Sukta 40
Sukta 3.40
Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional attribution for RV 3)
Indra
Gāyatrī
ຄຳສັງນີ້ຮຽກຮ້ອງອິນທຣ, ໂຕຜູ້ເປັນກຳລັງຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງ, ມາສູ່ໂສມທີ່ຫັດສົດໃໝ່ ແລະ ຂໍໃຫ້ພຣະອົງດື່ມ, ປ້ອງກັນ, ແລະ ເພີ່ມທະວີຄຸນຄ່າອັນຫວານ (ມັດທຸ/ອັນທັສ) ທີ່ໃຫ້ກຳລັງແກ່ຜູ້ບູຊາຍັງ. ມັນຮຽກຮ້ອງຊ້ຳໆໃຫ້ອິນທຣມາຈາກທາງໄກ ແລະ ທາງໃກ້, ໃຫ້ເຂົ້າສູ່ "ຊ່ອງວ່າງກາງ" ແລະ ເຮັດໃຫ້ມັນເປັນຊ່ອງທາງແຫ່ງຊັຍຊະນະ, ແສງສະຫວ່າງ, ແລະ ພະລັງທີ່ໃຫ້ກຳລັງບຳລຸງ.
Mantras
Mantra 1
इन्द्र त्वा वृषभं वयं सुते सोमे हवामहे । स पाहि मध्वो अन्धसः ॥
ໂອ ອິນທະ, ພວກເຮົາຮຽກທ່ານຜູ້ມີພະລັງດັ່ງໂຄ, ໃນໂສມະທີ່ຄົນຄົ້ນແລ້ວ; ຈົ່ງປົກປ້ອງແລະ ເພີ່ມພູມຄວາມຫວານຂອງສາລະຊີວິດນັ້ນ ຢູ່ພາຍໃນພວກເຮົາ.
Mantra 2
इन्द्र क्रतुविदं सुतं सोमं हर्य पुरुष्टुत । पिबा वृषस्व तातृपिम् ॥
ໂອ ອິນທະ, ຜູ້ຮູ້ຄວາມປະສົງທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງແລະ ການປະຕິບັດຂອງມັນ, ຈົ່ງຮັບເອົາໂສມະທີ່ຄົນຄົ້ນນີ້; ໂອ ຜູ້ຖືກສັນລະເສີນຢ່າງກວ້າງຂວາງ, ຈົ່ງດື່ມ. ຈົ່ງເຕີບໃຫຍ່ໃນພະລັງຊາຍທາງຈິດວິນຍານ ແລະ ຈົ່ງເຕັມໃຈຢ່າງສົມບູນ.
Mantra 3
इन्द्र प्र णो धितावानं यज्ञं विश्वेभिर्देवेभिः । तिर स्तवान विश्पते ॥
ໂອ ອິນທະ, ຈົ່ງນຳພາພິທີບູຊາທີ່ມີພື້ນຖານດີຂອງພວກເຮົາໄປຂ້າງໜ້າ ພ້ອມກັບທຸກເທບະ; ຂ້າຜ່ານພະລັງທີ່ກີດຂວາງ, ຖືກສັນລະເສີນດ້ວຍຄຳເວົ້າຂອງພວກເຮົາ, ໂອ ຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງປະຊາຊົນ.
Mantra 4
इन्द्र सोमाः सुता इमे तव प्र यन्ति सत्पते । क्षयं चन्द्रास इन्दवः ॥
ໂອ ອິນທະ, ເຫຼົ່າໂສມະທີ່ຄົນຄົ້ນແລ້ວເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ເຄື່ອນໄປຫາທ່ານ, ໂອ ຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງການມີຢູ່ທີ່ແທ້ຈິງ; ກະແສຂອງຄວາມສຸກທີ່ສະຫວ່າງໄສ ໄປສູ່ທີ່ຢູ່ອັນສະຫງົບ ແລະ ມີຫົວໃຈຂອງທ່ານ.
Mantra 5
दधिष्वा जठरे सुतं सोममिन्द्र वरेण्यम् । तव द्युक्षास इन्दवः ॥
ຈົ່ງວາງໄວ້ພາຍໃນທ້ອງຂອງທ່ານ, ໂອ ອິນທະ, ໂສມະທີ່ຄົນຄົ້ນນີ້, ຄວາມສຸກທີ່ເປັນທີ່ຕ້ອງເລືອກ; ເພາະເຫຼົ່າໂສມະທີ່ສະຫວ່າງໄສຂອງທ່ານເປັນພະລັງທີ່ໃຫ້ແສງສະຫວ່າງ.
Mantra 6
गिर्वणः पाहि नः सुतं मधोर्धाराभिरज्यसे । इन्द्र त्वादातमिद्यशः ॥
ໂອ ອິນທະຜູ້ຊົມຊື່ນໃນຄຳເວົ້າ, ຈົ່ງປົກປ້ອງໂສມະທີ່ຄົນຄົ້ນນີ້ໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາ; ທ່ານຖືກຊຸດໂຊມດ້ວຍກະແສຂອງຄວາມຫວານ. ຄວາມສະຫງ່າຜ່າເຜີຍແມ່ນຂອງຂວັນທີ່ທ່ານມອບໃຫ້.
Mantra 7
अभि द्युम्नानि वनिन इन्द्रं सचन्ते अक्षिता । पीत्वी सोमस्य वावृधे ॥
ອ້ອມຮອບອິນທະ ມີພະລັງທີ່ບໍ່ໝົດສິ້ນເທົ່ານັ້ນທີ່ຈະຄອງຄວາມສຳເລັດທີ່ສະຫວ່າງໄສ; ຫຼັງຈາກດື່ມໂສມະແລ້ວ, ພະອົງທະຍາຍພະລັງ, ເຕີບໃຫຍ່ເປັນແສງສະຫວ່າງແຫ່ງຊັນຊາດທີ່ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່.
Mantra 8
अर्वावतो न आ गहि परावतश्च वृत्रहन् । इमा जुषस्व नो गिरः ॥
ຈົ່ງມາຫາພວກເຮົາຈາກທິດໃກ້ ແລະ ຈາກທິດໄກ, ໂອຜູ້ທັນຂໍ້ຂັດຂ້ອງ; ຈົ່ງຮັບເອົາຄຳເວົ້າທີ່ເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍຄວາມສັກສິດຂອງພວກເຮົາ.
Mantra 9
यदन्तरा परावतमर्वावतं च हूयसे । इन्द्रेह तत आ गहि ॥
ເມື່ອເຈົ້າຖືກເອີ້ນຈາກລະຫວ່າງທິດໄກ ແລະ ທິດໃກ້, ຈົ່ງມາຈາກບ່ອນນັ້ນ, ໂອອິນທຣະ, ຈົ່ງເຂົ້າສູ່ພາຍໃນຂອງພວກເຮົາ ແລະ ເຮັດໃຫ້ມັນເປັນທາງຜ່ານຂອງແສງສະຫວ່າງ.
Inside Sukta 40
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Indra is invoked as the bull of power at the pressed Soma; the worshippers ask him to guard and foster the sweet vital essence.
- Development
The hymn intensifies the invitation: Soma is presented as choice-worthy; Indra is urged to drink and convert the shining drops into energizing, luminous power.
- Climax
The call reaches its peak in the summons from the ‘far and near’—Indra is asked to come through the in-between region and enter the central field of the rite (and of the self).
- Where it settles
The hymn settles into assurance through continued invitation and offering: Indra’s arrival and Soma-drinking are expected to yield protection, strength, and victorious increase.
The deity: Indra
- In the VedaIndra is hailed as vṛṣabha (bull), the mighty drinker of Soma, wielder of the vajra, helper of the singer, and victorious breaker of obstacles who brings wealth, strength, and illumination.
- Cosmic functionHe releases and directs life-power—winning the “cattle” of light and abundance, breaking confinements, and establishing victorious order for the sacrificer and the clan.
- Inner significanceIndra represents the awakened will and heroic intelligence that drinks the delight of practice (Soma), converts it into power, and opens the inner passages so clarity and courage can prevail.
The seer
- Viśvāmitra GāthinaGāthin / Kauśika (Viśvāmitra line) · A royal-turned-seer famed for forging powerful Indra hymns and for the vision of the Gāyatrī mantra; emblematic of tapas, transformation, and mantra-śakti.
Famous verses
indra tvā vṛṣabhaṃ vayam
दधिष्वा जठरे सुतं सोममिन्द्र वरेण्यम् । तव द्युक्षास इन्दवः ॥indreha tata ā gahi
Attributes of the deity
- Vṛṣabha (bull-like strength)
- Soma-priya (delights in Soma)
- Vajra-bearer (force that breaks obstacles)
- Vṛtra-slayer (victory over constriction)
- Giver of rayi (wealth/abundance)
- Swift responder to invocation (ā gahi)
Also by this seer
- Large portions of Rig Veda Maṇḍala 3 (many sūktas attributed to Viśvāmitra and his line)
- The celebrated Gāyatrī mantra (RV 3.62.10) in traditional attribution
- Indra-Agni and related hymns in Maṇḍala 3 associated with the Viśvāmitra family tradition
The rite, step by step
- Soma is pressed (suta) and filtered; the sweet essence (andhas/madhu) is prepared.
- Hotṛ recites Gāyatrī praises inviting Indra as vṛṣabha to the offering.
- Indra is urged to come “from far and near” and take his seat at the rite.
- Soma is offered; the hymn asks Indra to drink and to ‘place it in the belly’—assimilate the offering as power.
- Blessings are requested: protection of the sweet essence, strengthening of the worshipper, and victorious passage for light and force.
Offerings
- Pressed Soma (soma, andhas, madhu)
- Associated oblations customary to Soma rites (e.g., ghee/clarified butter, as contextually paired though Soma is primary)
Frequently Asked Questions
It invites Indra to the freshly pressed Soma and asks him to drink it, protect the hymn’s “sweet essence,” and grant strength, victory, and thriving power to the worshippers.
“Bull” is a Vedic image for overflowing strength, virility, and victorious force—Indra is praised as the one whose power can break obstacles and increase abundance.
It is a poetic way of summoning Indra from every direction and distance, urging him to cross the in-between space and arrive effectively “here”—at the rite and within the worshipper’s inner field.
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