Sukta 95
Sukta 8.95
Indra
ຄຳສອນນີ້ແມ່ນການອວຍພຣະອິນທຣະ ໂດຍສຸມໃສ່ການຖວາຍໂສມະ: ນ້ຳຄັດທີ່ສະຫວ່າງໄສເຊື່ອວນໄປຫາພຣະອິນທຣະ, ແລະ ພຣະອົງຖືກວອນນຳໃຫ້ດື່ມສາລີທີ່ກະກຽມແລ້ວ ແລະ ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນກິດກຣິຍາຂອງຜູ້ຖວາຍ. ຜ່ານການສຣີດສະຫງວນ ບັນດາກະວີໄດ້ "ເພີ່ມພະລັງ" ໃຫ້ພຣະອິນທຣະ, ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ຮັບພະລັງຫຼາຍຢ່າງຂອງພຣະອົງ, ຄື: ຄວາມຮັ່ງມີ, ຊັຍຊະນະ, ແລະ ພະລັງທີ່ຜ່ານຜ່າອຸປະສັກຄ້າຍຄືວຣິຕຣະ. ການເນັ້ນຊ້ຳໆກ່ຽວກັບ "ຄວາມບໍຣິສຸດ" ຂອງພຣະອິນທຣະ ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນພຣະອົງເປັນພະລັງອັນບໍຣິສຸດ ທີ່ປະທານສົມບັດ ແລະ ທຳລາຍອຸປະສັກຕ່າງໆ.
Mantras
Mantra 2
आ त्वा शुक्रा अचुच्यवुः सुतास इन्द्र गिर्वणः । पिबा त्वस्यान्धस इन्द्र विश्वासु ते हितम् ॥
ການຄົ້ນບິດອັນສະຫວ່າງໄດ້ໄຫຼມາຫາທ່ານ, ອິນທະຜູ້ຮັກຄຳສັງການ. ຈົ່ງດື່ມແກ່ນສົມານີ້, ອິນທະ, ສິ່ງທີ່ກະກຽມໄວ້ສຳລັບທ່ານໃນທຸກການເຄື່ອນໄຫວຂອງພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ, ເພື່ອພະລັງອັນສະຫວ່າງຈະເຂົ້າມາຄອບຄອງທົ່ວສັກຊາດ.
Mantra 3
पिबा सोमं मदाय कमिन्द्र श्येनाभृतं सुतम् । त्वं हि शश्वतीनां पती राजा विशामसि ॥
ຈົ່ງດື່ມສົມາເພື່ອຄວາມເມດຕາ, ອິນທະ, ຄວາມປິຕິທີ່ບິດແລ້ວນີ້ຖືກນຳມາໂດຍນົກເຫຼືອບິນໄວ. ເພາະທ່ານແມ່ນພະຜູ້ເປັນນິລະສັນຕະ, ກະສັດແຫ່ງປະຊາຊົນ, ແສງສະຫວ່າງຜູ້ປົກຄອງພະລັງຫຼາຍພາຍໃນພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ.
Mantra 4
श्रुधी हवं तिरश्च्या इन्द्र यस्त्वा सपर्यति । सुवीर्यस्य गोमतो रायस्पूर्धि महाँ असि ॥
ຈົ່ງຟັງການຮຽກ, ອິນທະ, ແມ້ນແຕ່ຈາກເສັ້ນທາງຂ້າງ, ຂອງຜູ້ທີ່ຮັບໃຊ້ທ່ານ. ຈົ່ງເຕີມເຂົາດ້ວຍຄວາມຮັ່ງມີທີ່ມີຝູງສັດສະຫວ່າງ, ດ້ວຍຄວາມອຸດົມຂອງພະລັງວິລະຊາດ, ເພາະທ່ານແມ່ນຄວາມກວ້າງຂວາງ.
Mantra 5
इन्द्र यस्ते नवीयसीं गिरं मन्द्रामजीजनत् । चिकित्विन्मनसं धियं प्रत्नामृतस्य पिप्युषीम् ॥
ອິນທະ, ຜູ້ໃດທີ່ໄດ້ສ້າງຄຳໃໝ່ທີ່ນຳມາເຊື່ອມຊັບສຳລັບທ່ານ, ຜູ້ນັ້ນສ້າງຄວາມຄິດດ້ວຍຈິດໃຈທີ່ສາມາດຮັບຮູ້, ແຮງບັນດານັບສັນຕະຂອງຄວາມຈິງທີ່ເຕີບໃຫຍ່ພາຍໃນ.
Mantra 6
तमु ष्टवाम यं गिर इन्द्रमुक्थानि वावृधुः । पुरूण्यस्य पौंस्या सिषासन्तो वनामहे ॥
ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍຂະນົບສັນລະລຶກອິນທະຜູ້ທີ່ຄຳເວົ້າແລະຄຳສັງການອັນສັກສິດໄດ້ເພີ່ມພະລັງໃຫ້. ຊອກຫາພະລັງບຸລິສັດຫຼາຍຢ່າງຂອງພະອົງ, ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍພະຍາຍາມເອົາມາເປັນຂອງຂອງພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ, ຄືພະລັງແຫ່ງການເປັນຜູ້ຊະນະ.
Mantra 7
एतो न्विन्द्रं स्तवाम शुद्धं शुद्धेन साम्ना । शुद्धैरुक्थैर्वावृध्वांसं शुद्ध आशीर्वान्ममत्तु ॥
ມາເຖິງນີ້, ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍຂະນົບສັນລະລຶກອິນທະຜູ້ບໍລິສຸດດ້ວຍຄຳສັງການບໍລິສຸດ, ດ້ວຍຄຳເວົ້າບໍລິສຸດເພີ່ມພະລັງໃຫ້ພະອົງ, ຂໍໃຫ້ພະລັງບໍລິສຸດຜູ້ນຳພາພອນປະທານຄວາມປິຕິພາຍໃນພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ, ເຕີມສັກຊາດດ້ວຍພອນຂອງພະອົງ.
Mantra 8
इन्द्र शुद्धो न आ गहि शुद्धः शुद्धाभिरूतिभिः । शुद्धो रयिं नि धारय शुद्धो ममद्धि सोम्यः ॥
ອິນທະຜູ້ບໍລິສຸດ, ຈົ່ງມາຫາພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍດ້ວຍການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອທີ່ບໍລິສຸດ. ຜູ້ບໍລິສຸດ, ຈົ່ງສ້າງຄວາມຮັ່ງມີແຫ່ງການມີຢູ່ໃນພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ, ຜູ້ບໍລິສຸດ, ຈົ່ງປິຕິດພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍໃນຖານະເຈົ້າຂອງສົມາ, ເພື່ອພະລັງທີ່ຈະແຈ້ງຈະຕັ້ງຊີວິດຂອງພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍໃຫ້ຢູ່ໃນລະບຽບທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງແລະຄວາມປິຕິ.
Mantra 9
इन्द्र शुद्धो हि नो रयिं शुद्धो रत्नानि दाशुषे । शुद्धो वृत्राणि जिघ्नसे शुद्धो वाजं सिषाससि ॥
ອິນທຣະ ຜູ້ບໍລິສຸດ, ທ່ານແມ່ນຄວາມສົມບູນຂອງພວກເຮົາ; ຜູ້ບໍລິສຸດ, ທ່ານປະທານສົມບັດຕ່າງໆໃຫ້ແກ່ຜູ້ປະທານ. ຜູ້ບໍລິສຸດ, ທ່ານທໍາລາຍກໍາລັງທີ່ຂັດຂວາງ; ຜູ້ບໍລິສຸດ, ທ່ານກະຕຸ້ນໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາມີວາຊະ, ຄວາມສົມບູນຂອງກໍາລັງແລະພະລັງຊະນະ.
Inside Sukta 95
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
The hymn opens by drawing Indra near: the bright Soma pressings ‘flow’ to him and he is urged to drink what is set out in the sacrificer’s activities.
- Development
Praise and solemn utterance are presented as forces that build Indra up; the worshippers seek to win and possess his many ‘man-powers’ for victory and well-being.
- Climax
The declaration of Indra as ‘śuddha’ (pure/clarified) intensifies the vision: in purity he grants wealth and treasures, and in purity he smites Vṛtra-like obstacles and awakens vāja.
- Where it settles
The hymn resolves in confident petition—having invoked, praised, and ‘strengthened’ Indra through Soma and speech, the poets rest their hope on his purified power to secure abundance and triumph.
The deity: Indra
- In the VedaIndra is the gīrvāṇa (lover of chants), the foremost receiver of Soma, and the heroic slayer of Vṛtra and other obstructions. He is praised as the giver of rayi (wealth/plenitude) and ratna (treasures) to the dāśuṣ (the offering worshipper), and as the awakener of vāja—victorious energy.
- Cosmic functionHe releases and sets in motion the blocked powers (waters, light, vitality) by shattering constraint; he sustains the order of effective action by granting strength, victory, and abundance to those aligned with ṛta through sacrifice.
- Inner significanceIndra signifies the illumined will and courageous force in the human being: the power that drinks the ‘Soma’ of clarified inspiration, breaks inner resistance (vṛtra), and establishes energetic mastery (vāja) across one’s works.
Famous verses
ā tvā śukrā acucyavuḥ sutāsaḥ
तमु ष्टवाम यं गिर इन्द्रमुक्थानि वावृधुः । पुरूण्यस्य पौंस्या सिषासन्तो वनामहे ॥indra śuddho hi no rayim
Attributes of the deity
- Soma-drinker (somapā)
- Vṛtra-slayer (vṛtrahan)
- Bestower of wealth and treasures (rayi, ratna-dātṛ)
- Strengthener through praise (uktha-vardhana)
- Lord of vāja (victorious force)
- Gīrvāṇa (delighting in song)
- Śuddha (pure/clarified, in this hymn’s emphasis)
Also by this seer
- Part of the broader RV 8 Indra hymn-cycle used in Soma rites and Indra-stotras
- Shares themes and diction common to Eighth Maṇḍala praise-poetry: gir/uktha amplification of Indra, winning of pauṃsyāni (manly powers), and vāja (victorious force)
The rite, step by step
- Prepare the Soma (pressings/filtration), establishing purity/clarity of the offering (śuddha theme).
- Recite Indra-invocations calling the ‘bright pressings’ to flow toward him and inviting him to drink.
- Offer Soma into the fire/into the rite while chanting ukthas and stotras that ‘increase’ Indra.
- State the desired fruits: possession of Indra’s powers (pauṃsyāni), treasure (ratna), and vāja; request removal of obstructions (vṛtra).
- Conclude with reaffirmation of Indra’s purified might and the sacrificer’s alignment with successful action.
Offerings
- Soma juice (sutāsaḥ, andhas)
- Ghee/oblations customary to Indra rites (as ancillary offerings)
- Praise-poetry (giraḥ, ukthāni) as the ‘verbal offering’
Frequently Asked Questions
It invites Indra to the Soma offering and praises him as the victorious power who, when strengthened by hymns, grants wealth and removes obstacles.
‘Śuddha’ highlights Indra as clarified, effective force—pure in giving treasures, pure in striking down obstruction, and pure in awakening vāja (victorious energy).
It functions as an Indra-stotra around Soma pressing: the priest recites it to draw Indra near, offer Soma, and ask for victory, strength, and prosperity.
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