Sukta 24
Rishi: Rigvedic seer-tradition (Indra-stuti; AV 20 borrows RV material; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (as transmitted in this AV 20 segment)
AV 20.24 ແມ່ນບົດສັນດາຕໍ່ອິນທຣະ ທີ່ມາຈາກຣິກເວດ ເພື່ອເຊື້ອເຊີນອິນທຣະໃຫ້ກັບມາຍັງພິທີບູຊາ ແລະ ໃຫ້ພຣະອົງປະທັບຢູ່ທີ່ການດື່ມໂສມະ ຜ່ານການສັນດາທີ່ປ່ຽນໃຈພຣະເຈົ້າໃຫ້ຫັນມາສູ່ພິທີ. ໃນເກົ້າບົດອະນຸສຕຸບ ມັນເຊື້ອເຊີນອິນທຣະໃຫ້ດື່ມໂສມະທີ່ຄັ້ນແລ້ວ, ເຊິ່ງມັກອະທິບາຍວ່າມີສ່ວນຜະສົມເຊັ່ນນົມ ແລະ ຂ້າວບາລເລຍ, ເພື່ອໃຫ້ການປາກົດຕົວຂອງພຣະອົງກາຍເປັນການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຢ່າງຍິ່ງຕໍ່ຜູ້ອຸປະຖົມ, ໂດຍສະເພາະໃນດ້ານກຳລັງ, ການໄດ້ຊະນະ ແລະ ຄວາມຈະເລີນຮຸ່ງເຮືອງ.
Kind of charm
Mantras
Mantra 1
उप॑ नः सु॒तमा ग॑हि॒ सोम॑मिन्द्र॒ गवा॑शिरम्। हरि॑भ्यां॒ यस्ते॑ अस्म॒युः
ຈົ່ງໃກ້ຊິດມາຫາພວກເຮົາ ໂອ ອິນທຣະ ມາສູ່ໂສມະທີ່ບີດແລ້ວ ທີ່ປະສົມກັບນໍາເພື່ອດື່ມ ພ້ອມກັບມ້າສີທັນສອງຕົວຂອງທ່ານ ທ່ານຜູ້ມີໃຈເມດຕາຕໍ່ພວກເຮົາ
Mantra 2
तमि॑न्द्र॒ मद॒मा ग॑हि बर्हि॒ष्ठां ग्राव॑भिः सु॒तम्। क॒विन्न्वऽस्य तृ॒प्णवः॑
ໂອ ອິນທຣ, ຈົ່ງມາສູ່ຄວາມປິຕຍິນດີນັ້ນ, ສູ່ໂສມທີ່ອັດແລ້ວ, ວາງຢູ່ເທິງຫຍ້າສັກສິດ, ຄົບອອກມາດ້ວຍຫີນອັດ. ໂອ ນັກປາດຖະນາ, ຈົ່ງເພີດເພີນພໍໃຈກັບສິ່ງນີ້ເທົ່ານັ້ນ.
Mantra 3
इन्द्रमि॒त्था गिरो॒ ममाच्छा॑गुरिषि॒ता इ॒तः । आ॒वृते॒ सोम॑पीतये
ບົດສັນລະລຶກຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ຍິ່ງໄປຫາພະອິນທຣະດັ່ງກ່າວ, ເຊິ່ງພົ້ນຈາກບ່ອນນີ້: ຈົ່ງຫັນກັບມາຍັງນີ້ເພື່ອດື່ມເຄື່ອງບູຊາໂສມະ.
Mantra 4
इन्द्रं॒ सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॒ स्तोमै॑रि॒ह ह॑वामहे । उ॒क्थेभिः॑ कु॒विदा॒गम॑त्
ພວກເຮົາອັນວາດພະອິນທຣະຍັງນີ້ເພື່ອດື່ມເຄື່ອງບູຊາໂສມະດ້ວຍບົດສັນລະລຶກ; ດ້ວຍຄຳອົບພະຍາກອນອັນສັກສາຍ, ບຸນພະອົງຈະສະເດັດມາຫາພວກເຮົາບໍ?
Mantra 5
इन्द्र॒ सोमाः॑ सु॒ता इ॒मे तान् द॑धिष्व शतक्रतो । ज॒ठरे॑ वाजिनीवसो
ພະອິນທຣະ, ເຄື່ອງບູຊາໂສມະທີ່ຄົ້ນແລ້ວເຫຼົ່ານີ້, ພະອົງຜູ້ຊົງສັດທາຮ້ອຍປະການ, ຜູ້ປະທັບໃນຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງ ແລະ ລາງວັນ, ຈົ່ງຮັບເອົາໄວ້ໃນທ້ອງຂອງພະອົນ.
Mantra 6
वि॒द्मा हि त्वा॑ धनंज॒यं वाजे॑षु दधृ॒षं क॑वे । अधा॑ ते सु॒म्नमी॑महे
ດ້ວຍພວກເຮົາຮູ້ຈັກພະອົງ, ຜູ້ຊະນິຄຸນທານ, ຜູ້ກ້າຫານໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນຊິລາງວັນ, ພະຍານຜູ້ຊົງສະຕິ: ສະນັ້ນພວກເຮົາຈຶ່ງອົບພະຍາກອນຂໍຄວາມເມດຕາຂອງພະອົນ.
Mantra 7
इ॒ममि॑न्द्र॒ गवा॑शिरं॒ यवा॑शिरं च नः पिब । आ॒गत्या॒ वृष॑भिः सु॒तम्
ພະອິນທຣະ, ເຄື່ອງດື່ມທີ່ຄົ້ນແລ້ວນີ້, ທີ່ປະສົມກັບນົມ ແລະ ປະສົມກັບຂ້າວບາ, ຈົ່ງດື່ມເພື່ອພວກເຮົາ, ເມື່ອພະອົງສະເດັດມາພ້ອມກັບພວກໂຕຜູ້ເປັນນິບາດ.
Mantra 8
तुभ्येदि॑न्द्र॒ स्व ओ॒क्ये॒३ सोमं॑ चोदामि पी॒तये॑ । ए॒ष रा॑रन्तु ते हृ॒दि
ເພື່ອພະອົງ, ພະອິນທຣະ, ທີ່ທີ່ນັ່ງຂອງພະອົງເອງ, ຂ້ານ້ອຍກະວັນໂສມະໃຫ້ພະອົງດື່ມ. ຂໍໃຫ້ສິ່ງນີ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ພະອົງຊົມຊື່ນໃນຫົວໃຈຂອງພະອົງ.
Mantra 9
त्वां सु॒तस्य॑ पी॒तये॑ प्र॒त्नमि॑न्द्र हवामहे । कु॒शि॒कासो॑ अव॒स्यवः॑
ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍເອີ້ນພະອົງ, ພະອິນທຣະຜູ້ບູຮານ, ເພື່ອດື່ມໂສມະທີ່ຄັດແລ້ວ, ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍຊານກຸສິກະ ຜູ້ອະທິຖານຂໍຄວາມຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ.
Inside Sukta 24
How it unfolds
- How it opens
The hymn opens by projecting the poet’s songs (giraḥ) outward to Indra as messengers that reach him and call him near.
- What it asks
Indra is asked to return/turn toward the ritual (āvṛ) and drink the pressed Soma—explicitly ‘for us’—including Soma mixed with milk and barley.
- Where its power lies
The stuti itself is treated as efficacious: properly aimed speech compels divine attention and makes Indra’s presence actionable as avas (help).
- How it closes
It concludes with a traditional identity-marked invocation—‘we Kuśikas, craving succor’—sealing the request in lineage and need while fixing the goal: Indra’s Soma-drinking and aid.
Famous verses
आवृते सोमपीतये (āvṛte somapītaye)गवाशिरं यवाशिरं (gavāśiraṃ yavāśiraṃ)कुशिकासो अवस्यवः (kuśikāso avasyavaḥ)Kind of hymn
Saumya / Indra-Soma (Ritual praise; AV 20 is largely Rigvedic material used liturgically)
What it is for
Indra’s arrival and participation in the Soma-drink, resulting in tangible support—strength, victory, and prosperity—for the patrons.
Who it is for
Ritual specialists and patrons using AV 20 liturgically (Soma-related recitation), and households/kings seeking Indra’s aid framed through Soma-invitation praise.
Also used as
- Saumya (Soma-rite praise)
- Rāja-karman / Jaya (victory-aid, contest success)
- Śāntika (stabilizing divine favor through correct invitation)
The deity
Indra is the paradigmatic Vedic warrior and Soma-drinker: the power of victorious force, leadership, and the capacity to make aid (avas) present when properly praised and offered Soma.
Powers of the deity
- Accepts and is invigorated by Soma; becomes present at the rite when invoked
- Grants avas (effective help), strength, and victory in contests
- Protects patrons and enlarges prosperity and cattle/wealth
- Turns toward the caller (āvṛ) and responds to well-aimed stuti (giraḥ)
Why the deity is called
To “turn” Indra back to the ritual space and secure his Soma-drinking, so that his invigorated power manifests as aid, strength, and winning for the sacrificer/community.
The seer
- Kuśika-seer tradition (RV-derived; specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī)Angiras. Saumya stuti and āvāhana-style praise: summoning Indra to the Soma, strengthening the sacrificer’s power, and securing victory/aid through laudatory mantra.
Other hymns of this seer
- AV 20.23 (RV-derived Indra hymn cluster, related stuti material)
- AV 20.25 (adjacent RV-derived Indra-Soma praise material in AV 20)
- RV parallels in the Indra-stuti corpus (Kuśika-associated refrain/identity in the verse itself)
Preparing for the rite
- Prepare a clean recitation space facing east or toward the ritual fire/pressing area.
- Arrange the Soma (or a Soma-substitute in later practice) and a libation vessel; keep milk and barley admixture available if following the verse’s imagery.
- Set intention: āvāhana of Indra for soma-pāna and avas (help).
The rite
- Recite the sukta in anuṣṭubh cadence with clear vocatives to Indra, especially at invitation turns (e.g., āvṛte).
- At invitation verses, present/raise the Soma cup (or offer a libation) as the physical correlate of the call.
- Optionally repeat the key āvāhana verse(s) to intensify the ‘turning’ of Indra toward the rite and the ‘for us’ (naḥ) benefit.
What it needs
- Soma (pressed drink) or ritually authorized substitute
- Milk (gava-āśir admixture)
- Barley/yava (yavāśir admixture)
- Offering vessel/cup; fire (where applicable)
When
During Soma-related observances, or at a chosen auspicious time when seeking Indra’s support (e.g., before contest, campaign, or communal rite).
The main substance
Soma (pressed drink)
How it is prepared
Press Soma according to rite; prepare a portion as admixture-Soma: blend with milk (gava-āśir) and with barley/yava (yavāśir) as indicated by the hymn’s offering language; present in a clean cup for invitation and offering.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a liturgical Indra-hymn that invites Indra to come back/turn toward the rite and drink the pressed Soma, so his power becomes active help for the patrons.
Milk and barley are classic strengthening admixtures for the Soma offering; the verses use them to describe a rich, inviting draught meant to please and invigorate Indra.
In content it is largely Rigvedic Indra-stuti material, preserved in Atharvaveda Kāṇḍa 20 for liturgical use; it functions more as ritual praise and invitation than as a medical or hostile charm.
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