Sukta 79
Rishi: RV-derived Indra hymn seer (per RV parallel).
Devata: Indra (Puruhūta)
Chandas: Mixed/expanded Anuṣṭubh or Triṣṭubh-like (to be confirmed by RV parallel metrical analysis).
この簡潔な二句のインドラ讃歌は、「多く呼ばれる者」プルフータに、父が子らを導くようにkratu（霊感に満ちた決断と正しい心の力）を授け、祈願者が「生きて光に到る」ことを求める。同時に、見えざる敵対の力と不吉な接近を退け、英雄インドラに、施主／祈願者が繰り返す没落と危険な水域を渡り越える助けを乞う――長寿・安全な通過・企ての成功のために、リグ・ヴェーダ由来のインドラ讃嘆をアタルヴァ的に用いる趣旨である。
Mantras
Mantra 1
इन्द्र॒ क्रतुं॑ न॒ आ भ॑र पि॒ता पु॒त्रेभ्यो॒ यथा॑ । शिक्षा॑ णो अ॒स्मिन् पु॑रुहूत॒ याम॑नि जी॒वा ज्योति॑रशीमहि
インドラよ、霊感ある決意（クラトゥ）をわれらにもたらせ、父が子らに与えるがごとく。多く呼ばれる者よ、この道行きにおいてわれらを教え導き、生きながらにして光明に到らしめたまえ。
Mantra 2
मा नो अज्ञा॑ता वृ॒जना॑ दुरा॒ध्यो॒३माशि॑वासो॒ अव॑ क्रमुः । त्वया॑ व॒यं प्र॒वतः॒ शश्व॑तीर॒पोऽति॑ शूर तरामसि
知られぬ敵対の群れ――抗しがたいもの――が我らに及びませんように。不吉なる歩みが我らの上に踏み降りませんように。勇士よ、汝と共に我らは、たびたび現れる下りの難所を越え、諸々の水を渡りて彼岸に至る。
Frequently Asked Questions
For strengthening resolve and gaining Indra’s guidance in a risky course (yāman), while protecting the person from unseen harms and ensuring safe completion with longevity and auspicious success.
Kratu is inspired resolve—effective intention, clarity, and the power to choose and act rightly. The hymn asks Indra to bring this inner strength like a father guiding his children.
Waters symbolize dangerous boundaries and transitions (literal rivers or repeated crises). The hymn claims that with Indra’s support one can ‘cross beyond the waters,’ meaning to pass safely through threats and obstacles.
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