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Sukta 1.82
Indra
Is mantra mein kavi Indra ko bulate hain ki wo unki sachchi baat sunen. Jaldi aao Indra, Soma ki offering taiyaar hai. Do peele ghode jodo, Indra apni bail wali rath pe aayenge. Indra dekhenge ki Soma ka bartan bhara hua hai. Wo pi kar khush ho jayenge. Kavi apni bol se Indra ke ghode jod dete hain. Indra aake baitho aur khush raho, Pushan bhi saath hai.
Mantra 1
उपो षु शृणुही गिरो मघवन्मातथा इव । यदा नः सूनृतावतः कर आदर्थयास इद्योजा न्विन्द्र ते हरी ॥
Indra, hamari baat sun. Jaise hum sach bolte hain, waise hi tum bhi sach ho. Jab hum tumhare liye kuch karte hain, tab tum apne do ghode jodo aur aao.
Mantra 2
अक्षन्नमीमदन्त ह्यव प्रिया अधूषत । अस्तोषत स्वभानवो विप्रा नविष्ठया मती योजा न्विन्द्र ते हरी ॥
Rishiyon ne Som ras piya aur khush ho gaye. Unke dil mein pyaar bhara hai. Woh naye soch ke saath Indra ki tarif karte hain. Indra, ab apne ghode jodo.
Mantra 3
सुसंदृशं त्वा वयं मघवन्वन्दिषीमहि । प्र नूनं पूर्णवन्धुरः स्तुतो याहि वशाँ अनु योजा न्विन्द्र ते हरी ॥
Indra, tum bahut achche dikhte ho, isliye hum tumhari tarif karte hain. Tumhara rath taiyaar hai, ab aao. Humari ichcha ke hisaab se aao aur apne ghode jodo.
Mantra 4
स घा तं वृषणं रथमधि तिष्ठाति गोविदम् । यः पात्रं हारियोजनं पूर्णमिन्द्र चिकेतति योजा न्विन्द्र ते हरी ॥
Woh rath pe baithta hai jo bahut taqatwar hai. Woh gaiyon ko dhundta hai. Indra, tum dekho ke woh bartan bhara hai aur ghode jode hain. Ab apne ghode jodo.
Mantra 5
युक्तस्ते अस्तु दक्षिण उत सव्यः शतक्रतो । तेन जायामुप प्रियां मन्दानो याह्यन्धसो योजा न्विन्द्र ते हरी ॥
Indra, teri dono taraf ki taakat tayaar ho. Tu sau shaktiyon wala hai. Khushi se apne pyare saathi ke paas aa, Som ras ke paas. Indra, ab apne do baade ghode jod le.
Mantra 6
युनज्मि ते ब्रह्मणा केशिना हरी उप प्र याहि दधिषे गभस्त्योः । उत्त्वा सुतासो रभसा अमन्दिषुः पूषण्वान्वज्रिन्त्समु पत्न्यामदः ॥
Main mantar se tere do lambe baal wale baade ghode jod raha hoon. Tu aa aur paas aa, haathon mein baith ja. Som ras tujhe khushi de raha hai. Indra, tu vajra wala hai, Pushan ke saath aa aur apni patni ke saath khush reh.
The poets ask Indra to listen to their words and come quickly to the Soma offering, repeatedly urging him to “yoke his two tawny steeds” and arrive at the rite.
It signals that the Soma cup is prepared and ready. The hymn praises Indra as the one who recognizes this readiness and comes to drink and bless the worshippers.
It means sacred speech and well-formed mantra are treated as an active ritual force—like a harness—that draws the deity toward the offering and makes the invocation effective.
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