Dashati 18
UttarārcikaPrapathaka 7Dashati 182 Mantras

Dashati 18

Aindra stuti: Indra’s increase through purified stomas and the ocean-like expansion of his true power

Deity

Indra

Melodic Character

Exalting and expansive—beginning with intimate self-offering of praise and widening into vast oceanic majesty

Rishi Family

No single ṛṣi is named in the provided data; the second verse foregrounds a collective ṛṣi-tradition emphasizing cumulative potency from repeated stotras across seer-lines.

インドラ讃歌:浄められ輝くストーマ/ウドギータの力によって、祭儀の中でインドラを実際に「増大」させ、その真実で失敗なき威力を顕現させ、海のように広がらせる。歌い手の親密な自己奉献としての清浄な賛辞から始まり、宇宙的規模へと展開して祭場におけるインドラの偉大を宣言する。多くのリシたちの反復された讃歌が力を蓄積すること、そして正確な誦唱と歌によって祭司の王権(vipra-rājya)が確立され、祭主に勝利の力と豊穣がもたらされることを説く。

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It teaches that ritually pure, correctly formed stomas (chantable praises) are not just poetry—they actively ‘augment’ Indra and make his strength present in the sacrifice.

It points to the cumulative force of many ṛṣis’ repeated stotras: the tradition of continual correct praise builds and displays Indra’s power, described as spreading like the ocean.

It is the sphere of priestly dominion—where the vipras ‘rule’ through accurate recitation and Sāman-chant, and where Indra’s greatness is proclaimed effectively in yajña.