष्यारुजः ॥
Indra ki taakat se aasman pakka khada rehta hai. Woh dharti ke neeche bhi baithta hai. Jab Indra Soma peeta hai toh uska dil khush ho jata hai. Tab woh paani ko azaad karta hai aur Vritra ki bandhan ko tod deta hai.
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn praises Indra, especially his victorious strength, his tawny-steed chariot, and his power to remove darkness and obstacles.
It refers to the classic Vedic story where Indra breaks Vṛtra’s blockage and lets the waters flow again—symbolizing rain, abundance, and the freeing of blocked life-energy.
Taviṣī is Indra’s divine might or empowering power. The hymn describes it as the force that ‘yokes’ Indra to help, like the Sun bringing forth the Dawn.
Ask anything about Sukta 56 of the Rig Veda
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.