Dashati 4
Aindra praise of victorious power and beneficent giving, framed by auspicious dawning/illumination
Indra
Energetic triumphant and auspicious—moving from clearing to conquering to granting
R̥ṣi attribution is not provided in the input; thematically the verses align with the broader Ṛgvedic Aindra corpus (common to multiple seer-families) so no single family can be asserted here without the pada-index mapping.
Soma-yajña Aindra stotra usage (Indra-invocation aligned with Soma offerings and victory/boon petitions)
Mantras
Mantra 1
अभ्रातृव्यो अना त्वमनापिरिन्द्र जनुषा सनादसि युधेदापित्वमिच्छसे
Thou art without a rival, unharmed, unassailable, O Indra; from birth thou art so from of old: even now thou desirest battle.
Mantra 2
न की रेवन्तं सख्याय विन्दसे पीयन्ति ते सुराश्वः यदा कृणोषि नदनुं समूहस्यादित्पितेव हूयसे
None findeth a wealthy (friend) for friendship (like thee); thy good-horsed (attendants) drink (the Soma) for thee: when thou makest the roaring (power) and gatherest it together, then art thou invoked, like a father.
Mantra 3
स न इन्द्रः शिवः सखाश्वावद्गोमद्यवमत् उरुधारेव दोहते
May that Indra, our auspicious friend, rich in horses, rich in cattle, rich in barley, yield to us his gifts, as a cow of ample stream is milked.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sūrya functions as an auspicious opener: his ‘coming forth’ dispels darkness and inauspiciousness (agha/tamas), preparing a clear path for Indra’s protective and victorious action in the rite.
Indra is asked to be the sacrificer’s auspicious friend and protector—destroying obstructors and then ‘yielding’ prosperity: horses, cattle, barley, and overall abundance, like a freely flowing milch-cow.
They are sung as part of an Aindra stotra sequence by the Udgātṛ group to energize the sacrifice, secure protection, and align the offering with Indra’s victory and generosity so the rite reaches a successful, auspicious outcome.