Sukta 76
Sukta 8.76
Indra (with Maruts)
This hymn invokes Indra “with the Maruts” as the unconquerable lord of power, urging him to come to the sacrifice, drink Soma, and secure victory and increase for the worshippers. Alongside the martial and ritual summons, it also contains a reflective note on inspired speech (Vāc) arising through Indra, linking outer conquest with inner formation through ṛta (truth-order).
Mantras
Mantra 1
इमं नु मायिनं हुव इन्द्रमीशानमोजसा । मरुत्वन्तं न वृञ्जसे ॥
अब मैं इंद्र को बुलाता हूँ, जो बहुत ताकत वाला है और सब पे राज करता है। मरुत उसके साथ हैं। यह लड़ाई में पीछे नहीं हटेगा।
Mantra 2
अयमिन्द्रो मरुत्सखा वि वृत्रस्याभिनच्छिरः । वज्रेण शतपर्वणा ॥
यह इंद्र मरुत का दोस्त है। उसने वृत्र का सर फेर दिया अपनी बिजली की तलवार से, जो सौ जोड़ों वाली थी। रास्ता खुल गया।
Mantra 4
अयं ह येन वा इदं स्वर्मरुत्वता जितम् । इन्द्रेण सोमपीतये ॥
यह वही इंद्र है जिसने मरुत के साथ मिल के दुनिया जीत ली, रोशनी वाली दुनिया। अब वो सोमा पीने के लिए आया है।
Mantra 5
मरुत्वन्तमृजीषिणमोजस्वन्तं विरप्शिनम् । इन्द्रं गीर्भिर्हवामहे ॥
हम इंद्र को अपनी ज़बानी से पुकारते हैं। वो मरुत के साथ आता है, सीधा चलता है, ज़ोर वाला है, बड़े काम करने वाला है। हम चाहते हैं कि वो हमारी ताकत बढ़ा दे।
Mantra 6
इन्द्रं प्रत्नेन मन्मना मरुत्वन्तं हवामहे । अस्य सोमस्य पीतये ॥
हम पुराने तरीके से इंद्र को बुलाते हैं। वो मरुत के साथ आता है। सोम रस उसके लिए तैयार है, वो पिए। पुरानी ताकत फिर से जाग उठो।
Mantra 7
मरुत्वाँ इन्द्र मीढ्वः पिबा सोमं शतक्रतो । अस्मिन्यज्ञे पुरुष्टुत ॥
इंद्र, तुम मरुत के साथ आओ, बहुत देते हो। सोम रस पियो, तुम्हारा बहुत ज़ोर है। इस यज्ञ में सब तुम्हारी तारीफ करते हैं। हमारी भेंट से फायदा हो।
Mantra 8
तुभ्येदिन्द्र मरुत्वते सुताः सोमासो अद्रिवः । हृदा हूयन्त उक्थिनः ॥
इंद्र, यह सोम रस सिर्फ तुम्हारे लिए निकाला है। तुम मरुत के साथ आओ, तुम्हारा हथौड़ा है। गाने वाले दिल से तुम्हे पुकारते हैं। अंदर से खुशी आए।
Mantra 9
पिबेदिन्द्र मरुत्सखा सुतं सोमं दिविष्टिषु । वज्रं शिशान ओजसा ॥
इंद्र, तुम मरुत के दोस्त हो, सोम रस पियो। ऊपर जाके पियो, ज़ोर लगाके। अपना वज्र तेज करो, ताके ज़ोर आए। आओ और रास्ते के रास्ते साफ करो।
Mantra 10
उत्तिष्ठन्नोजसा सह पीत्वी शिप्रे अवेपयः । सोममिन्द्र चमू सुतम् ॥
इंद्र उठ के आया, उसमे बहुत ताकत थी। उसने सोम पिया और उसके होठ काँपने लगे। अब वो बाउल में डाला हुआ सोम पी रहा है। यह देख के लगता है कि अब उसमे एक नया जोश आयेगा है।
Mantra 11
अनु त्वा रोदसी उभे क्रक्षमाणमकृपेताम् । इन्द्र यद्दस्युहाभवः ॥
जब इंद्र दुश्मनों को हरा रहा था, तब धरती और आसमान दोनों उसके पीछे लग गए। वो दोनों चिल्लाके उसका साथ देंगे लगे। उसने दुश्मन सेना को तोड़ दिया था।
Mantra 12
वाचमष्टापदीमहं नवस्रक्तिमृतस्पृशम् । इन्द्रात्परि तन्वं ममे ॥
मैं अपने अंदर एक ऐसी बात बना रहा हूँ जो आठ कदम चलती है। उसमे नौ ताकतें हैं और वो सच को छूती है। इंद्र से मैं अपने आप को बना रहा हूँ।
Inside Sukta 76
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
A direct, urgent summons: the poet calls Indra, master of might and effective power, attended by the Maruts and unstoppable in the struggle for light.
- Development
The hymn intensifies the invitation into the ritual sphere—Indra is praised and requested to accept Soma in this very sacrifice, bringing victorious increase and protection.
- Climax
The invocation peaks in the explicit Soma-call to Indra-with-Maruts (Śatakratu) and the assurance that his presence makes the yajña a field of triumph and growth.
- Where it settles
A contemplative closure: the poet speaks of shaping Vāc—eight-stepped, nine-garlanded, touching ṛta—suggesting that Indra’s gift culminates as inner formation and truth-aligned expression.
The deity: Indra
- In the VedaIndra is hailed as īśāna (sovereign) in ojas (might), a master of māyā in the Vedic sense of formative skill and effective power, and as marutvant—attended by the storm-gods who amplify his force. He is invited to the yajña to drink Soma and to be unwavering in the struggle that yields light and prosperity.
- Cosmic functionChampion of cosmic order by breaking obstructions, releasing light and abundance, and empowering the community through victory, rain, and expansive force; with the Maruts he embodies the storm-driven dynamic that clears the way for renewal.
- Inner significanceIndra represents the awakened will and luminous intelligence that breaks inner resistance; the Maruts are the surging energies (prāṇic and emotional forces) that accompany and intensify this breakthrough. The Vāc passage suggests inspired speech and self-formation arise when this Indric power aligns the person with ṛta.
Famous verses
marutvantaṃ na vṛñjase
pibā somaṃ śatakrato
vācam aṣṭāpadīm
Attributes of the deity
- Śatakratu (hundred-powered, of many effective acts)
- Ojasvin (mighty, forceful)
- Marutvant (accompanied by the Maruts)
- Soma-priya (delighting in Soma)
- Vṛtra-han archetype (breaker of obstruction)
- Giver of increase and victory
- Source/awakener of inspired Vāc connected to ṛta
Also by this seer
- General association with Mandala 8’s mixed/variegated poet-collections (often connected with Kāṇva and allied singer-lines), though this specific sūkta’s seer is not securely identified in the supplied tradition.
- Related Indra-with-Maruts praise typical of Mandala 8’s Soma-liturgical repertoire.
The rite, step by step
- Prepare the Soma and the ritual ground; establish the fire and seats for the deities.
- Recite the opening call to Indra as sovereign in might, explicitly invoking his Marut-companionship (marutvant).
- Offer and press Soma; invite Indra to drink in the present yajña, praising him as Śatakratu and puruṣṭuta (widely praised).
- Accompany with supportive Marut-invocations (as attendants/strengtheners of Indra’s action).
- Conclude with a sealing intention: victory, increase, and right-ordered speech (Vāc) for the sacrificer and community.
Offerings
- Soma (primary libation)
- Ghee/clarified butter into the fire (supporting oblation)
- Optional: simple food offerings as per household rite (anna), when Soma is substituted in later practice
Frequently Asked Questions
Because the Maruts are Indra’s storm-like companions who intensify his power. Together they represent unstoppable force that clears obstacles and brings victory, rain, and increase.
The hymn repeatedly invites Indra to come to the sacrifice and drink the Soma. Accepting Soma signifies his active presence and his readiness to grant strength and success to the worshippers.
It says the poet forms an inspired, truth-touching speech within himself—structured and powerful—and that this inner capacity comes through Indra. In other words, Indra’s gift is not only outer victory but also inner clarity and right expression.
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