Sukta 5
Sukta 1.5
Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 1.1–1.11; RV 1.5 commonly within this attribution)
Indra
Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables typical for this Indra hymn section)
RV 1.5 ແມ່ນການເຊື້ອເຊີນອິນທຣະໃຫ້ມາ, ນັ່ງລົງໃນພິທີບູຊາ, ແລະ ດື່ມໂສມທີ່ຄົ້ນໃໝ່ໃນຂະນະທີ່ພວກສະຫາຍຍົກສະຕົມ (ບົດສັນດາ). ມັນສະຫລອງກຳລັງອັນເດັດດເດັ່ນຂອງອິນທຣະ ທີ່ເກີດມາເພື່ອໂສມ ແລະ ເພື່ອຄວາມເດັ່ນ, ແລະ ສິ້ນສຸດດ້ວຍຄຳອະທິຖານປ້ອງກັນວ່າ ກຳລັງມະນຸດທີ່ເປັນປັດຈູບັນຈົ່ງບໍ່ໄດ້ທຳຮ້າຍຜູ້ບູຊາ, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ອິນທຣະຂັບໄລ່ການຕີທຳລາຍ.
Mantras
Mantra 1
आ त्वेता नि षीदतेन्द्रमभि प्र गायत । सखायः स्तोमवाहसः ॥
ມາເຖິງນັ້ນ, ນັ່ງລົງທີ່ນີ້; ຮ້ອງບົດສວາດັດໄປຫາອິນທະ. ສະຫາຍຜູ້ຖືບົດສວາດັດ, ນໍາເອົາພະລັງຂອງການຮ້ອງມາເພື່ອໃຫ້ພະລັງນັ່ງຢູ່ພາຍໃນເຮົາ.
Mantra 2
पुरूतमं पुरूणामीशानं वार्याणाम् । इन्द्रं सोमे सचा सुते ॥
ອິນທະ, ຜູ້ອຸດົມສົມບູນທີ່ສຸດໃນບວກຫຼາຍ, ຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້ານາຍຂອງຄວາມສົມບູນທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດ, ເຮົາຮຽກຂໍໃຫ້ຢູ່ກັບເຮົາໃນໂສມະທີ່ຖືກຄົ້ນເອົາ, ເປັນສະຫາຍກັບການຖວາຍແລະຄວາມປາຖະຫນາຂອງເຮົາ.
Mantra 3
स घा नो योग आ भुवत्स राये स पुरंध्याम् । गमद्वाजेभिरा स नः ॥
ຂໍໃຫ້ທ່ານກາຍເປັນພະລັງແຫ່ງການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ສໍາລັບເຮົາໃນການສະຫນອງຂອງຈິດສໍານຶກ; ຂໍໃຫ້ທ່ານເປັນຄວາມສົມບູນທາງວິນຍານແລະຄວາມເຕັມທີ່ຂອງປັນຍາທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ. ຂໍໃຫ້ທ່ານມາຫາເຮົາພ້ອມກັບພະລັງແຫ່ງການຊະນະແລະຄວາມເພີ່ມພູມທີ່ສໍາເລັດ.
Mantra 4
यस्य संस्थे न वृण्वते हरी समत्सु शत्रवः । तस्मा इन्द्राय गायत ॥
ຮ້ອງບົດສວາດັດຕໍ່ອິນທະຜູ້ໃນທີ່ຕັ້ງທີ່ໝັ້ນຄົງຂອງທ່ານ, ພະລັງທີ່ເປັນປັດຈຸບັນ, ເຖິງແມ່ນໃນການປະທະກັນພາຍໃນ, ບໍ່ສາມາດຍຶດຫຼືຢຸດຍັ້ງມ້າສອງຕົວທີ່ມີພະລັງ, ພະລັງຄູ່ນັ້ນຂອງແສງສະຫວ່າງທີ່ນໍາພາຄວາມປາຖະຫນາຂອງວິນຍານໄປຂ້າງຫນ້າ.
Mantra 5
सुतपाव्ने सुता इमे शुचयो यन्ति वीतये । सोमासो दध्याशिरः ॥
ຜູ້ຊໍາລະຄວາມສຸກທີ່ຖືກຄົ້ນເອົາ, ພະລັງໂສມະທີ່ຖືກຄົ້ນເຫຼົ່ານີ້, ສະຫວ່າງແລະໃສ, ເຄື່ອນໄປຂ້າງຫນ້າເພື່ອຄວາມພໍໃຈຂອງທ່ານ; ກະແຈກະໄຫຼໂສມະມາປະສົມກັບນໍາເປັນສານທີ່ໃຫ້ພະລັງພາຍໃນສໍາລັບການຖວາຍ.
Mantra 6
त्वं सुतस्य पीतये सद्यो वृद्धो अजायथाः । इन्द्र ज्यैष्ठ्याय सुक्रतो ॥
ທ່ານເກີດມາເພື່ອດື່ມໂຊມທີ່ຖືກບີບອອກ ແລະ ເກີດມາພ້ອມທີ່ຈະເຕີບໃຫຍ່ໃນທັນທີ, ອົດອິນທຣະ, ເພື່ອບັນລຸອຳນາດສູງສຸດ, ຜູ້ມີຄວາມປະສົງອັນສະຫວ່າງແຈ້ງ.
Mantra 7
आ त्वा विशन्त्वाशवः सोमास इन्द्र गिर्वणः । शं ते सन्तु प्रचेतसे ॥
ຂໍໃຫ້ພະລັງງານຂອງໂຊມອັນໄວວາເຂົ້າສູ່ທ່ານ, ອົດອິນທຣະ, ພະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າຜູ້ຕອບສະຫນອງຕໍ່ຄຳສອນ; ຂໍໃຫ້ພວກມັນເປັນພະລັງແຫ່ງສັນຕິພາບ ແລະ ຄວາມສະຫວັດດີພາບສຳລັບປັນຍາທີ່ຕື່ນຮັບ.
Mantra 8
त्वां स्तोमा अवीवृधन्त्वामुक्था शतक्रतो । त्वां वर्धन्तु नो गिरः ॥
ອົດອິນທຣະຜູ້ມີພະລັງຮ້ອຍປະການໃນການກະທຳທີ່ມີປະສິດທິຜົນ, ບົດສະຫນອງຂອງພວກເຮົາໄດ້ເພີ່ມພະລັງໃຫ້ທ່ານ; ຄຳສອນອັນສະຫວ່າງໄດ້ເພີ່ມພະລັງໃຫ້ທ່ານ. ຂໍໃຫ້ຄຳກອງຫຼາຍປະການຂອງພວກເຮົາສ້າງທ່ານໃຫ້ເຕີບໃຫຍ່ຂຶ້ນພາຍໃນພວກເຮົາ.
Mantra 9
अक्षितोतिः सनेदिमं वाजमिन्द्रः सहस्रिणम् । यस्मिन्विश्वानि पौंस्या ॥
ອົດອິນທຣະຜູ້ມີພະລັງປ້ອງກັນອັນບໍ່ສູນເສົານີ້, ຂໍໃຫ້ຊະນະເອົາຄວາມສົມບູນແຫ່ງພະລັງນີ້ໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາ - ອັນອຸດົມດ້ວຍພະລັງງານພັນປະການ - ໃນນັ້ນພະລັງກົກກະຕິທັງໝົດໄດ້ລວມຢູ່.
Mantra 10
मा नो मर्ता अभि द्रुहन्तनूनामिन्द्र गिर्वणः । ईशानो यवया वधम् ॥
ຂໍໃຫ້ກຳລັງຂອງມະນຸດບໍ່ຕ້ອງເຂົ້າຮຸກຮານຮ່າງກາຍຂອງພວກເຮົາດ້ວຍຄວາມບາດຄຽດ. ອົດອິນທຣະ, ພະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າແຫ່ງຄຳສອນ, ໃນພະລັງອຳນາດຂອງທ່ານ, ຂໍໃຫ້ຂັບໄລຍະການທຳລາຍອອກໄປໄກ.
Inside Sukta 5
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
A direct call: companions are urged to sing forth to Indra and seat him in the rite (invitation and enthronement).
- Development
Indra is praised as the one who comes for Soma and is ‘born full-grown’—his power is immediate, luminous, and oriented toward highest mastery.
- Climax
The hymn’s central affirmation: Indra’s sovereignty and readiness for Soma are inseparable from his supreme strength and leadership (jyaiṣṭhya).
- Where it settles
A closing safeguard: the worshippers ask that hostile mortal impulses not harm their embodied life, and that Indra, as lord of hymns, repel destruction.
The deity: Indra
- In the VedaIndra is the gīrvāṇaḥ (“delighting in hymns”), the foremost hero who answers song with presence, drinks Soma, and strengthens the community through victorious power and protection. He is praised as masterful, swift to aid, and responsive to well-formed stoma and pressing of Soma.
- Cosmic functionHe upholds ṛta by overcoming obstructive forces, releasing vitality and prosperity, and ensuring victory, rain, and well-being through his sovereign might.
- Inner significanceIndra represents awakened force of will and courage—an inner sovereignty that is ‘born full-grown’ when the right energy (Soma/joy/ardor) is pressed and offered through disciplined speech and intention.
The seer
- Madhucchandas VaiśvāmitraVaiśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra-gotra) · Traditionally regarded as the seer of the opening hymns of the Rig Veda (RV 1.1–1.11), shaping the early Vedic idiom of invitation (āvāhana), praise (stuti), and boon-seeking (āśis), especially in Indra-centered Gāyatrī hymns.
Famous verses
ni ṣīdata indram
sadyo vṛddho ajāyathāḥ
īśāno yavayā vadham
Attributes of the deity
- Soma-drinker (somapā)
- Gīrvāṇaḥ (lover of hymns)
- Īśāna (sovereign/master)
- Vṛtra-slayer archetype (obstacle-breaker)
- Protector of the sacrificer and community
- Bestower of strength, victory, and abundance
Also by this seer
- RV 1.1–1.11 (traditional attribution, including early Agni and Indra hymns)
- Foundational exemplars of Gāyatrī-style praise and Soma-invocation poetry in early Mandala 1
The rite, step by step
- Prepare the ritual space and seat (āsana) for the deity; establish intention and purity.
- Press Soma (or symbolically prepare the Soma offering) and ready the libation for Indra.
- Invite Indra to ‘sit down here’ (ni ṣīdata) through Gāyatrī stomas sung by the companions (sakhāyaḥ).
- Offer the Soma to Indra for drinking (pītaye), accompanied by praise of his immediate, full-grown power.
- Conclude with a protective petition: may hostile mortal forces not injure our bodies; may Indra drive away the blow (vadha).
Offerings
- Soma libation (pressed Soma)
- Stoma/chant (hymns of praise)
- Optional ancillary offerings: ghee in the fire, water for purification
Frequently Asked Questions
It invites Indra to come and sit in the sacrifice, praises his power, offers him Soma to drink, and asks him to protect the worshippers from harm.
In Vedic ritual Soma is the energizing offering; the hymn says Indra is born for Soma-drinking and becomes fully manifest in strength through it, so Soma and Indra’s power are linked.
It asks that hostile mortal forces not injure our embodied life, and that Indra, as sovereign and lover of hymns, drive far away the blow of destruction.
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