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Sukta 8.80
Indra
Yeh mantra Indra ko bulata hai jo sabse taakatwar aur rogne wala hai. Log Indra se kehte hain ki jo toota hai use theek kar de aur daya dikha. Indra ko apna rath lekar aana hai jo khushiyan laye. Woh raste ke rukawatein hata de aur humein jeetne wala bana. Aakhri mein devi devata milkar divya roshni badhate hain. Woh sab milkar dhan aur samriddhi ki taiyari karte hain jo subah jaldi aaye.
Mantra 1
नह्यन्यं बळाकरं मर्डितारं शतक्रतो । त्वं न इन्द्र मृळय ॥
Koi aur itna taakatwala nahi hai jo humare kaam aaye. Koi aur humein theek nahi kar sakta. Indra, tum hi hum pe kripa karo, tum hi humein thik karo.
Mantra 2
यो नः शश्वत्पुराविथामृध्रो वाजसातये । स त्वं न इन्द्र मृळय ॥
Tum purane zamane se humare saath ho. Tumne hamesha humein taakat di hai. Ab bhi wahi Indra bano, hum pe apni kripa rakho.
Mantra 3
किमङ्ग रध्रचोदनः सुन्वानस्यावितेदसि । कुवित्स्विन्द्र णः शकः ॥
Indra, tum galat ka dushman ho. Jo log Soma banate hain, tum unka saathi kyun nahi ban rahe? Kya tum hamare kaam aaoge? Kya tum apni taakat hamare liye use karoge?
Mantra 4
इन्द्र प्र णो रथमव पश्चाच्चित्सन्तमद्रिवः । पुरस्तादेनं मे कृधि ॥
Indra, hamari rath aage badha do. Woh piche chhut gayi hai, use aage la de. Meri madad kar, mera kaam aage badha. Tu taakat wala hai, hamari journey easy kar de.
Mantra 5
हन्तो नु किमाससे प्रथमं नो रथं कृधि । उपमं वाजयु श्रवः ॥
Achha, aur kya chahiye? Hamari rath sabse aage kar do. Jo log jeet ke liye mehnat karte hain, unko bada naam de. Sabse upar ki jeet hamare liye la de.
Mantra 6
अवा नो वाजयुं रथं सुकरं ते किमित्परि । अस्मान्त्सु जिग्युषस्कृधि ॥
Hamare liye woh rath la jo jeet ke liye taiyaar ho. Tujhe mushkil nahi lagegi, tu aasan bana sakta hai. Kya kuchh rasta rok sakta hai? Hamein jeetne wala bana de.
Mantra 7
इन्द्र दृह्यस्व पूरसि भद्रा त एति निष्कृतम् । इयं धीॠत्वियावती ॥
Indra, tu pakka reh, tu hamara sahara hai. Tera kaam sahi time pe hoga. Jo soch hamare mann mein hai, woh sahi hogi. Sab kuchh sahi se poora hoga.
Mantra 8
मा सीमवद्य आ भागुर्वी काष्ठा हितं धनम् । अपावृक्ता अरत्नयः ॥
Bura kaam mein mat pado. Lakshya saamne khada hai, khazana pakka rakha hai. Jo log haath se hain woh peeche ho jaate hain. Sahi kaam karne wale hi us dhan tak pahunchte hain.
Mantra 9
तुरीयं नाम यज्ञियं यदा करस्तदुश्मसि । आदित्पतिर्न ओहसे ॥
Jab tum chautha pad khulta ho, woh bada naam, woh shakti, tab hum uske liye josh mein aa jaate hain. Tab bhagwan humara saathi banta hai aur aage badhne ki taakat deta hai.
Mantra 10
अवीवृधद्वो अमृता अमन्दीदेकद्यूर्देवा उत याश्च देवीः । तस्मा उ राधः कृणुत प्रशस्तं प्रातर्मक्षू धियावसुर्जगम्यात् ॥
Devi-devata tumhe bada kar rahe hain. Ek roshni khushi mein hai, deviyan bhi khush hain. Uske liye ek aisi mahatva banao jo sab tarif karein. Subah jaldi aaye, jiska gyaan ho aur soch mein dhan ho.
It asks Indra for mercy and restoration, for the power to overcome obstacles, and for victory and prosperity—symbolized by his “chariot of plenitude.”
It emphasizes Indra’s unique efficacy: in the hymn’s view, only Indra can decisively set things right—whether in battle, संकट, or inner weakness.
It prays that praised bounty and success (rādhas) be prepared, and that the divine help come swiftly at dawn—bringing clarity, inspired thought, and prosperity.
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