Sukta 56
Sukta 8.56
Kāṇva / Kāṇvāyana (uncertain from excerpt)
Indra
Not securely determinable from excerpt alone
Is mantra mein Kanva rishi Indra ki tareef karte hain. Indra ko wolf jaisa balwan rakshak bataya gaya hai. Jo log Indra ko dhyan se pukarte hain, unko woh deta hain. Indra ki den kabhi khatam nahi hoti, yeh bahut badi hai. Humko gaay, seva aur samridhi milti hai Indra ki kripa se. Aakhir mein Agni jagta hai aur hawan lekar Surya ki roshni chamak deta hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
प्रति ते दस्यवे वृक राधो अदर्श्यह्रयम् । द्यौर्न प्रथिना शवः ॥
Jo log bhagwan ki seva karte hain, unke liye bade bhole ka dhan dikhne lagta hai. Woh bhole jaise aasmaan failta hai, waise hi dikhata hai. Aasmaan jaisa bada hai, waise hi shakti dikhti hai.
Mantra 2
दश मह्यं पौतक्रतः सहस्रा दस्यवे वृकः । नित्याद्रायो अमंहत ॥
Mujhe das mila, aur jo log seva karte hain unko hazaar. Bhole ne accha mann ke diya. Hamesha ke khajane se usne dhan ki nadiyan bhar di.
Mantra 3
शतं मे गर्दभानां शतमूर्णावतीनाम् । शतं दासाँ अति स्रजः ॥
Mujhe sau gadhe mil jayein jo bojh utha sakein. Sau bhede mil jayein jo unoon dein. Sau naukar mil jayein jo maala se bhi aage niklein. Itni saari cheezein ek saath aa gayi, kaam mein madad karti hain.
Mantra 4
तत्रो अपि प्राणीयत पूतक्रतायै व्यक्ता । अश्वानामिन्न यूथ्याम् ॥
Wahan bhi sab aage badh raha hai. Jo shuddh irada rakhta hai, uske liye sab saaf dikh raha hai. Jaise ghodon ka toda sahi mein chal raha ho, sab ek line mein aa gaya.
Mantra 5
अचेत्यग्निश्चिकितुर्हव्यवाट् स सुमद्रथः । अग्निः शुक्रेण शोचिषा बृहत्सूरो अरोचत दिवि सूर्यो अरोचत ॥
Agni jaag utha hai. Woh sab jaanta hai, hawan ka saman la raha hai. Khushi bhara rath lekar aaya hai. Uski chamakdar aag se bada sooraj chamak utha. Aasmaan mein sooraj chamakne laga.
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Indra as a powerful protector whose generous abundance becomes clearly visible to the devoted worshipper, and it links that blessing to the clarity brought by a well-kindled sacrificial fire.
The repeated “hundred” (śatam) is a Vedic way of expressing fullness and plenty—many supports and resources gathered in an ordered, sustaining way.
The closing verse functions like a ritual seal: Agni, the carrier of offerings, awakens and makes light manifest, showing that Indra’s gifts are stabilized and made luminous through the rite (yajña).
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