
Sukta 6.33
Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Indra
Triṣṭubh
Is mantra mein Indra ko bulaya gaya hai. Unse wo taakat maangi ja rahi hai jo jeet dilati hai. Indra ne dushmanon ko yudh mein haraya tha. Ab wohi taakat humein bhi chahiye. Isse khushi aur sampatti aati hai. Ant mein Indra se raksha ki praarthana hai. Yahan bhi aur aage swarg mein bhi.
Mantra 1
य ओजिष्ठ इन्द्र तं सु नो दा मदो वृषन्त्स्वभिष्टिर्दास्वान् । सौवश्व्यं यो वनवत्स्वश्वो वृत्रा समत्सु सासहदमित्रान् ॥
Indra, sabse zyada taakat wala wo josh hamko de. Tum bail ho, sahi maza dene wale. Achhe ghodon ki taakat, jeetne wali shakti, jaise jungle mein khub kuchh milta hai. Isse tumne Vritra ko haraya aur ladai mein dushmanon ko gira diya. Wo shakti hamko do.
Mantra 2
त्वां हीन्द्रावसे विवाचो हवन्ते चर्षणयः शूरसातौ । त्वं विप्रेभिर्वि पणीँरशायस्त्वोत इत्सनिता वाजमर्वा ॥
Log tumhe bulate hain Indra, madad ke liye. Veer jeetne ke liye awaaz uthate hain. Tumne rishiyon ke saath mil kar dushman logon ko bhaga diya. Tumhare sahare se tez ghoda jeet ke lauta.
Mantra 3
त्वं ताँ इन्द्रोभयाँ अमित्रान्दासा वृत्राण्यार्या च शूर । वधीर्वनेव सुधितेभिरत्कैरा पृत्सु दर्षि नृणां नृतम ॥
Indra ne dono tarah ke dushmanon ko maara. Dasa log jo raste rok rahe the, unhe bhi maara. Arya log jo virodh kar rahe the, unhe bhi maara. Indra bahut bahadur hai. Jaise lakadhara tez kulhadi se ped kaat ta hai, waise hi Indra ne dushmanon ko kaat daala. Ladai mein sabse bada bahadur dikhta hai.
Mantra 4
स त्वं न इन्द्राकवाभिरूती सखा विश्वायुरविता वृधे भूः । स्वर्षाता यद्ध्वयामसि त्वा युध्यन्तो नेमधिता पृत्सु शूर ॥
Indra, hamare liye dost ban. Poori zindagi hamare saath raho. Hamari madad karo taaki hum aage badhein. Jab hum tumhe pukarte hain, tum swarg jeetne wale ho. Tab ladai mein hum bhi himmat se ladte hain. Hum apne pair zameen par mazboot rakhte hain aur peeche nahi hat te.
Mantra 5
नूनं न इन्द्रापराय च स्या भवा मृळीक उत नो अभिष्टौ । इत्था गृणन्तो महिनस्य शर्मन्दिवि ष्याम पार्ये गोषतमाः ॥
Indra, ab hamare liye aao. Sirf aaj hi nahi, aage bhi hamare saath raho. Humein apni kripa ka aashirwad do. Hamare maqsad mein hume kamyab karo. Jab hum tumhari mahanta gaate hain, tumhari sharan mein hum sukhi rehte hain. Tumhare ujale swarg mein hum rehte hain jahan bahut roshni hai.
The hymn asks Indra to grant his strongest “mada”—an energizing, victorious power that helps the worshipper overcome obstacles and succeed in conflict and goals.
It stresses how decisively Indra removes resistance: as a woodman cuts through wood cleanly, Indra cuts down obstructing forces in battle.
It expands the prayer from immediate help to lasting spiritual protection—seeking Indra’s shelter not only in present life but also in the farther, luminous realm of well-being.
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