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Sukta 8.55
Kāṇva / Kāṇvāyana (RV 8.55 is in the Kāṇva collection; specific r̥ṣi uncertain from excerpt)
Indra
Not securely determinable from excerpt alone
Yeh mantra Indra ke liye hai. Kanva rishi bol rahe hain ki Indra ki shakti humare paas aa rahi hai. Indra jo log mehnat karte hain unko deta hai. Yahan "sau" aur "chaar sau" baar bola hai, matlab bahut zyada. Indra itna deta hai ki sab bhar jaata hai. Woh saat tarah ka vyavastha bhi banata hai. Andhkaar aur dushman logon ko bahar bhaga deta hai. Rasta saaf ho jaata hai, naam badhta hai, kaam ban jaata hai.
Mantra 1
भूरीदिन्द्रस्य वीर्यं व्यख्यमभ्यायति । राधस्ते दस्यवे वृक ॥
Indra ki bahut badi shakti hai jo saaf dikhayi de rahi hai aur hamare paas aa rahi hai. Hey Indra, tumhari shakti un logon ke liye hai jo tumhari seva karte hain aur mehnat karte hain.
Mantra 2
शतं श्वेतास उक्षणो दिवि तारो न रोचन्ते । मह्ना दिवं न तस्तभुः ॥
Aakash mein sau chamakdar bail sitaron ki tarah chamak rahe hain. Apni badi shakti se woh aakash ko pakde hue hain. Yeh roshni ki shaktiyan upar wale aasman ko sambhal rahi hain.
Mantra 3
शतं वेणूञ्छतं शुनः शतं चर्माणि म्लातानि । शतं मे बल्बजस्तुका अरुषीणां चतुःशतम् ॥
Sau baaje hain jo awaaz uthte hain, sau tez harkatein, sau taiyaar poshak. Mere liye sau bunai hui cheezein, aur laal rang ki chaar sau shaktiyaan. Yeh poora hisaab hai jab takat pukar sun leti hai.
Mantra 4
सुदेवाः स्थ काण्वायना वयोवयो विचरन्तः । अश्वासो न चङ्क्रमत ॥
Kanvayan parivar ke log, tumhara bhagwan accha hai. Har jagah chalte raho, har taraf jao. Ghodon ki tarah aage badho, rukna nahi hai.
Mantra 5
आदित्साप्तस्य चर्किरन्नानूनस्य महि श्रवः । श्यावीरतिध्वसन्पथश्चक्षुषा चन संनशे ॥
Phir saat gunon ki tareef hoti hai, bade logon ki badai badhti hai. Andhere wale raste se bahar bhaga diye jaate hain. Unki nazar bhi ab nahi milti, woh raste se kat gaye.
It praises Indra’s heroic strength as something that actively comes to help the worshipper, asks for abundant gifts, and affirms that Indra drives away dark obstacles so the path becomes clear.
In Vedic praise, such numbers often signal overflowing plenty rather than exact counting. Here they intensify the sense that Indra’s giving is vast, well-stocked, and reliable.
It commonly points to a complete, well-ordered structure of reality (often linked with ṛta). In the hymn’s context, it means Indra establishes fullness and order, and therefore pushes obstructive darkness beyond the way.
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