Rig Veda Sukta 157
Mandala 10Sukta 1575 Mantras

Sukta 157

Sukta 10.157

Devata

Indra with the Viśve Devāḥ (All Gods)

ಈ ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರವು ಇಂದ್ರನನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ವೇ ದೇವಾಃರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸಿ, “ಲೋಕಗಳನ್ನು ಸರಿಯಾದ ಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲಿ” ಎಂದು—ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದ ವಿವಿಧ ತಳಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಮಾನವ ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲೂ ಸೌಹಾರ್ದವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸುವಂತೆ ಬೇಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಆದಿತ್ಯರು ಮತ್ತು ಮರುತರು ಜೊತೆಯಾಗಿ ಇಂದ್ರನು ನಮ್ಮ ದೇಹಧಾರಿತ ಪ್ರಾಣಶಕ್ತಿಗೆ ರಕ್ಷಕನಾಗಲಿ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಅಂತಿಮವಾಗಿ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಕಿರಣ-ಗೀತ (ಅರ್ಕ)ವನ್ನು ಒಳಮುಖವಾಗಿ ತಿರುಗಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಸ್ವಧಾ—ಸ್ವಭಾವಸಿದ್ಧ ಧರ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ಪೋಷಕ ಶಕ್ತಿ—ಮರುಸ್ಥಾಪನೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತದೆ.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.157

Mantras

Mantra 1

इमा नु कं भुवना सीषधामेन्द्रश्च विश्वे च देवाः ॥

ಈಗ ಇಂದ್ರನೂ ಸರ್ವ ದೇವರೂ ನಮ್ಮಿಗಾಗಿ ಈ ಭುವನಗಳನ್ನು ಸುಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲಿ—ನಮ್ಮ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದ ಮಟ್ಟಗಳನ್ನು ಸಮರಸತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಗೊಳಿಸಲಿ.

Mantra 2

यज्ञं च नस्तन्वं च प्रजां चादित्यैरिन्द्रः सह चीकॢपाति ॥

ಇಂದ್ರನು ಆದಿತ್ಯರೊಂದಿಗೆ ನಮ್ಮಿಗಾಗಿ ಯಜ್ಞವನ್ನೂ ತನು (ದೇಹ)ವನ್ನೂ ಪ್ರಜಾ (ಸಂತಾನ)ವನ್ನೂ ರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ; ನಮ್ಮ ಬಾಹ್ಯ-ಆಂತರಿಕ ಉಪಕರಣಗಳನ್ನು ಋತ-ಧರ್ಮಭರಿತ ಪರಿಪೂರ್ಣತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Mantra 3

आदित्यैरिन्द्रः सगणो मरुद्भिरस्माकं भूत्वविता तनूनाम् ॥

ಆದಿತ್ಯರನ್ನು ಸಹಚರರಾಗಿ ಹೊಂದಿ, ಮರುತ್ಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಇಂದ್ರನು ನಮ್ಮ ರಕ್ಷಕನಾಗಲಿ—ನಮ್ಮ ತನೂಗಳ (ದೇಹಧಾರಿತ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದ) ಅವಿತಾ, ಅದರ ಯೋಗ್ಯ ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳ ಪಾಲಕನಾಗಲಿ.

Mantra 4

हत्वाय देवा असुरान्यदायन्देवा देवत्वमभिरक्षमाणाः ॥

ದೇವರುಗಳು ಅಸುರರನ್ನು ಸಂಹರಿಸಲು ಹೊರಟಾಗ, ದೇವರುಗಳು ತಮ್ಮ ದೇವತ್ವವನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡುತ್ತಾ-ಪೋಷಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಮುಂದುವರಿದರು—ತಮ್ಮ ದಿವ್ಯ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ ಋತವನ್ನು ಅಖಂಡವಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು.

Mantra 5

प्रत्यञ्चमर्कमनयञ्छचीभिरादित्स्वधामिषिरां पर्यपश्यन् ॥

ತಮ್ಮ ಶಚೀಗಳೆಂಬ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿ ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳಿಂದ ಅವರು ಹಿಂದಿರುಗುವ ಕಿರಣ-ಗೀತಿಯಾದ ‘ಅರ್ಕ’ವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೆಡೆಗೆ ನಡೆಸಿದರು; ಆಗ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಅವರು ಸರ್ವತ್ರ ಸ್ವಧಾ—ಸ್ವ-ನಿಯಮವನ್ನು—ವೇಗವಂತವೂ ಪ್ರೇರಕವೂ ಆಗಿ ಕಂಡರು; ಅದರ ಸ್ವಾಭಾವಿಕ ಬಲ ಪುನಃ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತವಾಯಿತು.

Inside Sukta 157

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    A direct appeal for cosmic and personal alignment: Indra and all gods are asked to set the worlds in right order.

  2. Development

    The hymn specifies Indra’s companionship—Ādityas and Maruts—linking order (law) with force (energy) as guardians of embodied life.

  3. Climax

    The ‘returning arká’ is led inward by effective powers (śacī), revealing svadhā as a swift, impelling native principle restored to full function.

  4. Where it settles

    The movement ends in re-established harmony: protection, right energy, and an inwardly anchored order that supports life and action.

The deity: Indra with the Viśve Devāḥ

  • In the VedaIndra is hailed as the mighty organizer and protector, acting with śacī (effective powers) and supported by the collective divine host (Viśve Devāḥ). The Ādityas represent order and rightness, while the Maruts embody storm-force, vigor, and energizing movement.
  • Cosmic functionTo stabilize and re-align the bhuvanāni (worlds/realms), uphold ṛta (cosmic order), and defend life-force and prosperity through the combined governance of sovereign law (Ādityas) and dynamic power (Maruts).
  • Inner significanceIndra signifies awakened will and victorious clarity that breaks disorder; the Viśve Devāḥ indicate integrated faculties of the psyche working together. The ‘returning arká led inward’ suggests recollection and interiorization of sacred intention, restoring svadhā—one’s intrinsic capacity to act rightly and effectively.

Famous verses

इमा नु कं भुवना सीषधामेन्द्रश्च विश्वे च देवाः ॥
Verse 10.157.1Programmatic invocation of the entire hymn: Indra with the Viśve Devāḥ is asked to harmonize the worlds/planes of being, setting the governing tone of ṛta-alignment.Read verse 10.157.1 →
avitā tanūnām
Verse 10.157.3Highlights the protective dimension: Indra ‘with the Ādityas and Maruts’ is invoked as avitā tanūnām—guardian of embodied vitality and right energies.Read verse 10.157.3 →
pratyañcam arkam
Verse 10.157.5Provides the hymn’s inward-turning insight: the arká is drawn back within, and svadhā is ‘seen all around’—a restoration of intrinsic law/power and effective action.Read verse 10.157.5 →

Attributes of the deity

  • World-ordering and harmonizing power
  • Protector of embodied life (tanū)
  • Alliance with Ādityas (law, truth, right order)
  • Alliance with Maruts (energy, courage, impetus)
  • Śacī: efficacious force, skill, mastery
  • Integration of many divine powers (Viśve Devāḥ)

Also by this seer

  • Attributed anonymously within Maṇḍala 10’s anukta corpus; no secure additional hymn attributions can be made from the received tradition.

The rite, step by step

  • Prepare the fire/altar and establish ritual silence and intention (saṅkalpa) for harmony and protection.
  • Recite the opening verse invoking Indra and the Viśve Devāḥ to ‘set the worlds in order.’
  • Offer oblations while calling Indra with the Ādityas and Maruts as guardians of tanū (embodied vitality).
  • Conclude with a contemplative recitation that turns the arká inward—internalizing the hymn’s power and reaffirming svadhā (native law/strength).

Offerings

  • Ghee (ājya) into Agni
  • Soma libation where applicable
  • Grains or simple oblations as substitutes in non-soma settings
  • Water offering (ācamana/āpah) for purification

Frequently Asked Questions

It asks Indra and the collective gods (Viśve Devāḥ) to set the worlds and our life-conditions in right order—bringing harmony, protection, and stability.

The Ādityas represent law, truth, and right order, while the Maruts represent energizing force and courage. Together with Indra they symbolize protected, well-directed vitality.

In this hymn, svadhā points to an innate, self-sustaining law or native power—your built-in capacity to function rightly. The hymn suggests it can be restored by aligning with divine order and effective power (śacī).

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