Rig Veda Sukta 29
Mandala 4Sukta 295 Mantras

Sukta 29

Sukta 4.29

Rishi

Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional for Mandala 4)

Chandas

Trishtubh (probable; requires scan)

Himne Indra yang ringkas ini merupakan undangan yang mendesak agar dewa itu datang—walau dari jauh—ke banyak pemerasan Soma, digembirakan oleh kuda-kuda perang keperangan dan pujian ilham para penyanyi. Penyair memohon agar Indra dibuat “mendengar” seruan itu, lalu bangkit dengan kuasa yang melimpah untuk mengurniakan pemenuhan: kekuatan kemenangan (vāja), tempat menyeberang yang selamat (su-tīrtha), dan ketakutan lenyap. Ia ditutup dengan harapan bersama: di bawah perlindungan Indra semoga para penyanyi menjadi pelihat sejati dan turut menikmati kekayaan luas langit melalui kedermawanan pemberiannya.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.29

In this hymn

Addressed to

  • Indra

    Indra is hailed as Maghavan (the bountiful), the mighty hero who comes to Soma, is strengthened by praise, and answers the inspired call with gifts of force and protection.

Mantras

Mantra 1

आ नः स्तुत उप वाजेभिरूती इन्द्र याहि हरिभिर्मन्दसानः । तिरश्चिदर्यः सवना पुरूण्याङ्गूषेभिर्गृणानः सत्यराधाः ॥

Datanglah kepada kami, wahai Indra yang dipuji—hampirilah dengan bantuanmu yang membawa kelimpahan tenaga; tibalah dengan sukacita bersama kuasa-kuasamu yang keperangan-emas. Walau dari jauh, wahai yang mulia, datanglah ke banyak perahan (Soma), ketika engkau dilagukan oleh kata-kata ilham kami—engkau yang keberhasilannya setia kepada Satya (Kebenaran).

Mantra 2

आ हि ष्मा याति नर्यश्चिकित्वान्हूयमानः सोतृभिरुप यज्ञम् । स्वश्वो यो अभीरुर्मन्यमानः सुष्वाणेभिर्मदति सं ह वीरैः ॥

Kerana sesungguhnya dia datang—kekuatan lelaki, sang mengetahui—dipanggil oleh para pemerah (Soma), menuju yajña (korban suci). Dia yang memiliki kuda-kuda baik, tidak gentar dalam keyakinan dirinya, menjadi mabuk (oleh Soma) bersama mereka yang memerah dengan baik, lalu berhimpun dengan para vīra (wira; tenaga-tenaga kuat).

Mantra 3

श्रावयेदस्य कर्णा वाजयध्यै जुष्टामनु प्र दिशं मन्दयध्यै । उद्वावृषाणो राधसे तुविष्मान्करन्न इन्द्रः सुतीर्थाभयं च ॥

Jadikanlah telinganya mendengar, supaya ia membawa kelimpahan daya; sebarkanlah seruan yang dikasihi ke setiap arah untuk menggembirakannya. Bangkit dalam kedahsyatan yang melimpah demi penyempurnaan kami, semoga Indra Yang Perkasa menegakkan bagi kami penyeberangan yang baik serta ketidakgentaran.

Mantra 4

अच्छा यो गन्ता नाधमानमूती इत्था विप्रं हवमानं गृणन्तम् । उप त्मनि दधानो धुर्याशून्त्सहस्राणि शतानि वज्रबाहुः ॥

Dia yang datang terus kepada yang berhajat dengan pertolongannya—demikian kepada resi terilham yang menyeru dan memuji—dia, yang berlengan vajra, meletakkan pada dirinya kuk-pasukan daya-daya pantas, beribu-ribu dan beratus-ratus, untuk membawa kami ke hadapan.

Mantra 5

त्वोतासो मघवन्निन्द्र विप्रा वयं ते स्याम सूरयो गृणन्तः । भेजानासो बृहद्दिवस्य राय आकाय्यस्य दावने पुरुक्षोः ॥

Wahai Maghavan Indra, dengan lindunganmu, semoga kami menjadi para resi terilham—bercahaya dalam pengertian—sentiasa memuji-Mu. Berbahagi dalam kekayaan langit yang luas, semoga kami layak menerima kurnia pemurah daripada kelimpahan-Mu yang banyak.

Inside Sukta 29

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    A direct summons: Indra is praised and invited to come near with aid and plenitude, even if he is far away.

  2. Development

    The hymn intensifies the call—make him hear, send the beloved summons in every direction—so he may rejoice and arrive empowered.

  3. Climax

    Indra rises in overflowing might to establish ‘su-tīrtha’ (a good crossing) and ‘abhaya’ (fearlessness) for the worshippers.

  4. Where it settles

    A closing prayer for lasting relationship: protected by Indra, may the poets become luminous seers and partake of the vast heavenly wealth through his generous giving.

The deity: Indra

  • Cosmic functionBreaker of obstacles and winner of divine power (vāja); he secures space for life and order by overcoming hostile forces and by releasing prosperity, safe passage, and courage.
  • Inner significanceThe awakened will and victorious energy in the seeker—courage that hears the soul’s call, surges upward, and creates an inner ‘good crossing’ beyond fear and limitation.

The seer

  • Vāmadeva GautamaGautama (Gautama-gotra) · A major seer of the Rig Veda’s 4th Maṇḍala, famed for powerful Indra hymns and for visionary self-identifications that later tradition links with high realization (e.g., the celebrated “I was Manu and the Sun” motif).

Famous verses

आ नः स्तुत उप वाजेभिरूती इन्द्र याहि हरिभिर्मन्दसानः । तिरश्चिदर्यः सवना पुरूण्याङ्गूषेभिर्गृणानः सत्यराधाः ॥
Verse 4.29.1Sets the hymn’s core act—inviting Indra to the many Soma pressings, praising him as ‘truth-accomplishing’ (satyarādhāḥ) and urging his near approach with aid and force.Read verse 4.29.1 →
sutīrthābhayaṃ
Verse 4.29.3Contains the striking ritual-psychological petition: ‘make his ears hear’ the call, culminating in the boon of a ‘good crossing’ and fearlessness—central to the sukta’s aim.Read verse 4.29.3 →
त्वोतासो मघवन्निन्द्र विप्रा वयं ते स्याम सूरयो गृणन्तः । भेजानासो बृहद्दिवस्य राय आकाय्यस्य दावने पुरुक्षोः ॥
Verse 4.29.5Concludes with the communal aspiration: under Indra’s protection the singers become vipra-s/sūrayaḥ and share the ‘wide heaven’s’ riches—linking praise with lasting prosperity.Read verse 4.29.5 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Maghavan (generous giver)
  • Tuviṣmān (mighty, overflowing in power)
  • Soma-delighted
  • Harivān (linked with tawny steeds)
  • Protector who grants fearlessness
  • Bestower of vāja (victorious force)

Also by this seer

  • Primary rishi associated with much of Rig Veda Maṇḍala 4 (numerous Indra- and allied deva-sūktas)
  • Tradition associates him with the Vāmadeva lineage and with later Upaniṣadic remembrance (Vāmadeva-vidyā motif)

The rite, step by step

  • Prepare the yajña space and kindle the fire; arrange Soma and vessels.
  • At the Soma pressing(s), recite the invitation verses calling Indra ‘praised’ to come with help and with the haris.
  • Project the call in all directions so that Indra ‘hears’ (a ritualized summons), sustaining the chant with inspired speech (āṅgūṣa).
  • Make the offering into the fire/into the Soma rite while requesting vāja, a ‘good crossing’ (su-tīrtha), and abhaya (fearlessness).
  • Conclude with the benediction: under Indra’s protection may the singers become vipra-s and share in the ‘wide heaven’ riches.

Offerings

  • Soma (libation/pressing)
  • Ghee (ājya)
  • Optional cakes/oblations customary to Indra in Soma contexts

Frequently Asked Questions

It calls Indra to the Soma pressings and asks for victorious strength (vāja), a safe passage or “good crossing” (su-tīrtha), and fearlessness (abhaya).

It is a poetic way of intensifying the ritual summons—urging that Indra truly heed the chant and respond quickly with help and gifts.

It can be recited as an invocation for courage and protection, especially in a fire offering or devotional setting, focusing on the themes of strength, safe passage, and freedom from fear.

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