Sukta 115
Rishi: Rigvedic self-laudatory/ṛṣi-voice tradition (borrowed into AV 20); specific r̥ṣi depends on RV source.
Devata: Medhā / Ṛta / Sūrya (concept-deity complex; primary tone is self-empowerment under ṛta)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like brevity with RV stylistics (exact scan depends on RV original).
Mantras
Mantra 1
अ॒हमिद्धि पि॒तुष्परि॑ मे॒धामृ॒तस्य॑ ज॒ग्रभ॑ । अ॒हं सूर्य॑ इवाजनि
मैंने अपने पिता से यह ज्ञान लिया है जो सबसे ऊपर है। मैं जैसे सूरज निकला हूँ, वैसे ही पैदा हुआ हूँ।
Mantra 2
अ॒हं प्र॒त्नेन॒ मन्म॑ना॒ गिरः॑ शुम्भामि कण्व॒वत्। येनेन्द्रः॒ शुष्म॒मिद् द॒धे
पुराने सोच के साथ मैं अपने गानों को साफ करता हूँ, जैसे कण्व रिशि करते थे। इससे इंद्र की ताकत बड़ी होती है।
Mantra 3
ये त्वामि॑न्द्र॒ न तु॑ष्टु॒वुर्ऋष॑यो॒ ये च॑ तुष्टु॒वुः । ममेद् व॑र्धस्व॒ सुष्टु॑तः
इंद्र, कुछ रिशियों ने तुम्हारी तारीफ की, कुछ ने नहीं की। जब लोग अच्छे से तारीफ करते हैं, तब तुम मेरी तरफ देखो और मुझे बड़ा करो।
Frequently Asked Questions
For gaining medhā (clear ritual intelligence) and brahmavarcasa (radiant authority), and for drawing Indra’s strengthening power toward one’s own work and status.
It is a claim of visible legitimacy and tejas: the speaker frames their competence and authority as naturally manifest, grounded in ṛta (right order) like the Sun’s inevitable rising.
Not explicitly. Its ‘substance’ is disciplined, well-formed praise (giras) aligned with ṛta; practitioners may support it by reciting at sunrise or before a lamp, but the text itself is speech-centered.
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