Sukta 180
Sukta 10.180
Indra
This brief Indra hymn invokes the much-called hero to overpower enemies and to “bring wealth by the right hand,” i.e., by auspicious, legitimate power. Indra is pictured as a fearsome mountain-roaming beast who sharpens his weapons, scatters hostile forces, and opens a wide, safe realm in which the gods (and the worshipper’s higher powers) can act.
Mantras
Mantra 1
प्र ससाहिषे पुरुहूत शत्रूञ्ज्येष्ठस्ते शुष्म इह रातिरस्तु । इन्द्रा भर दक्षिणेना वसूनि पतिः सिन्धूनामसि रेवतीनाम् ॥
तुम बहुत ताकतवर हो इंद्र, दुश्मनों पर जीत रहे हो। तुम्हारा बल सबसे बड़ा है, यहाँ देना शुरू करो। इंद्र, अपनी ताकत से धन लाओ। तुम नदियों और खजानों के मालिक हो।
Mantra 2
मृगो न भीमः कुचरो गिरिष्ठाः परावत आ जगन्था परस्याः । सृकं संशाय पविमिन्द्र तिग्मं वि शत्रून्ताळ्हि वि मृधो नुदस्व ॥
तुम डरावना जानवर जैसा हो जो पहाड़ों में घूमता है। तुम बहुत दूर से आए हो। इंद्र, अपना हथियार तेज़ करो। दुश्मनों को तोड़ दो, उनका हमला पीछे हटा दो।
Mantra 3
इन्द्र क्षत्रमभि वाममोजोऽजायथा वृषभ चर्षणीनाम् । अपानुदो जनममित्रयन्तमुरुं देवेभ्यो अकृणोरु लोकम् ॥
इंद्र, तुम लोगों के बीच में लीडर बन के पैदा हुए। तुमने दुश्मनी फैलाने वाले लोगों को भगा दिया। भगवान के लिए तुमने एक बड़ी दुनिया बना दी। जहाँ वो अपना काम कर सकें।
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks Indra to defeat enemies and assaults, to bring prosperity through “right-handed” (auspicious, rightful) power, and to establish a wide, safe space for divine order.
The image emphasizes Indra’s fearsome, untamed strength and his ability to come from far away and strike decisively against threats.
It means creating a broad, secure field—outerly as protection and order in life, and innerly as mental-spiritual space where higher qualities can function freely.
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