Rig Veda Sukta 171
Mandala 10Sukta 1714 Mantras

Sukta 171

Sukta 10.171

Devata

Indra

この短いインドラ讃歌は、滞り隠れたものを「前へと押し出し、現れさせる」神として彼に繰り返し呼びかける――戦車も、意志も、さらには太陽そのものさえも。詩人は、ソーマを捧げる者の呼び声を聞き届け、死すべき者を縛る拘束を解き、制限する力を越えて光明を前進させるインドラを讃える。

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.171

Mantras

Mantra 1

त्वं त्यमिटतो रथमिन्द्र प्रावः सुतावतः । अशृणोः सोमिनो हवम् ॥

汝、インドラ(Indra)は、ソーマ(Soma)を搾る者の、逸り走るその戦車を進め、護りたり。汝はソーマの歓喜を抱く者の呼び声を聞き入れたり。

Mantra 2

त्वं मखस्य दोधतः शिरोऽव त्वचो भरः । अगच्छः सोमिनो गृहम् ॥

汝はマカ(Makha)の首を奪い取り、その覆いの皮を剥ぎ去りたり。汝はソーマを有する者の家へ来たり。

Mantra 3

त्वं त्यमिन्द्र मर्त्यमास्त्रबुध्नाय वेन्यम् । मुहुः श्रथ्ना मनस्यवे ॥

インドラよ、汝は幾たびも、あの死すべき者を解き放ちたまう――武器の基(堅固なる力の根)へと目覚めしめらるべき者、心を求むる者にとり望ましき者を。汝はたびたび彼をほどき、真実の意向へと向かわせたまう。

Mantra 4

त्वं त्यमिन्द्र सूर्यं पश्चा सन्तं पुरस्कृधि । देवानां चित्तिरो वशम् ॥

インドラよ、汝は後ろにあるその太陽を、前へと据えたまう。しかも神々の制約する支配をも超えて。光を先頭へと押し進め、われらの見ることを導きたまえ。

Frequently Asked Questions

It praises Indra for advancing what is stuck—protecting the sacrificer’s progress, freeing a person from constraints, and bringing hidden light (like the Sun) into the lead.

It is a poetic way of asking Indra to reverse obscurity: to make illumination, clarity, and right vision come forward and guide action.

Yes. The first verse explicitly speaks of the Soma-presser and Indra hearing the call, so it fits naturally within Soma offerings or Indra praise during fire-ritual contexts.

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