Rig Veda Sukta 24
Mandala 8Sukta 2428 Mantras

Sukta 24

Sukta 8.24

Devata

Indra

Chandas

Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires pada-length verification against a metrical index)

Is mantra mein sab log milkar Indra ko bulate hain. Wo kehte hain ki Indra sabse balwan aur bahadur hain. Indra raste ke saare rukawatein tod deta hai. Isliye Soma ka paani uske liye taiyaar karte hain. Adhvaryu ko kehte hain ki aur joshila drink banao. Jisse Indra aur takatwar ho jaye. Indra chhupi hui cheezein bhi dhundh kar nikalta hai. Wo gupt khajane aur gaiyon ko bahar lata hai.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.24

Mantras

Mantra 1

सखाय आ शिषामहि ब्रह्मेन्द्राय वज्रिणे । स्तुष ऊ षु वो नृतमाय धृष्णवे ॥

Doston, chalo milkar Indra ke liye prarthana shuru karein. Indra jo vajra chalata hai. Main use zaroor tareeke se prashansa karta hoon. Woh bahadur hai, purush mein sabse aage hai, aur har dar ko maar deta hai.

Mantra 2

शवसा ह्यसि श्रुतो वृत्रहत्येन वृत्रहा । मघैर्मघोनो अति शूर दाशसि ॥

Tumhari taakat ki wajah se tumhara naam suna jaata hai. Tumne Vritra ko maara, isliye tum Vritra-killer ho. Hey veer, tumhari den badai hai, isliye tum baaki sabko paar kar jaate ho. Tum itna dete ho ki koi naap nahi hai.

Mantra 3

स नः स्तवान आ भर रयिं चित्रश्रवस्तमम् । निरेके चिद्यो हरिवो वसुर्ददिः ॥

Hum tumhari tarif karte hain, toh hamein woh dhan laa ke do jo sabse chamakdaar hai. Jab bhi kami hoti hai, tum phir bhi dehne wale ho. Tum sachcha khazana dete ho.

Mantra 4

आ निरेकमुत प्रियमिन्द्र दर्षि जनानाम् । धृषता धृष्णो स्तवमान आ भर ॥

Hey Indra, hamein kami se nikaal aur logon ko jo pyaara hai woh laa. Tum bahut himmat wale ho. Hum tumhari tarif kar rahe hain, toh ab yeh sab hamein de do.

Mantra 5

न ते सव्यं न दक्षिणं हस्तं वरन्त आमुरः । न परिबाधो हरिवो गविष्टिषु ॥

Koi bhi tumhara left haath ya right haath nahi rok sakta. Koi bhi tumhe dabaa ke nahi baitha sakta. Tum roshni dhoondne mein azaad ho, koi tumhe nahi rok sakta.

Mantra 6

आ त्वा गोभिरिव व्रजं गीर्भिॠणोम्यद्रिवः । आ स्मा कामं जरितुरा मनः पृण ॥

Main apni baaton se tumhe aise pakadta hoon jaise gaayon ko baandh ke rakhte hain. Jo gaana gaata hai uski ichcha poori karo. Uska mann bhar do.

Mantra 7

विश्वानि विश्वमनसो धिया नो वृत्रहन्तम । उग्र प्रणेतरधि षू वसो गहि ॥

Hey Indra, tumne Vritra daanv ko maara tha. Hum apne mann se sab kuch pakadna chahte hain. Tum bade ugravadi ho, hamare aage aao. Hamare paas jo daulat hai, uspe apna ghar bana lo aur use pakka kar do.

Mantra 8

वयं ते अस्य वृत्रहन्विद्याम शूर नव्यसः । वसोः स्पार्हस्य पुरुहूत राधसः ॥

Hey Vritra maarne wale, hum tumhare naye-naye roop ko jaanna chahte hain. Tum bade veer ho. Tumhari daulat kitni achhi hai, hum use paana chahte hain. Log tumhe bahut pukarte hain, tumhari kripa se hum bhi kuch paayein.

Mantra 9

इन्द्र यथा ह्यस्ति तेऽपरीतं नृतो शवः । अमृक्ता रातिः पुरुहूत दाशुषे ॥

Indra, tumhari taakat kisi had mein nahi hai. Jo kuch tum dete ho, woh bhi kisi ko rok ke nahi dete. Log tumhe bahut pukarte hain. Jo insaan bhagwan ke liye kuch deta hai, usko tum bhi dete ho.

Mantra 10

आ वृषस्व महामह महे नृतम राधसे । दृळ्हश्चिद्दृह्य मघवन्मघत्तये ॥

Tum bade daata ho, apni kripa barsao. Bade logon ke liye bada dena hai. Jo cheez bhi pakki hai, use aur bhi mazboot kar do. Isse daulat badhti rahe aur logon ko fayda mile.

Mantra 12

नह्यङ्ग नृतो त्वदन्यं विन्दामि राधसे । राये द्युम्नाय शवसे च गिर्वणः ॥

Hey logon ke swami, main tumhare siwa kisi aur ko nahi dekhta jo itna de sakta hai. Tum se hi daulat milti hai, jeet milti hai, taakat milti hai. Jo log bhajan karte hain, tum unki sunte ho.

Mantra 13

एन्दुमिन्द्राय सिञ्चत पिबाति सोम्यं मधु । प्र राधसा चोदयाते महित्वना ॥

Indra ke liye Som ras ki offering karo. Yeh ras meetha hai aur Indra ise pi ke khush hote hain. Isse unki shakti badhti hai aur woh bade kaam karne ke liye taiyaar ho jaate hain. Yeh unki aatma ki taqat ko jagaa deta hai.

Mantra 14

उपो हरीणां पतिं दक्षं पृञ्चन्तमब्रवम् । नूनं श्रुधि स्तुवतो अश्व्यस्य ॥

Jab woh pandit Som ras chadha rahe the, maine unse kaha ki ab suno. Woh log us bhagwan ki tarif kar rahe hain jo andar ki shakti denewala hai. Woh do taqaton ka malik hai aur bahut samajhdar hai.

Mantra 15

नह्यङ्ग पुरा चन जज्ञे वीरतरस्त्वत् । नकी राया नैवथा न भन्दना ॥

Purane zamane se aaj tak tum jaisa veer koi nahi paida hua. Tumhari taqat aur shakti kisi ke barabar nahi hai. Na koi tumhe hara sakta hai, na koi tumhari jagah le sakta hai. Tum sabse bade ho.

Mantra 16

एदु मध्वो मदिन्तरं सिञ्च वाध्वर्यो अन्धसः । एवा हि वीरः स्तवते सदावृधः ॥

Pandit ji, us ras ko aur zyada chadhaao jo meetha aur madak ho. Isse woh veer bhagwan ki tarif hoti hai jo hamesha badhta rehta hai. Jo log uski bhakti karte hain, unki shakti bhi badhti rehti hai.

Mantra 17

इन्द्र स्थातर्हरीणां नकिष्टे पूर्व्यस्तुतिम् । उदानंश शवसा न भन्दना ॥

Indra do shaktiyon ko sthapit karte hain. Unki purani mahima kisi ke paas nahi hai. Na koi zor se, na koi tod ke unke paas pahunch sakta hai. Woh sabse alag hain aur sabse bade hain.

Mantra 18

तं वो वाजानां पतिमहूमहि श्रवस्यवः । अप्रायुभिर्यज्ञेभिर्वावृधेन्यम् ॥

Hum us buland shakti ke swami ko pukarte hain. Woh jo log naam kamate hain, woh uski sharan mein aate hain. Yagya ke bal se hum uski shakti ko aur badhaate hain. Woh shakti kabhi kam nahi hoti, hamesha badhti rehti hai.

Mantra 20

अगोरुधाय गविषे द्युक्षाय दस्म्यं वचः । घृतात्स्वादीयो मधुनश्च वोचत ॥

Us shakti ko wo baat bolo jo chamatkar karti hai. Woh roshni ki kiran dhundhta hai aur aage badhna chahta hai. Jo baat tum bolo, woh ghee aur shehad se bhi meethi honi chahiye. Aisi baat bolo jo andar se uthne mein madad kare.

Mantra 21

यस्यामितानि वीर्या न राधः पर्येतवे । ज्योतिर्न विश्वमभ्यस्ति दक्षिणा ॥

Uski veerta ki koi seema nahi hai. Uski den ko koi nap nahi sakta. Woh roshni ki tarah hai jo sab jagah faili hai. Uska den sab taraf hai, sab ko dhakta hai.

Mantra 22

स्तुहीन्द्रं व्यश्ववदनूर्मिं वाजिनं यमम् । अर्यो गयं मंहमानं वि दाशुषे ॥

Indra ki stuti karo. Woh ghodon ki taqat wala hai. Koi hichkichahat usse hila nahi sakti. Woh deta hai aur gadbad ko rokta hai. Woh acchi shakti hai jo jeevan ko failati hai aur dene wale ko deti hai.

Mantra 23

एवा नूनमुप स्तुहि वैयश्व दशमं नवम् । सुविद्वांसं चर्कृत्यं चरणीनाम् ॥

Abhi uski tareef karke paas bula lo. Woh hamesha naya hai, daswin baar bhi poora karta hai. Woh sab jaanta hai, kaam karta hai aur rasta dikhata hai.

Mantra 24

वेत्था हि निॠतीनां वज्रहस्त परिवृजम् । अहरहः शुन्ध्युः परिपदामिव ॥

Indra, tumhare haath mein vajra hai. Tum jaante ho kaise buri taakat ko door bhagaya jaata hai. Roz tum raaste saaf karte ho, jaise koi khatarnaak rasta saaf karta hai aage badhne ke liye.

Mantra 25

तदिन्द्राव आ भर येना दंसिष्ठ कृत्वने । द्विता कुत्साय शिश्नथो नि चोदय ॥

Indra, woh madad hamare paas lao jisse tum bade kaam kar sakte ho. Tumne Kutsa ko phir se taakat di aur dabaav ko neeche gira diya.

Mantra 26

तमु त्वा नूनमीमहे नव्यं दंसिष्ठ सन्यसे । स त्वं नो विश्वा अभिमातीः सक्षणिः ॥

Hum tumhe dhundhte hain, naya naya, kyunki tum sabse zyada kaam kar sakte ho. Tum hamare liye woh ho jo har dushmani ko bardaash kar ke jeet sakta hai.

Mantra 27

य ऋक्षादंहसो मुचद्यो वार्यात्सप्त सिन्धुषु । वधर्दासस्य तुविनृम्ण नीनमः ॥

Tum dukh ke phande se chhudaate ho aur saton nadiyon mein hamari raksha karte ho. Tum dushman ko maarte ho aur bade balwaan ho. Hum tumhare saamne jhukte hain.

Mantra 28

यथा वरो सुषाम्णे सनिभ्य आवहो रयिम् । व्यश्वेभ्यः सुभगे वाजिनीवति ॥

Sahi chunnewale ki tarah, jeetnewalon ke paas khushi aur sampatti lao. Bade taakatwale logon ke liye, tum khushkismat ho aur taakat le kar aate ho.

Mantra 29

आ नार्यस्य दक्षिणा व्यश्वाँ एतु सोमिनः । स्थूरं च राधः शतवत्सहस्रवत् ॥

Bhale insaan ki den Soma banane wale logon tak pahunche. Yeh den badi energy wali hai. Abundance pakki ho, sau guna, hazaar guna, poore bhaav ke saath.

Mantra 30

यत्त्वा पृच्छादीजानः कुहया कुहयाकृते । एषो अपश्रितो वलो गोमतीमव तिष्ठति ॥

Jab yajman tumse poochhe, chhupe kaam karne wale malik, raaste ke raaste, chhupe banavat ke saath. Tab yeh Vala, jo peeche hat ke chupa hai, neeche khada rehta hai. Woh chamakdar gaye ke herd ko roke hue.

Inside Sukta 24

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    The hymn opens by rallying companions to set the brahman in motion for Indra Vajrin and to praise him as the daring, most manly hero.

  2. Development

    It moves into ritual immediacy—Soma is pressed and poured; Indra is strengthened and celebrated as ever-increasing through the offering and the chant.

  3. Climax

    At peak intensity the rite calls for the more intoxicating sweetness of Soma, portraying praise-and-offering as the decisive empowerment of Indra’s victorious force.

  4. Where it settles

    It turns toward the mystery of concealment (Vala) and the sacrificer’s secret inquiry, ending with the image of hidden ‘cows’ held back—implying Indra’s role as the one who can release them.

The deity: Indra

  • In the VedaIndra is hailed as Vajrin (wielder of the thunderbolt), nṛtama (most perfect in manhood/heroic force), dhṛṣṇu (daring, overpowering), and the champion who answers praise and Soma with victorious action.
  • Cosmic functionHe is the breaker of obstructions, slayer of enclosing powers, and releaser of waters/light/wealth; he stabilizes the cosmic order by defeating forces of concealment and opening the ways for life and abundance.
  • Inner significanceIndra represents the awakened will and victorious energy in the seeker that can shatter inner inertia, fear, and ignorance (the ‘Vala’ enclosure), releasing clarity, inspiration, and the ‘herds’ of luminous understanding.

Famous verses

brahmendrāya vajriṇe
Verse 8.24.1Programmatic opening: it defines the hymn’s purpose—activating brahman (inspired speech) to praise and empower Indra Vajrin as nṛtama and dhṛṣṇu.Read verse 8.24.1 →
sadāvṛdhaḥ
Verse 8.24.16Central ritual cue: explicitly instructs the Adhvaryu to pour the more exhilarating Soma; links Indra’s praise to his ‘ever-increasing’ nature (sadāvṛdhaḥ).Read verse 8.24.16 →
यत्त्वा पृच्छादीजानः कुहया कुहयाकृते । एषो अपश्रितो वलो गोमतीमव तिष्ठति ॥
Verse 8.24.30Mythic-symbolic apex: evokes Indra’s ‘secret workings’ and the Vala enclosure holding back the luminous herds—an image of concealed wealth/light awaiting release.Read verse 8.24.30 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Vajra-bearing power
  • Heroic strength (vīrya)
  • Obstacle-breaker and path-opener
  • Soma-empowered dynamism
  • Protector and giver of wealth/cattle
  • Releaser of hidden light (Vala-cycle)

Also by this seer

  • Mandala 8 contains many hymns associated with Kāṇva/Āṅgirasa circles and Soma-Indra liturgy
  • No additional specific hymn attributions can be stated from the provided information.

The rite, step by step

  • Prepare the altar and fires; establish the rite with preliminary recitations.
  • Press Soma and filter the juice; ready the intoxicating ‘madhu/mada’ draught.
  • Adhvaryu pours/serves Soma while Hotṛ/chanters recite Indra-praise (stuti) and invite Indra to drink.
  • Offer oblations into the fire alongside the Soma service; request strength, victory, and release of ‘hidden wealth/light’.
  • Conclude with affirmations of Indra’s ever-growing power and the expected granting of boons.

Offerings

  • Soma (pressed and filtered juice)
  • Ghee/clarified butter oblations
  • Praise (brahman/stuti) as the verbal offering

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a Soma-ritual hymn that praises Indra as the thunderbolt-bearing hero and asks that the inspired Word and Soma offering strengthen him to grant victory and boons.

Because Soma is treated as Indra’s empowering drink; pouring the richer, more exhilarating draught symbolizes giving Indra greater force to overcome obstacles.

Vala is an enclosure that hides the ‘cows’ (wealth, light, insight). The hymn hints that Indra can break this concealment, releasing what is kept back—both outward prosperity and inner clarity.

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