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Sukta 1.7
Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 1.1–1.11; RV 1.7 commonly placed under this seer in Anukramaṇī tradition)
Indra
Gāyatrī (dominant meter of RV 1.1–1.10; this verse conforms to the compact praise style typical of Gāyatrī)
Is mantra mein Indra ki tareef hoti hai. Gaanewale aur rishi sab Indra ko hi gaate hain. Tej se bhare geet unko taakat dete hain. Yeh pukarta hai ki Indra jo sabko deta hai woh hamein bhi de. Woh hamaare liye shakti badhaayein. Apna poora bal hamaare kaam mein lagayein. Hamein jeet aur suraksha mile.
Mantra 1
इन्द्रमिद्गाथिनो बृहदिन्द्रमर्केभिरर्किणः । इन्द्रं वाणीरनूषत ॥
Gaane wale log Indra ka naam lete hain. Woh kehte hain Indra bahut bada hai. Jo log bhajan banate hain woh apne gaanon se Indra ko taakat dete hain. Sab log apni awaaz mein Indra ki tarif karte hain.
Mantra 2
इन्द्र इद्धर्योः सचा सम्मिश्ल आ वचोयुजा । इन्द्रो वज्री हिरण्ययः ॥
Indra apne do ghodon ke saath aata hai. Woh hamare saath khada hota hai. Hamari baaton se woh jud jaata hai. Indra vajra pakadta hai aur sona jaisa chamakta hai.
Mantra 3
इन्द्रो दीर्घाय चक्षस आ सूर्यं रोहयद्दिवि । वि गोभिरद्रिमैरयत् ॥
Indra ne sooraj ko aasmaan mein ooncha kiya taaki hum door tak dekh sakein. Usne chamakte kiran se pathar tod diya aur roshni bahar nikal di.
Mantra 4
इन्द्र वाजेषु नोऽव सहस्रप्रधनेषु च । उग्र उग्राभिरूतिभिः ॥
Hey Indra, jab hum kisi kaam mein jaayein to hamari raksha karna. Jahan bhi ladai ho aur bahut kuch daav par laga ho, wahan bhi humein bacha. Tu taakat wala hai, apni taakat se madad kar.
Mantra 5
इन्द्रं वयं महाधन इन्द्रमर्भे हवामहे । युजं वृत्रेषु वज्रिणम् ॥
Hum Indra ko bulate hain jab bada maal milta hai. Hum chhote kaam mein bhi Indra ko bulate hain. Woh dushmano ke saath ladne mein hamare saath khada hota hai. Uske paas vajra hai.
Mantra 6
स नो वृषन्नमुं चरुं सत्रादावन्नपा वृधि । अस्मभ्यमप्रतिष्कुतः ॥
Hey Indra, tum jaise balwan bail ho. Tum jo dete ho woh bina ruke chalta hai. Hamare liye woh pyara dena badha do. Ise kam mat hone do. Tumhare aage koi nahi tikta, tumhe koi rok nahi sakta.
Mantra 7
तुञ्जेतुञ्जे य उत्तरे स्तोमा इन्द्रस्य वज्रिणः । न विन्धे अस्य सुष्टुतिम् ॥
Log baar-baar Indra ki stuti karte hain. Vajra wale Indra ke liye aur unche geet gaate hain. Jo log sachche dil se uski tarif karte hain, woh uski sahi stuti ko nahi chhodate. Woh us shakti ko sahi tareeke se pukarte hain jo andhera todta hai.
Mantra 8
वृषा यूथेव वंसगः कृष्टीरियर्त्योजसा । ईशानो अप्रतिष्कुतः ॥
Indra balwan hai jaise koi bail jo herd ka leader ho. Woh apni shakti se logon ko sahi disha mein le jata hai. Woh sabka malik hai. Koi use peeche dhakel nahi sakta, koi use hara nahi sakta.
Mantra 9
य एकश्चर्षणीनां वसूनामिरज्यति । इन्द्रः पञ्च क्षितीनाम् ॥
Woh akela insani jaati ke upar raj karta hai. Woh wahi hai jo sabko deta hai. Indra paanch duniya ka ek hi malik hai.
Mantra 10
इन्द्रं वो विश्वतस्परि हवामहे जनेभ्यः । अस्माकमस्तु केवलः ॥
Hum Indra ko har taraf se pukarte hain. Yeh pukar sadharan logon ki nahi hai. Hum chahte hain ki woh sirf hamare liye ho. Woh hamare liye poora kaam kare aur hamari jeet mein madad kare.
It is a short hymn praising Indra as the vast, powerful deity strengthened by hymns, and it asks him to increase the offering and give decisive help and victory to the worshippers.
The repetition concentrates attention and devotion on a single deity, treating the name as a ritual focus that gathers speech, intention, and praise into one-pointed invocation.
It means “May Indra be wholly ours”—a request that his power and help be undivided and fully directed toward the worshippers’ welfare and success.
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