Mantra 4
Sukta 73
यदा वज्रं हिरण्यमिदथा रथं हरी यमस्य वहतो वि सूरिभिः । आ तिष्ठति मघवा सनश्रुत इन्द्रो वाजस्य दीर्घश्रवसस्पतिः
yadā́ vájraṃ híraṇyam íd áthā ráthaṃ hárī yám asyá váhato ví sūríbhiḥ | ā́ tíṣṭhati maghávā sánāśruta índro vā́jasya dīrgháśravasaḥ pátiḥ
When, bearing the golden thunderbolt, and then the chariot which his two bays convey among the patrons, the Bountiful One taketh his station—Indra, of ancient fame, lord of the prize, the master of long renown.
Rishi: Rigvedic provenance (per AV 20 anukramaṇī).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
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