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Sukta 10.148
Indra
Yeh mantra Indra ke liye hai jo Soma nikalne wale log gaate hain. Wo Indra se suvita maangte hain matlab safal ho jaye kaam. Saath mein vaja bhi chahiye jo Indra ki takat ke saath aata hai. Log Indra ko Soma de ke khush karte hain aur wo bhi unki madad karta hai. Indra logon ki taqat aur jaan ko barkarar rakhta hai. Ant mein prithvi se awaaz aati hai aur tez ghode Indra ke paas pahunchte hain.
Mantra 1
सुष्वाणास इन्द्र स्तुमसि त्वा ससवांसश्च तुविनृम्ण वाजम् । आ नो भर सुवितं यस्य चाकन्त्मना तना सनुयाम त्वोताः ॥
Hey Indra, hum Som ras nikal ke tumhari puja karte hain. Tumhari badi shakti ko hum bulate hain. Humein sahi raasta dikhao jisse hum safal ho sakein. Tumhare sahare hum apna kaam poora karenge.
Mantra 2
ऋष्वस्त्वमिन्द्र शूर जातो दासीर्विशः सूर्येण सह्याः । गुहा हितं गुह्यं गूळ्हमप्सु बिभृमसि प्रस्रवणे न सोमम् ॥
Indra, tum bade veer ho. Tum dushmano ko haraane ke liye paida hue ho, Surya tumhari madad karta hai. Tum paani mein chhupa hua raaz ko jaante ho, jaise Som ras chupa hota hai. Yeh raaz andar ki baat hai jo paani mein hai.
Mantra 3
अर्यो वा गिरो अभ्यर्च विद्वानृषीणां विप्रः सुमतिं चकानः । ते स्याम ये रणयन्त सोमैरेनोत तुभ्यं रथोळ्ह भक्षैः ॥
Hey ary, gaana gaao. Tum rishiyon mein bade gyani ho, sahi soch rakhte ho. Hum bhi wahi banein jo Som ras se tumhe khush karte hain. Rath par baith ke tumhe jo chahiye woh hum denge. Isse dono khush rahenge.
Mantra 4
इमा ब्रह्मेन्द्र तुभ्यं शंसि दा नृभ्यो नृणां शूर शवः । तेभिर्भव सक्रतुर्येषु चाकन्नुत त्रायस्व गृणत उत स्तीन् ॥
Yeh shaktishali shabd Indra ke liye hain. Hey Indra, insaanon mein himmat bhar de. Jinhone tujhe pasand kiya hai, unke saath mil ke kaam kar. Gaane wale ki aur uske paas wale ki raksha kar.
Mantra 5
श्रुधी हवमिन्द्र शूर पृथ्या उत स्तवसे वेन्यस्यार्कैः । आ यस्ते योनिं घृतवन्तमस्वारूर्मिर्न निम्नैर्द्रवयन्त वक्वाः ॥
Hey Indra, dharti se pukar sun. Log tere liye gaana ga rahe hain. Tere liye ghode tezi se aa rahe hain, jaise lahrein aati hain. Yeh sab shabd tere paas pahunch rahe hain.
It asks Indra to bring suvita (a good, successful course) and vāja (victorious strength and the prize of effort), so life and action prosper under his support.
Because Indra is invoked as the deity who responds powerfully to Soma; the hymn presents Soma-pressing and praise as the means to invite his presence and help.
It suggests success on two levels—through one’s inner being (tmanā) and through embodied life and practical activity (tanā)—both upheld by Indra.
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