Sukta 37
Sukta 3.37
Viśvāmitra Gāthina (opening of RV 3.37 traditionally attributed to Viśvāmitra).
Indra.
Gāyatrī (short 3-pāda structure suggests a compact meter; many such invocatory openings are in Gāyatrī).
RV 3.37 ເປັນການອວຍພອນທີ່ກະທັດຮັດແລະມີພະລັງເຖິງອິນທຣະໃນຖານະຜູ້ສັງຫາວາທຣະ ແລະ ຜູ້ຊະນະໃນສົງຄາມ, ວອງວ່າພະອົງຈະຫັນພະພົບມາຍັງຜູ້ບູຊາ ແລະ ປະທານຊັບຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ພວກເຂົາໄດ້ຮັບໄຊຊະນະ. ບົດສາດສະເໝືອນນີ້ຮຽກຮ້ອງຫາອິນທຣະຈາກທັງໃກ້ ແລະ ໄກ, ຂໍໃຫ້ພະອົງມາເຖິງຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວ, ຮັບເອົາການຖວາຍ, ແລະ ທໍາລາຍພະລັງທີ່ຂັດຂວາງ ທີ່ກີດຂວາງແສງສະຫວ່າງ, ນໍ້າ, ແລະ ຄວາມກ້າວໜ້າ.
Mantras
Mantra 1
वार्त्रहत्याय शवसे पृतनाषाह्याय च । इन्द्र त्वा वर्तयामसि ॥
ເພື່ອການສັງຫານຜູ້ປົກປິດ, ເພື່ອຄວາມຮຸ່ງແຮງ, ແລະ ເພື່ອໄຊຊະນະໃນສົງຄາມ, ອ້າຍອິນທຣະ, ພວກເຮົາຈັດຕັ້ງທ່ານໃຫ້ເຄື່ອນໄຫວ (ພວກເຮົາຫັນທ່ານມາສູ່ພວກເຮົາ).
Mantra 2
अर्वाचीनं सु ते मन उत चक्षुः शतक्रतो । इन्द्र कृण्वन्तु वाघतः ॥
��້າຍອິນທຣະຜູ້ທີ່ມີພະລັງຮ້ອຍປະການ, ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຊອກຫາສ້າງຈິດໃຈທີ່ໜັກແນ່ມາຫາທ່ານ ແລະ ສາຍຕາທີ່ສະຫວ່າງໃສ - ເພື່ອທີ່ພະລັງຂອງທ່ານຈະເຮັດວຽກໃນພວກເຮົາເປັນພະລັງງານບູຊາທີ່ຕື່ນຂຶ້ນ.
Mantra 3
नामानि ते शतक्रतो विश्वाभिर्गीर्भिरीमहे । इन्द्राभिमातिषाह्ये ॥
ອ້າຍອິນທຣະຜູ້ທີ່ມີພະລັງຮ້ອຍປະການ, ດ້ວຍບົດສາດທັງໝົດຂອງພວກເຮົາ ພວກເຮົາຮຽກຫານາມຂອງທ່ານ - ຄວາມຢູ່ລະອຽດຫຼາຍປະການຂອງທ່ານ - ເພື່ອທີ່ທ່ານຈະຊະນະແຮງກົດດັນຈາກສັດຕູທີ່ເຂົ້າຮ້ອນຈິດວິນຍານ.
Mantra 4
पुरुष्टुतस्य धामभिः शतेन महयामसि । इन्द्रस्य चर्षणीधृतः ॥
ດ້ວຍທີ່ຢູ່ອັນສະຫວ່າງໃສຮ້ອຍແຫ່ງພະລັງ ພວກເຮົາສັນລະລຶກອ້າຍອິນທຣະຜູ້ທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການສັນລະລຶກຫຼາຍ, ຜູ້ສະໜັບສະໜູນຕະກູນມະນຸດ - ຜູ້ທີ່ຮັກສາສະໜາມຂອງການປະຕິບັດ ແລະ ການເຕີບໃຫຍ່ຂອງພວກເຮົາ.
Mantra 5
इन्द्रं वृत्राय हन्तवे पुरुहूतमुप ब्रुवे । भरेषु वाजसातये ॥
ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຮຽກໃກ້ອ້າຍອິນທຣະ, ຜູ້ທີ່ຖືກຮຽກຂານຫຼາຍ, ເພື່ອທໍາລາຍວະລຶຕຣະ - ຜູ້ປົກປິດ - ເພື່ອທີ່ໃນການຕໍ່ສູ້ຂອງຊີວິດ ທ່ານຈະຊະນະຄວາມສົມບູນຂອງພະລັງໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາ.
Mantra 6
वाजेषु सासहिर्भव त्वामीमहे शतक्रतो । इन्द्र वृत्राय हन्तवे ॥
ໃນຜົນປະໂຫຍດຂອງພະລັງ ຈົ່ງເປັນຜູ້ຊະນະຂອງພວກເຮົາ; ພວກເຮົາຊອກຫາທ່ານ, ອ້າຍອິນທຣະຜູ້ທີ່ມີພະລັງຮ້ອຍປະການ, ເພື່ອທໍາລາຍຜູ້ປົກປິດແສງສະຫວ່າງ ແລະ ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວຂອງພວກເຮົາ.
Mantra 7
द्युम्नेषु पृतनाज्ये पृत्सुतूर्षु श्रवस्सु च । इन्द्र साक्ष्वाभिमातिषु ॥
ໃນຄວາມສໍາເລັດອັນສະຫວ່າງໃສຂອງພວກເຮົາ, ໃນພະລັງແຮງຂອງສົງຄາມ, ໃນການຂັດຂ້າງທີ່ຕ້ອງຜ່ານພົ້ນ, ແລະ ໃນສະໜາມຂອງຊື່ສຽງທີ່ປາດເກດ - ອ້າຍອິນທຣະ, ຈົ່ງຢູ່ກັບພວກເຮົາ ແລະ ເປັນຜູ້ຊະນະຕໍ່ກັບແຮງກົດດັນຈາກສັດຕູ.
Mantra 8
शुष्मिन्तमं न ऊतये द्युम्निनं पाहि जागृविम् । इन्द्र सोमं शतक्रतो ॥
ປ້ອງກັນເພື່ອຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອພວກເຮົາ ຊົມຜູ້ມີພະລັງສູງສຸດ ຜູ້ສະຫວ່າງສະຫວາດ ຜູ້ຕື່ນຢູ່ສະເໝີ, ໂອ ອິນທຣະ ຜູ້ມີພະລັງຮ້ອຍປະການ, ເພື່ອໃຫ້ຄວາມປິຕິທີ່ຕື່ນຢູ່ນັ້ນຈະຖືກຮັກສາໄວ້ສຳລັບການເດີນທາງຂອງວິນຍານ.
Mantra 9
इन्द्रियाणि शतक्रतो या ते जनेषु पञ्चसु । इन्द्र तानि त आ वृणे ॥
ພະລັງອິນທຣະ ໂອ ຜູ້ມີປັນຍາຮ້ອຍປະການ ທີ່ມີຢູ່ໃນຫມູ່ຊົນຫ້າກຸ່ມ, ພະລັງເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ໂອ ອິນທຣະ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເລືອກ ແລະ ດຶງມາສູ່ຕົວຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ເພື່ອການເຕີບໃຫຍ່ຂອງວິນຍານ.
Mantra 10
अगन्निन्द्र श्रवो बृहद्द्युम्नं दधिष्व दुष्टरम् । उत्ते शुष्मं तिरामसि ॥
ມາເຖິດ ໂອ ອິນທຣະ: ຕັ້ງໄວ້ໃນຕົວເຈົ້າ ຊື່ສຽງອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການດົນໃຈ ພະລັງອັນສະຫວ່າງສະຫວາດ ທີ່ຍາກຈະເອົາຊະນະ; ແລະ ພວກເຮົາລຸ້ນຂ້າມ ພວກເຮົາຜ່ານພົ້ນ ພະລັງຂອງເຈົ້າ, ດ້ວຍການຍົກຂຶ້ນນັ້ນ ພວກເຮົາຜ່ານທາງທີ່ຍາກລຳບາກ.
Mantra 11
अर्वावतो न आ गह्यथो शक्र परावतः । उ लोको यस्ते अद्रिव इन्द्रेह तत आ गहि ॥
ມາຫາພວກເຮົາຈາກທາງໃກ້ ແລະ ຍັງ, ໂອ ຜູ້ມີພະລັງ, ຈາກທາງໄກ; ຈາກໂລກໃດກໍຕາມທີ່ເປັນຂອງເຈົ້າ, ໂອ ອົງຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງຫີນຟ້າຮ້ອນ, ໂອ ອິນທຣະ, ມານີ້ຈາກບ່ອນນັ້ນເຂົ້າສູ່ທົ່ງນາທີ່ມີຮ່າງກາຍນີ້.
Inside Sukta 37
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
A direct mobilization of Indra: invoked for Vṛtra-slaying, strength, and battle-victory—‘we turn/set you in motion toward us.’
- Development
The hymn intensifies the request, portraying Indra as the overcomer in vājas and repeatedly framing the central problem as obstruction to light, movement, and success.
- Climax
Indra is explicitly sought as the one who will strike Vṛtra—heroic, many-powered, and decisive in the critical moment of contest.
- Where it settles
A sweeping final summons calls Indra from near or far, from any realm that is his, to come ‘here from there’—bringing the divine power fully into the ritual field.
The deity: Indra
- In the VedaIndra is hailed as Śakra (the mighty), Śatakratu (of a hundred powers/acts), wielder of the thunderstone (adri-vat), and the heroic breaker of Vṛtra who releases the blocked currents of life. He is the foremost champion of the Arya community in conflict and the swift recipient of soma and praise.
- Cosmic functionHe shatters obstruction, releases waters/light, restores movement, and secures victory and abundance—turning chaos into ordered flow and enabling the world’s dynamism.
- Inner significanceIndra represents awakened will, courage, and decisive intelligence that breaks inner inertia (vṛtra) and reopens the streams of clarity, energy, and forward motion in the seeker.
The seer
- Viśvāmitra GāthinaGāthin (Viśvāmitra lineage; traditionally connected with the Kuśika line) · A paradigmatic ṛṣi who embodies tapas and transformation, celebrated for powerful Indra hymns and for establishing expansive, world-ordering prayer-forms in the Rig Veda tradition.
Famous verses
indra tvā vartayāmasi
वाजेषु सासहिर्भव त्वामीमहे शतक्रतो । इन्द्र वृत्राय हन्तवे ॥arvāvato na ā gahi
Attributes of the deity
- Vṛtrahan (slayer of the Coverer/obstructor)
- Śakra (mighty, capable)
- Śatakratu (many-powered, many-devised)
- Swift to come when invoked
- Battle-winner and protector of the pressing (soma) and the sacrificer
- Wielder of vajra/adri (thunderstone)
Also by this seer
- Large portions of Rig Veda Maṇḍala 3 (many hymns attributed to Viśvāmitra and his line)
- Indra-focused sūktas emphasizing Vṛtra-han (slayer of obstruction) and victory in contest (pṛtanā-saha)
- Foundational Vedic prayer motifs later echoed in famous mantras associated with Viśvāmitra (e.g., the solar prayer tradition)
The rite, step by step
- Prepare the altar/fire (Agni) and establish a focused intention: victory over obstruction (vṛtra) and attainment of strength (śavas).
- Invite Indra with stotra/śastra-style recitation, explicitly ‘turning’ him toward the rite (ā-vartana/āhvāna sense).
- Offer soma (or its ritual substitute) and ghee while reciting key verses that name Indra as Vṛtrahan and Śatakratu.
- Reinforce the request: Indra as sāsahi (overcomer) in vājas (contests/energetic gains), to strike down the obstructing force.
- Conclude with the broad summons: call Indra from near and far ‘from whatever world is his’ to be present here and now, sealing the protection and victory.
Offerings
- Soma libation (primary, where applicable)
- Ghee/ājya into Agni
- Optional: oblations with milk/curds in Indra context (regional śrauta variations)
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks Indra to come to the worshippers, destroy the obstructing force called Vṛtra, and grant strength and victory in conflict and effort.
Vṛtra symbolizes blockage—of waters, light, and progress. Indra as Vṛtrahan is the power that breaks the blockage and restores flow and success.
It is a poetic way of saying: wherever Indra’s power is present in the cosmos, the mantra invites that power to become present here in the ritual and in the seeker’s life.
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