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Sukta 7.26
Vasiṣṭha
Indra (with Soma as essential medium)
Triṣṭubh (probable)
Vasistha ji Indra se kehte hain ki jab Soma sahi se nichoda jaye aur stuti sahi se boli jaye, tab hi wo suno. Yeh dono cheezein Indra ko khush karti hain. Indra ki taakat har baar nayi hoti hai, dushmanon ki fauj tod deta hai. Wo raste se rukawatein hata deta hai. Ab hum Indra se hazar guna taakat maangte hain. Jeet aur dhan de. Hum logon ko hamesha achha rakho.
Mantra 1
न सोम इन्द्रमसुतो ममाद नाब्रह्माणो मघवानं सुतासः । तस्मा उक्थं जनये यज्जुजोषन्नृवन्नवीयः शृणवद्यथा नः ॥
Jab Som ras nahi nikalta, tab Indra khush nahi hota. Jab puja mein sahi shabd nahi bolte, tab bhi woh santusht nahi hota. Isliye main uske liye ek naya gaana bol raha hoon. Woh sun ke khush ho aur hamari baat sun le.
Mantra 2
उक्थौक्थे सोम इन्द्रं ममाद नीथेनीथे मघवानं सुतासः । यदीं सबाधः पितरं न पुत्राः समानदक्षा अवसे हवन्ते ॥
Har gaane ke saath Som ras Indra ko khush karta hai. Har puja mein woh denewala banda khush hota hai. Jab sab milkar pukarte hain, jaise bete baap ko pukarte hain, tab woh sabki madad ke liye aata hai.
Mantra 3
चकार ता कृणवन्नूनमन्या यानि ब्रुवन्ति वेधसः सुतेषु । जनीरिव पतिरेकः समानो नि मामृजे पुर इन्द्रः सु सर्वाः ॥
Indra ne pehle bhi kaam kiye hain, aur ab bhi karenge jo rishi Soma ke baare mein kehte hain. Woh ek malik hai, jaise ek pati auraton mein hota hai. Indra ne saare bandhan tod diye hain.
Mantra 4
एवा तमाहुरुत शृण्व इन्द्र एको विभक्ता तरणिर्मघानाम् । मिथस्तुर ऊतयो यस्य पूर्वीरस्मे भद्राणि सश्चत प्रियाणि ॥
Log Indra ke baare mein aisa hi kehte hain aur hum bhi sunte hain. Woh ek hai, jo sabko hissa deta hai aur badi taakat ko harata hai. Uski madad purani hai aur bahut hai. Woh humein accha aur pyara de.
Mantra 5
एवा वसिष्ठ इन्द्रमूतये नॄन्कृष्टीनां वृषभं सुते गृणाति । सहस्रिण उप नो माहि वाजान्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Vasishtha Indra ki stuti karte hain madad ke liye. Woh logon mein sabse bade hain, Soma ke paas baithe hain. Humein hazaar guna taakat de. Hamesha humara khayal rakh aur humein safe rakh.
Because in Vedic ritual Soma must be properly prepared and pressed; the hymn teaches that Indra responds to a correctly performed offering, not to an incomplete one.
Here “brahman” means the well-formed sacred utterance (hymn/uktha). The idea is that offering and praise must work together: the drink (Soma) and the word (mantra).
The poet asks Indra to bring “thousandfold” strength and prizes (vāja) and to protect the worshippers continually with svasti—states of safety and well-being.
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