Sukta 15
Sukta 1.15
Medhātithi Kāṇva (traditional for RV 1.15)
Gāyatrī
RV 1.15 is a Gāyatrī hymn that invites Indra to drink the Soma in harmony with ṛta (right order), so that his strength and protection may manifest for the sacrificer. It moves through the Soma-pressing atmosphere—stones, priests, and the wealth-giving power Draviṇodā—then closes by grounding the rite in the Gārhapatya fire, with Agni as the orderly leader of sacrifice.
In this hymn
Addressed to
Mantras
Mantra 1
इन्द्र सोमं पिब ऋतुना त्वा विशन्त्विन्दवः । मत्सरासस्तदोकसः ॥
इंद्र, सोम पियो। सही समय पे पियो, सही नियम से पियो। यह बूंदें तुम्हारे अंदर जाएँ। यह ताकत देती हैं जो सच्चाई की दुनिया में रहती हैं।
Mantra 2
मरुतः पिबत ऋतुना पोत्राद्यज्ञं पुनीतन । यूयं हि ष्ठा सुदानवः ॥
मरुत देवता लोग, सोम पियो। सही मात्रा में पियो। यह पानी से पूजा को साफ करो, हमारी भेंट को साफ करो। तुम लोग तो अच्छे देते हो, तुम बढ़िया तोहफे देते हो।
Mantra 3
अभि यज्ञं गृणीहि नो ग्नावो नेष्टः पिब ऋतुना । त्वं हि रत्नधा असि ॥
अपना गाना हमारी पूजा की तरफ करो। पियो, सही नियम से पियो। तुम ही वो हो जो खज़ाना रखता है, तुम ही धन देता है।
Mantra 4
अग्ने देवाँ इहा वह सादया योनिषु त्रिषु । परि भूष पिब ऋतुना ॥
अग्नि, भगवान लोगों को यहाँ लाओ। उन्हें तीन जगह बिठाओ। सब कुछ अच्छे से सजाओ। सही नियम से पियो।
Mantra 5
ब्राह्मणादिन्द्र राधसः पिबा सोममृतूँरनु । तवेद्धि सख्यमस्तृतम् ॥
ब्रह्मन की शक्ति से इंद्र को सोम मिलता है। यह सही टाइम पर दिया जाता है। इंद्र, तुम्हारा दोस्ती कभी टूटा नहीं। तुम जो माँगोगे वो पाओगे।
Mantra 6
युवं दक्षं धृतव्रत मित्रावरुण दूळभम् । ऋतुना यज्ञमाशाथे ॥
मित्र और वरुण, तुम दोनों का नियम पक्का है। तुम्हारी शक्ति को कोई हिला नहीं सकता। यज्ञ सही तरीके से होता है जब तुम उसको संभालते हो।
Mantra 7
द्रविणोदा द्रविणसो ग्रावहस्तासो अध्वरे । यज्ञेषु देवमीळते ॥
जो लोग देते हैं वो हाथ में पत्थर लिए खड़े हैं। यज्ञ में वो भगवान की पूजा करते हैं। द्रविणोदा नाम की शक्ति से माल मिलता है।
Mantra 8
द्रविणोदा ददातु नो वसूनि यानि शृण्विरे । देवेषु ता वनामहे ॥
द्रविणोदा हमको वो माल दे जो देवताओं के पास सुना है। हम भी वही माल चाहते हैं। भगवान की दुनिया में यह सब मिलता है।
Mantra 9
द्रविणोदाः पिपीषति जुहोत प्र च तिष्ठत । नेष्ट्रादृतुभिरिष्यत ॥
द्रविणोदा को खुश करना है। अभी हवन करो और खड़े रहो। जो लोग रास्ता दिखाते हैं वो सही टाइम पर आगे बढ़ाते हैं।
Mantra 10
यत्त्वा तुरीयमृतुभिर्द्रविणोदो यजामहे । अध स्मा नो ददिर्भव ॥
हम तुम्हे द्रविनोदा कहते हैं क्योंकि तुम देता हो। हम तुम्हारी पूजा करते हैं चार रुतों के साथ। तुम हमारे लिए देने वाला बनो। जो कुछ चाहिए वो पूरा दे दो।
Mantra 11
अश्विना पिबतं मधु दीद्यग्नी शुचिव्रता । ऋतुना यज्ञवाहसा ॥
हे अश्विन भाई, यह मीठा रस पियो। तुम दोनों आग की तरह चमकते हो और साफ दिल से काम करते हो। यज्ञ का बोझ उठाके लाए हो। सही टाइम पर आओ और इस मीठाई को अपना बना लो।
Mantra 12
गार्हपत्येन सन्त्य ऋतुना यज्ञनीरसि । देवान्देवयते यज ॥
गृहपत्य अग्नि पे काम चल रहा है। यह सच है और यज्ञ का मेन काम है। भगवान के लिए बलि दो। जो भगवान को ढूंढता है उसका भला हो।
Inside Sukta 15
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
A direct summons to Indra to drink Soma in accordance with ṛtu/ṛta—right timing, right law, right measure.
- Development
The hymn situates Indra’s coming within the concrete Soma-rite: the pressed drops, the adhvara (uninjured rite), and the community of ritual agents; prosperity is framed as a sacrificial fruit through Draviṇodā.
- Climax
The wealth-giving power is explicitly adored amid the pressing-stones and sacrifice, turning the rite into a channel of plenitude and effective divine presence.
- Where it settles
The hymn seals the order of worship by returning to Agni and the Gārhapatya foundation: the sacrifice is led correctly, and offerings are directed to the gods for the sincere seeker (devayate).
The deity: Indra
- Cosmic functionHe upholds divine sovereignty in the middle world, releases powers and plenitude, and turns the tide of conflict in favor of ṛta by energizing the gods’ action through Soma.
- Inner significanceIndra signifies awakened will-force and victorious clarity in the human being—strength that becomes effective when the inner offering is made in right rhythm, measure, and truth.
The seer
- Medhātithi KāṇvaKāṇva (Kanva-gotra) · A prominent Kāṇva seer of Mandala 1, known for lucid Soma- and Indra-centered hymns that emphasize ṛta (cosmic order) as the right way of invoking divine power.
Famous verses
ṛtunā tvā viśantv indavaḥ
draviṇodā draviṇaso grāvahastāsaḥ
devān devayate yaja
Attributes of the deity
- Soma-loving (somapā)
- Mighty and victorious
- Responsive to yajña and praise
- Upholder of ṛta through right action
- Bestower of strength, protection, and abundance
Also by this seer
- Rig Veda Mandala 1 hymns attributed to the Kāṇvas (including several Indra/Soma and ritual-invocation sūktas in the early section of Book 1)
- Kāṇva tradition of Soma praise and ritual diction (pressing-stones, ṛtú, adhvara, yajña-leadership motifs)
The rite, step by step
- Prepare the sacred space and establish the Gārhapatya fire as the stable household/ritual foundation.
- Press Soma with the grāvan (pressing-stones); purify the expressed juice and ready it for offering.
- Recite the Gāyatrī verses inviting Indra to drink ‘according to ṛtu’ (right time/measure), so the drops ‘enter’ him.
- Offer Soma into the fire/through the ritual channel while praising Indra’s might and readiness to come to the rite.
- Invoke Draviṇodā as the wealth-giving sacrificial power, asking for plenitude that supports the yajña and the household.
- Conclude by affirming Agni as yajña-nī (leader of the sacrifice) founded on Gārhapatya, and direct the offering ‘to the gods for the god-seeker’ (devayate).
Offerings
- Soma (pressed and purified juice)
- Ghee/clarified butter (as accompanying oblation)
- Ritual praise (stotra/śastra) as the verbal offering
Frequently Asked Questions
It teaches that Indra’s strength and help come when Soma is offered in harmony with ṛta—right order, right timing, and right measure—so the sacrifice becomes effective.
Draviṇodā represents the wealth-giving power that arises from a well-performed sacrifice—prosperity as a sacred outcome of correct ritual action.
It closes by grounding the rite in the steady household fire (Gārhapatya) and affirming Agni as the leader of sacrifice (yajña-nī), who carries offerings to the gods for the sincere seeker.
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