Sukta 83
Rishi: RV-derived seer attribution (AV 20 borrowing); depends on RV locus.
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (protective formula style); exact scansion depends on recension/edition.
AV 20.83は『リグ・ヴェーダ』から借用された短いインドラ護持の讃歌で、施主集団と個々の誦者の双方に対し、堅固で層をなす「三重の」庇護を求める。とりわけ、武器のように眩く、あるいは激しく閃く脅威を退け、戦闘や牛の略奪（家畜襲撃）の状況において、インドラを最も身近な「身体の守護者」（tanūpā）として請い願う。
Mantras
Mantra 1
इन्द्र॑ त्रि॒धातु॑ शर॒णं त्रि॒वरू॑थं स्वस्ति॒मत्। छ॒र्दिर्य॑च्छ म॒घव॑द्भ्यश्च॒ मह्यं॑ च या॒वया॑ दि॒द्युमे॑भ्यः
インドラよ、三重に据えられた避難処、三重の城壁にして福祉に満つる者よ。施与する者たちにも、また我にも、汝の覆護を与えよ。われらより、きらめく敵どもを追い払え。
Mantra 2
ये ग॑व्य॒ता मन॑सा॒ शत्रु॑माद॒भुर॑भिप्र॒घ्नन्ति॑ धृष्णु॒या। अघ॑ स्मा नो मघवन्निन्द्र गिर्वणस्तनू॒पा अन्त॑मो भव
牛を求める心をもって敵に挑み、勇敢にこれを打ち倒す者たち——そのゆえに、われらのために、施与のインドラ、讃歌を喜ぶ者よ、われらの身を守る最も近き護り手となれ。
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks Indra to become a threefold protective refuge and to drive away violent, ‘flashing’ threats, while guarding the reciter’s body at the closest level.
The ‘triple’ imagery emphasizes layered, stable protection—Indra is envisioned as a fortified shelter surrounding the person and the group from multiple sides.
No. The hymn functions as a verbal/mental protective charm; it can be recited with simple purity practices and focused intention, especially before travel or during fear of attack.
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