Sukta 50
Rishi: RV-derived Indra hymn tradition
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (shorter, epigrammatic; AV20 includes mixed meters)
Mantras
Mantra 1
कन्नव्यो॑ अत॒सीनां॑ तु॒रो गृ॑णीत॒ मर्त्यः॑ । न॒ही न्व॑स्य महि॒मान॑मिन्द्रि॒यं स्वर्गृ॒णन्त॑ आन॒शुः
कब कोई इंसान उस जीतने वाले की नए तरीके से तरीफ करेगा? कोई भी उसकी बड़ाई तक नहीं पहुँचा। वो इंद्र जैसी ताकत रखता है, चाहे लोग कितना भी अच्छा से गाएँ।
Mantra 2
कदु॑ स्तु॒वन्त॑ ऋतयन्त दे॒वत॒ ऋषिः॒ को विप्र॑ ओहते । क॒दा हवं॑ मघवन्निन्द्र सुन्व॒तः कदु॑ स्तुव॒त आ ग॑मः
यह रिशि पूजा कर रहे हैं और सब सही रख रहे हैं। भगवान, तुम कब हिलोगे? जब सोम का जूस निकलता है तब तुम सुनते हो। कब आओगे उसके पास जो तुम्हे बुला रहा है?
Frequently Asked Questions
The repeated “when” is a summoning strategy: it turns praise into an urgent call, meant to ‘set Indra in motion’ and bring him quickly to the worshiper.
Not necessarily. In Atharvanic adaptation, “sunvat” can be treated symbolically—your offering act and sincere praise stand in for the pressing, while the hymn’s main force is the spoken stuti.
It frames Indra’s power as inexhaustible. Because his indriya cannot be ‘used up’ by praise, repeated recitation remains valid for ongoing strength, protection, and renewed favor.
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