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Sukta 8.49
Indra
Is mantra mein Indra ki tarif ki gayi hai jo ek tej aur khulke dene wala devta hain. Unki shakti kabhi khatam nahi hoti aur wo gaayak ko aage badhate hain. Unke ashirwad se acche khayal paani ki tarah bahne lagte hain. Pehle bhi Indra ne Kanva rishiyon aur unke mitron ki madad ki thi. Ab usi madad ko yaad karke phir se maang ki ja rahi hai. Ashirwad chahiye jo chamakdar ho, gayen ho, sona ho aur jeet ka saath ho.
Mantra 1
अभि प्र वः सुराधसमिन्द्रमर्च यथा विदे । यो जरितृभ्यो मघवा पुरूवसुः सहस्रेणेव शिक्षति ॥
Indra ki mahima gao jo bahut denewala hai. Tum use jaan paoge. Jo log uski tarif karte hain, woh unko sikhaata hai aur deta bhi hai, jaise koi hazar guna kar de.
Mantra 2
शतानीकेव प्र जिगाति धृष्णुया हन्ति वृत्राणि दाशुषे । गिरेरिव प्र रसा अस्य पिन्विरे दत्राणि पुरुभोजसः ॥
Woh aage badhta hai jaise koi bada sena ho. Jo log dete hain, unke liye dushmanon ko maar deta hai. Uski den pahad se girne wale paani jaisi hai, bahut zyada aur har taraf.
Mantra 3
आ त्वा सुतास इन्दवो मदा य इन्द्र गिर्वणः । आपो न वज्रिन्नन्वोक्यं सरः पृणन्ति शूर राधसे ॥
Indra, jo bhajan gaate hain unka guru hai. Som ras ki boondein uske paas aati hain, jo madhoshi laati hain. Jaise paani milke kisi talab ko bhar deta hai, waise hi yeh boondein Indra ko bhar deti hain. Indra apni bijli aur gadaa se sabse bada balwan hai. Yeh sab uski badaai ke liye hai.
Mantra 4
अनेहसं प्रतरणं विवक्षणं मध्वः स्वादिष्ठमीं पिब । आ यथा मन्दसानः किरासि नः प्र क्षुद्रेव त्मना धृषत् ॥
Indra, yeh madh ras piyo. Yeh ras itna meetha hai ki aadmi ko andar se khush kar deta hai. Yeh humein saare paar le jaata hai aur humari baat ko aage badhaata hai. Jaise chhoti nadi aage badhti hai, waise hi tu khush hoke humare liye apni taakat se isko bahaa de.
Mantra 5
आ नः स्तोममुप द्रवद्धियानो अश्वो न सोतृभिः । यं ते स्वधावन्त्स्वदयन्ति धेनव इन्द्र कण्वेषु रातयः ॥
Indra, humare bhajan ki taraf aa. Jaise ghoda daudta hai, waise hi soch ke saath aa. Kanv rishi jo som ras nikaalte hain, woh isko meetha bana dete hain. Yeh sab tere liye tohfa hai. Tu apni khud ki taakat wala hai, isliye yeh ras tere liye hai.
Mantra 6
उग्रं न वीरं नमसोप सेदिम विभूतिमक्षितावसुम् । उद्रीव वज्रिन्नवतो न सिञ्चते क्षरन्तीन्द्र धीतयः ॥
Hum us vir ke paas jhuk ke baithte hain jo bahut tej hai. Uski taakat badi hai aur uske paas kabhi khatam na hone wale dhan hai. Jaise paani bhari mashkizaa se upar se girte hai, waise hi Indra ke paas se achhi sochein aati hain. Yeh sab uski bijli wali taakat se aata hai.
Mantra 7
यद्ध नूनं यद्वा यज्ञे यद्वा पृथिव्यामधि । अतो नो यज्ञमाशुभिर्महेमत उग्र उग्रेभिरा गहि ॥
Chahe abhi ho, ya yagya mein ho, ya dharati par ho, Indra, humare yagya mein apne tez ghodon ke saath aa. Tu bada balwan hai, isliye apni badi taakaton ke saath aa ja. Hum tujhe bula rahe hain.
Mantra 8
अजिरासो हरयो ये त आशवो वाता इव प्रसक्षिणः । येभिरपत्यं मनुषः परीयसे येभिर्विश्वं स्वर्दृशे ॥
Bhagwan, tumhare peele rang ke ghode bahut tez hain. Thakte nahi hain, hawa ki tarah daudte hain. Inke saath tum insaanon ko apne paas late ho. Inke saath tum saari duniya ko ujiya aasman dikhate ho.
Mantra 9
एतावतस्त ईमह इन्द्र सुम्नस्य गोमतः । यथा प्रावो मघवन्मेध्यातिथिं यथा नीपातिथिं धने ॥
Indra, hum tumhari kirpa maangte hain. Woh kirpa jo roshni aur gyaan se bhari ho. Jaise tumne Medhyatithi ki raksha ki thi, aur Nipatithi ko dhan dene mein madad ki thi, waise hi hamari bhi madad karo.
Mantra 10
यथा कण्वे मघवन्त्रसदस्यवि यथा पक्थे दशव्रजे । यथा गोशर्ये असनोॠजिश्वनीन्द्र गोमद्धिरण्यवत् ॥
Jaise tumne Kanva rishi ki madad ki thi Trasadasyu ke kaam mein. Jaise Paktha mein das jagah jeeta tha. Jaise Gosarya mein Rijishvan ke liye jeeta tha. Indra, waise hi hamein bhi roshni aur sona jaisa dhan de do.
It asks Indra for empowering help—victory and protection—and for prosperity described as cattle-and-gold wealth, along with the flow of inspired thought for the worshipper.
Remembering Indra’s past support functions as proof of his reliability: “as you helped them then, help us now,” turning tradition into a present request.
It portrays Indra as the source of dhī (vision and insight): when he is invoked, prayer and understanding pour forth naturally, like water from a full container.
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