Rig Veda 1.3.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 6

Sukta 1.3

Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditionally for RV 1.1–1.11; applied here to 1.3)

Devata: Indra (invoked in the Soma context as the breaker of obstacles and giver of force/joy)

Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 × 8 syllables; typical of early Indra/Soma invocations)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

इन्द्रा याहि तूतुजान उप ब्रह्माणि हरिवः । सुते दधिष्व नश्चनः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.3.6

Transliteration

índrā́ yā́hi tūtujā́na úpa bráhmāṇi harivaḥ | suté dadhisva naś cánāḥ ||

Translation

O Indra, come here—swiftly urged onward—towards our mantras of light, O Lord of the tawny steeds; in the pressed Soma establish in us even a particle of your delighting power and victorious fullness.

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