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Sukta 3.37
Viśvāmitra Gāthina (opening of RV 3.37 traditionally attributed to Viśvāmitra).
Indra.
Gāyatrī (short 3-pāda structure suggests a compact meter; many such invocatory openings are in Gāyatrī).
Is mantra mein Indra ko bulaya ja raha hai. Wo Vritra ko maarta hai aur jung jeeta hai. Pujari kehte hain ki Indra humari taraf dekh. Jaldi aao aur humari offering lo. Raste mein jo rukawatein hain, unko todo. Pani aur roshni ko rokne wale shaktiyo ko khatam karo. Humari jeet mein madad karo.
Mantra 1
वार्त्रहत्याय शवसे पृतनाषाह्याय च । इन्द्र त्वा वर्तयामसि ॥
Indra, hum tujhe is kaam ke liye ready karte hain. Tu dushman ko maare, tu taakat dikhaye. Tu ladai mein jeete, isliye hum tujhe pukarte hain.
Mantra 2
अर्वाचीनं सु ते मन उत चक्षुः शतक्रतो । इन्द्र कृण्वन्तु वाघतः ॥
Indra, tere paas sau tarah ki shakti hai. Jo log tujhe bhagwan maanke pukarte hain, unki baat sun. Unki taraf dekh, unka kaam kar. Tera mann hamare kaam ke liye ready ho, teri nazar hamare upar ho.
Mantra 3
नामानि ते शतक्रतो विश्वाभिर्गीर्भिरीमहे । इन्द्राभिमातिषाह्ये ॥
Hey Indra, tumhara bahut bada naam hai. Hum sab gaana gaake tumhe pukarte hain. Tumhara har roop hum bulate hain. Aao aur dushmano ko harao jo humein pareshan karte hain.
Mantra 4
पुरुष्टुतस्य धामभिः शतेन महयामसि । इन्द्रस्य चर्षणीधृतः ॥
Indra, sab log tumhari tarif karte hain. Hum sau tarike se tumhari badai karte hain. Tum logon ka saath dete ho. Tum humare kaam mein madad karte ho.
Mantra 5
इन्द्रं वृत्राय हन्तवे पुरुहूतमुप ब्रुवे । भरेषु वाजसातये ॥
Main Indra ko bulata hoon. Bahut log usne madad ki hai. Woh Vritra naam ke dushman ko maarega. Yeh zindagi ki ladai mein humein jeeta dega.
Mantra 6
वाजेषु सासहिर्भव त्वामीमहे शतक्रतो । इन्द्र वृत्राय हन्तवे ॥
Indra, jab hum kuch jeetna chahein, tum hamare saath ho. Hum tumhe dhundte hain. Tum Vritra ko harao. Woh humari roshni aur chalna band kar deta hai.
Mantra 7
द्युम्नेषु पृतनाज्ये पृत्सुतूर्षु श्रवस्सु च । इन्द्र साक्ष्वाभिमातिषु ॥
Jab hum kuch accha karein, jab ladai ho, jab mushkil aaye, aur jab naam bane, Indra tum wahan raho. Dushman jo hamare peeche pade hain, unko harao.
Mantra 8
शुष्मिन्तमं न ऊतये द्युम्निनं पाहि जागृविम् । इन्द्र सोमं शतक्रतो ॥
Indra, tum jo sau shaktiyon ke malik ho, Soma ki hifazat karo. Yeh Soma bahut taakatwala hai, chamakdaar hai, jagrata hai. Iski madad se humein sahi raasta milta hai. Isliye isse bacha ke rakhna.
Mantra 9
इन्द्रियाणि शतक्रतो या ते जनेषु पञ्चसु । इन्द्र तानि त आ वृणे ॥
Indra, tumhari paanch tarah ki shaktiyan hain jo logon mein kaam karti hain. Main un shaktiyon ko chunta hoon. Main unhe apni taraf khinchta hoon taaki meri aatma bade.
Mantra 10
अगन्निन्द्र श्रवो बृहद्द्युम्नं दधिष्व दुष्टरम् । उत्ते शुष्मं तिरामसि ॥
Indra, aa jao. Apne andar badi badai aur chamakdaar taakat banao jo koi tod na sake. Hum tumhari shakti se upar uthenge. Isse mushkil raasta aasan ho jayega.
Mantra 11
अर्वावतो न आ गह्यथो शक्र परावतः । उ लोको यस्ते अद्रिव इन्द्रेह तत आ गहि ॥
Indra, paas se bhi aa jao, door se bhi aa jao. Tumhari apni duniya hai, wahan se bhi yahan aa jao. Tum vajra wale ho, bahut shaktishali ho. Yahan hamare paas aa jao.
It asks Indra to come to the worshippers, destroy the obstructing force called Vṛtra, and grant strength and victory in conflict and effort.
Vṛtra symbolizes blockage—of waters, light, and progress. Indra as Vṛtrahan is the power that breaks the blockage and restores flow and success.
It is a poetic way of saying: wherever Indra’s power is present in the cosmos, the mantra invites that power to become present here in the ritual and in the seeker’s life.
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