Sukta 112
Sukta 10.112
Trishtubh (probable; requires verification)
This hymn is a morning Soma-invocation to Indra, urging him to drink the pressed Soma as his “first draught” and to rouse his victorious energy against hostile forces. It praises Indra’s ancient, rightful claim to the Soma-vessel, celebrates the gods’ shared desire for the honeyed drink, and ends with a plea that Indra look upon the striving worshippers, grant triumph in battle, and apportion wealth even from what seems unallotted.
In this hymn
Addressed to
Mantras
Mantra 1
इन्द्र पिब प्रतिकामं सुतस्य प्रातःसावस्तव हि पूर्वपीतिः । हर्षस्व हन्तवे शूर शत्रूनुक्थेभिष्टे वीर्या प्र ब्रवाम ॥
हे इंद्र, यह सोम रस पी ले जितना तुम चाहो। सुबह का पहला पेग तुम्हारा है। खुश हो जा और दुश्मनों को मार, तुम बहुत बहादुर हो। हम गाना गाके तुम्हारी ताकत बताते हैं।
Mantra 2
यस्ते रथो मनसो जवीयानेन्द्र तेन सोमपेयाय याहि । तूयमा ते हरयः प्र द्रवन्तु येभिर्यासि वृषभिर्मन्दमानः ॥
इंद्र, तेरा एक रथ है जो दिमाग से भी तेज़ है। उसपे सवार हो के सोम पीने के लिए आ जा। तेरे पीले घोड़े जल्दी से दौड़ेंगे। वो बलवान है और तू उनपे सवार खुश हो के आता है।
Mantra 3
हरित्वता वर्चसा सूर्यस्य श्रेष्ठै रूपैस्तन्वं स्पर्शयस्व । अस्माभिरिन्द्र सखिभिर्हुवानः सध्रीचीनो मादयस्वा निषद्य ॥
सूरज की चमक के साथ अपने शरीर को रोशनी से चमका ले। हम तेरे दोस्त हैं इंद्र, तुझे बुला रहे हैं। हमारे पास आ, हमारे साथ बैठ और खुश हो जा।
Mantra 4
यस्य त्यत्ते महिमानं मदेष्विमे मही रोदसी नाविविक्ताम् । तदोक आ हरिभिरिन्द्र युक्तैः प्रियेभिर्याहि प्रियमन्नमच्छ ॥
तेरी ताकत इतनी बड़ी है कि दुनिया और आसमान अलग नहीं हो पाते। अपने प्यारे पीले घोड़ों को जोड़ ले। इंद्र, उनके साथ अपने घर आ और जो प्रसाद हमने रखा है उसे ले।
Mantra 5
यस्य शश्वत्पपिवाँ इन्द्र शत्रूननानुकृत्या रण्या चकर्थ । स ते पुरंधिं तविषीमियर्ति स ते मदाय सुत इन्द्र सोमः ॥
इंद्र, तू सोम पियेता है और दुश्मनों को हरा देता है। वो तेरे पीछे नहीं आ पाते। यह सोम तेरे लिए निचोड़ा गया है। इससे तेरी ताकत बढ़ती है और तू खुश हो जाता है।
Mantra 6
इदं ते पात्रं सनवित्तमिन्द्र पिबा सोममेना शतक्रतो । पूर्ण आहावो मदिरस्य मध्वो यं विश्व इदभिहर्यन्ति देवाः ॥
इंद्र, यह पात्रा पुराना है और तेरे लिए है। इसमे सोम पी ले। यह मीठा रस भरा है और सारे भगवान इसको चाहते हैं। हम तुझे बुला रहे हैं, आ जा।
Mantra 7
वि हि त्वामिन्द्र पुरुधा जनासो हितप्रयसो वृषभ ह्वयन्ते । अस्माकं ते मधुमत्तमानीमा भुवन्त्सवना तेषु हर्य ॥
इंद्र, बहुत लोग तुम्हे पुकारते हैं। वो सब अपनी-पसंद के साथ तुम्हे बुलाते हैं। मगर हमारी तरफ से जो सोम का जूस है, वो सबसे मीठा हो। इसमें तुम्हारी ताकत बढ़ जाए, तुम खुश हो जाओ।
Mantra 8
प्र त इन्द्र पूर्व्याणि प्र नूनं वीर्या वोचं प्रथमा कृतानि । सतीनमन्युरश्रथायो अद्रिं सुवेदनामकृणोर्ब्रह्मणे गाम् ॥
इंद्र, मैं तुम्हारे पुराने काम बताता हूँ। तुमने जो पहले बड़े काम किए थे, वो भी। तुम गुस्से से पत्थर तोड़ दिया। तुमने ज्ञान की किरण निकाली, जो सबको मिल जाए।
Mantra 9
नि षु सीद गणपते गणेषु त्वामाहुर्विप्रतमं कवीनाम् । न ऋते त्वत्क्रियते किं चनारे महामर्कं मघवञ्चित्रमर्च ॥
गणपति, यहाँ सबके बीच में बैठ जाओ। लोग तुम्हे सबसे बड़ा रिशि मानते हैं। तुम्हारे बिना कुछ भी नहीं होता, पास हो या दूर। तुम बड़ा और चमकदार गाना गाओ।
Mantra 10
अभिख्या नो मघवन्नाधमानान्त्सखे बोधि वसुपते सखीनाम् । रणं कृधि रणकृत्सत्यशुष्माभक्ते चिदा भजा राये अस्मान् ॥
इंद्र, हमारी तरफ देखो, हम दब के रह गए हैं। तुम हमारे दोस्त हो, धन का मालिक हो। जंग में जीत दिलवा दो, तुम जीत कराने वाले हो। जहाँ कुछ भी न हो, वहाँ भी हमें हिस्सा दो।
Inside Sukta 112
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Indra is invited to drink the freshly pressed Soma as his rightful first morning draught, and is stirred to heroic joy for smiting foes.
- Development
The hymn deepens into ritual affirmation: the ancient, well-won vessel is presented; Soma is portrayed as the intoxicating sweetness desired even by all the gods, heightening Indra’s centrality.
- Climax
A concentrated plea for Indra’s active intervention—awakening as friend, making victory itself, and turning true force toward triumph in struggle.
- Where it settles
The hymn closes by asking Indra to look compassionately on the pressed-down, striving worshippers and to allot them wealth and fullness even from what seems ‘unassigned’.
The deity: Indra
- In the VedaHe is approached as friend and lord of riches (vasupati), asked to awaken to the sacrificers and to make victory.
- Cosmic functionHe embodies the dynamic force that breaks obstruction, releases vital abundance, and secures order and prosperity for the worshipping community—often imaged as winning battles and overcoming adversaries.
- Inner significanceIndra signifies awakened will-power and courageous clarity: the capacity in the practitioner to overcome inner enemies (fear, inertia, confusion), to ‘drink’ inspiration (Soma) and turn it into decisive, victorious action.
The seer
- Anukramaṇī attribution uncertain (Rishi listed as ‘Unknown’ in supplied source)This sukta’s seer is not firmly identified in the provided tradition; the hymn reflects a late-Ṛgvedic Mandala 10 style of Indra-Soma praise and petition typical of collective ritual composition.
Famous verses
prātaḥsāvas tava hi pūrvapītiḥ
idaṃ te pātraṃ sanavittam indra
abhakte cid ā bhajā rāye asmān
Attributes of the deity
- Soma-drinker and invigorated by praise (uktha)
- Heroic slayer of foes and giver of victory
- Maghavan—bestower of wealth and gifts
- Śatakratu—manifold power and effective action
- Friend of the worshipper; protector in struggle
Also by this seer
- RV 10.112 (as transmitted) is the primary attribution in the supplied context; no additional, secure hymn attributions can be asserted from the given data.
The rite, step by step
- Prepare the Soma plant and press at dawn (prātaḥ-savana).
- Filter and mix Soma according to the rite; ready the drinking vessel (pātra) for Indra.
- Recite Indra-invoking ṛks/ukthas, inviting him to drink ‘according to his will’.
- Offer Soma into the proper vessel/cup; accompany with praises of Indra’s vīrya (heroic powers).
- Make petitions for the defeat of hostile forces and for the apportioning of wealth to the sacrificers.
- Conclude with a direct appeal for Indra’s friendly attention and decisive victory in conflict (outer or inner).
Offerings
- Soma (pressed, filtered; ‘madhu’/honeyed, intoxicating draught)
- Praise-hymns (uktha) as verbal offering
Frequently Asked Questions
It invites Indra to drink the morning-pressed Soma and asks him to awaken his heroic power—defeating hostile forces and granting prosperity to the worshippers.
Because Indra is ritually linked with the dawn Soma-pressing (prātaḥ-savana); the hymn treats this offering as his rightful first drink that energizes his victorious action.
It is a plea that Indra grant benefits even when resources seem scarce or not assigned—asking for unexpected support, protection, and fullness of life.
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