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Sukta 7.24
Vasiṣṭha
Indra
Triṣṭubh (probable)
Is mantra mein Indra ji ko bulaya ja raha hai. Wo aasan par aake baithen aur apni shaktiyan le kar aayein. Yajna ke shabdon se wo khush hon aur humein taqat dein. Humari hifazat karein aur raaste khol dein. Dhan-daulat mile aur hum mein josh aaye. Aise log banen jo daan den aur veer bacche paida karein. Ant mein svasti ki prarthana hai ki Indra aur dusre devta humein sada khush rakhein.
Mantra 1
योनिष्ट इन्द्र सदने अकारि तमा नृभिः पुरुहूत प्र याहि । असो यथा नोऽविता वृधे च ददो वसूनि ममदश्च सोमैः ॥
Indra, tumhare liye ek jagah taiyaar ki gayi hai. Log tumhe bula rahe hain, tum aao. Tum hamare rakshak bano aur hamare liye dhan lao. Tum Soma pe ke khush ho.
Mantra 2
गृभीतं ते मन इन्द्र द्विबर्हाः सुतः सोमः परिषिक्ता मधूनि । विसृष्टधेना भरते सुवृक्तिरियमिन्द्रं जोहुवती मनीषा ॥
Indra, Soma pe ke tumhara mann usme phans gaya hai. Yeh meetha hai aur taakat wala hai. Ab yeh baat aage badh rahi hai, Indra ko bula rahi hai. Yeh soch rahi hai ki Indra aaye aur hamare liye kuch accha kare.
Mantra 3
आ नो दिव आ पृथिव्या ऋजीषिन्निदं बर्हिः सोमपेयाय याहि । वहन्तु त्वा हरयो मद्र्यञ्चमाङ्गूषमच्छा तवसं मदाय ॥
Indra, aasmaan se aur dharti se hamare paas aao. Yahan Soma peene ki jagah bani hai. Tumhare ghode tumhe le kar aayein, gaana ho raha hai, tum aao aur khush ho.
Mantra 4
आ नो विश्वाभिरूतिभिः सजोषा ब्रह्म जुषाणो हर्यश्व याहि । वरीवृजत्स्थविरेभिः सुशिप्रास्मे दधद्वृषणं शुष्ममिन्द्र ॥
Indra, apni saari madad le kar aao. Tum gaana sun ke khush ho. Bade logon ke saath aao aur hamare andar bhi taakat bhar do. Tumhara bal bahut hai, hamare liye kuch karo.
Mantra 5
एष स्तोमो मह उग्राय वाहे धुरीवात्यो न वाजयन्नधायि । इन्द्र त्वायमर्क ईट्टे वसूनां दिवीव द्यामधि नः श्रोमतं धाः ॥
Yeh stotra bade aur taqatwar Indra ke liye hai. Jaise bail gaadi khainchta hai, waise yeh bhi shakti ke liye taiyaar hai. Indra, yeh gaana tumse dhan maangta hai. Humein aasman jaisi badai de, jo sabko dikhayi de.
Mantra 6
एवा न इन्द्र वार्यस्य पूर्धि प्र ते महीं सुमतिं वेविदाम । इषं पिन्व मघवद्भ्यः सुवीरां यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Indra, humein woh sabse accha dhan de. Hum tumhari badi daya chahte hain. Jo log dete hain, unko aur badha de. Tum humesha humara kalyan karo aur humein raksha karo.
The hymn invites Indra to the ritual seat and asks him to protect the community, widen their space (remove pressures and obstacles), and grant strength, wealth, and well-being.
It describes the sacrificial place as a prepared dwelling for Indra’s presence—an established locus where praise and offerings can effectively draw the deity and his powers.
The closing prayer can include Indra together with his accompanying helpers (often envisioned as allied divine powers such as the Maruts or protective forces), asking collective guardianship through svasti.
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