Rig Veda Sukta 82
Mandala 7Sukta 8210 Mantras

Sukta 82

Sukta 7.82

Rishi

Vasiṣṭha

Chandas

Triṣṭubh

Himne Vasiṣṭha ini menyeru kedaulatan berpasangan Indra–Varuṇa untuk memperoleh “mahi śarma” (perlindungan yang luas) bagi korban suci, rakyat, dan komuniti, serta memastikan kemenangan atas musuh yang berterusan. Ia berselang-seli antara kekuatan perang (Indra) dan tatanan moral-kosmik (Varuṇa), dan menampilkan kerjasama mereka sebagai asas kestabilan, pertambahan, dan pemerintahan yang benar. Penutupnya meluaskan seruan kepada lingkaran Āditya (Mitra, Aryaman, Aditi) dan Savitṛ, memohon cahaya yang tidak terputus yang menegakkan Ṛta.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.82

In this hymn

Addressed to

  • Indra-VarunaMantras 1-9Indra-Varuṇa

    Indra is the mighty victor who breaks obstacles and secures triumph and abundance; Varuṇa is the upholder of Ṛta, the binder and releaser through law, oath, and far-seeing sovereignty.

Mantras

Mantra 1

इन्द्रावरुणा युवमध्वराय नो विशे जनाय महि शर्म यच्छतम् । दीर्घप्रयज्युमति यो वनुष्यति वयं जयेम पृतनासु दूढ्यः ॥

Wahai Indra dan Varuṇa, kepada yajña kami, kepada rakyat dan perhimpunan kami, kurniakanlah kedamaian serta perlindungan yang besar. Dengan menewaskan musuh yang berpanjangan, yang berusaha melawan kami, semoga kami memenangi pertempuran-pertempuran, teguh berpaut pada daya penopang kamu berdua.

Mantra 2

सम्राळन्यः स्वराळन्य उच्यते वां महान्ताविन्द्रावरुणा महावसू । विश्वे देवासः परमे व्योमनि सं वामोजो वृषणा सं बलं दधुः ॥

Seorang daripada kamu disebut raja semesta, seorang lagi raja atas diri sendiri; kamu berdua agung, wahai Indra dan Varuṇa, para pemberi harta yang agung. Segala dewa di langit tertinggi telah menghimpunkan pada kamu berdua—wahai dua banteng perkasa—tenaga yang bersatu dan kekuatan yang bersatu.

Mantra 3

अन्वपां खान्यतृन्तमोजसा सूर्यमैरयतं दिवि प्रभुम् । इन्द्रावरुणा मदे अस्य मायिनोऽपिन्वतमपितः पिन्वतं धियः ॥

Mengikuti aliran air, kamu membelah saluran-saluran dengan kedahsyatan daya; kamu menegakkan Surya, cahaya yang berdaulat, di langit. Wahai Indra dan Varuṇa, dalam ekstasi sang penguasa māyā (daya-daya), kamu membuat ilham-ilham mengembang dari kedalaman yang tersembunyi; jadikan juga fikiran-fikiran kami bertambah.

Mantra 4

युवामिद्युत्सु पृतनासु वह्नयो युवां क्षेमस्य प्रसवे मितज्ञवः । ईशाना वस्व उभयस्य कारव इन्द्रावरुणा सुहवा हवामहे ॥

Kamu berdualah yang diseru para pembawa nyala api dalam pertempuran; kamu berdualah yang dipanggil para pengetahu terukur demi kelahiran damai-sejahtera. Penguasa atas kedua macam kekayaan, para penyanyi memanggil kamu, wahai Indra dan Varuṇa, yang mudah diseru.

Mantra 5

इन्द्रावरुणा यदिमानि चक्रथुर्विश्वा जातानि भुवनस्य मज्मना । क्षेमेण मित्रो वरुणं दुवस्यति मरुद्भिरुग्रः शुभमन्य ईयते ॥

Wahai Indra dan Varuṇa, kerana kamu telah membentuk segala kelahiran dunia ini dengan kebesaranmu yang meliputi: dengan kesejahteraan Mitra berbakti kepada Varuṇa, dan yang satu lagi—yang garang—bersama para Marut bergerak menuju kebaikan yang bersinar.

Mantra 6

महे शुल्काय वरुणस्य नु त्विष ओजो मिमाते ध्रुवमस्य यत्स्वम् । अजामिमन्यः श्नथयन्तमातिरद्दभ्रेभिरन्यः प्र वृणोति भूयसः ॥

Kini, demi sinar agung Varuṇa, kekuatannya yang teguh—miliknya sendiri—mengukur dirinya dalam cahaya. Yang satu lagi menumbangkan dia yang enggan tunduk; dan yang satu lagi memilih, daripada yang kecil, pertambahan yang lebih besar.

Mantra 7

न तमंहो न दुरितानि मर्त्यमिन्द्रावरुणा न तपः कुतश्चन । यस्य देवा गच्छथो वीथो अध्वरं न तं मर्तस्य नशते परिह्वृतिः ॥

Tiada kesusahan, tiada keburukan, tiada derita yang membakar dapat menyentuh insan fana, wahai Indra dan Varuṇa, dari mana pun—apabila kamu, wahai para dewa, berjalan bersamanya di jalan yajña. Penyelewengan yang mengepung tidak dapat menangkap insan itu.

Mantra 8

अर्वाङ्नरा दैव्येनावसा गतं शृणुतं हवं यदि मे जुजोषथः । युवोर्हि सख्यमुत वा यदाप्यं मार्डीकमिन्द्रावरुणा नि यच्छतम् ॥

Datanglah ke mari, wahai dua wira ilahi, dengan pertolongan ketuhananmu; dengarlah seruanku, jika kamu berkenan menerimanya. Kerana milikmulah persahabatan, dan milikmulah juga rahmat yang lahir daripada air—wahai Indra dan Varuṇa, tetapkanlah kurnia penyembuh itu dalam diri kami.

Mantra 9

अस्माकमिन्द्रावरुणा भरेभरे पुरोयोधा भवतं कृष्ट्योजसा । यद्वां हवन्त उभये अध स्पृधि नरस्तोकस्य तनयस्य सातिषु ॥

Wahai Indra dan Varuṇa, pada setiap serangan jadilah juara kami di hadapan, dengan kekuatan yang menegakkan umat. Apabila kedua-dua pihak menyeru kamu, maka menangkanlah untuk kami, wahai para wira, kemenangan demi anak kami dan zuriat kami.

Mantra 10

अस्मे इन्द्रो वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमा द्युम्नं यच्छन्तु महि शर्म सप्रथः । अवध्रं ज्योतिरदितेॠतावृधो देवस्य श्लोकं सवितुर्मनामहे ॥

Dalam diri kami semoga Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, dan Aryaman menegakkan kuasa yang bercahaya serta kesejahteraan yang agung, luas terbentang. Kami memohon memegang Cahaya Aditi yang tidak terputus—mereka yang menumbuhkan Ṛta—dan kami merenungkan Sabda/kemasyhuran ilahi Savitṛ yang membangunkan akal menuju Kebenaran.

Inside Sukta 82

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    A direct plea to Indra–Varuṇa for vast shelter and communal protection, linked to the successful completion of the sacrifice and victory in battles (7.82.1).

  2. Development

    The hymn distributes functions between the two—Varuṇa’s steady, measuring sovereignty and Indra’s force that strikes down resistance—showing how order and power cooperate for increase and security (e.g., 7.82.6).

  3. Climax

    The vision widens from immediate protection to a principled, Ṛta-grounded prosperity: luminous power (dyumna) and wide peace are asked to be established within the people (7.82.10a).

  4. Where it settles

    It resolves in contemplation of the unbroken light of Aditi and the awakening renown/word of Savitṛ, sealing the prayer with a universal, truth-aligned auspiciousness (7.82.10b).

The deity: Indra–Varuṇa

  • In the VedaInvoked together, they represent force guided by order—power that protects without becoming lawless.
  • Cosmic functionTo stabilize the world and society: Indra clears hostile forces and opens paths of increase, while Varuṇa maintains the moral-cosmic framework (Ṛta) that makes prosperity durable and legitimate.
  • Inner significanceIntegration of will-power and conscience: Indra as decisive energy that conquers inner resistance, Varuṇa as truth, restraint, and right measure that keeps the victory aligned with dharma/ṛta.

The seer

  • VasiṣṭhaVasiṣṭha-gotra (Maṇḍala 7 family book tradition) · Foremost seer of the Vasiṣṭha clan; celebrated for hymns on Ṛta (cosmic order), royal legitimacy, and the harmonizing of power (Indra) with law (Varuṇa).

Famous verses

mahi śarma
Verse 7.82.1Programmatic opening: asks Indra–Varuṇa for ‘mahi śarma’ for sacrifice and community, and for victory over a persistent adversary—setting the hymn’s protective-martial purpose.Read verse 7.82.1 →
महे शुल्काय वरुणस्य नु त्विष ओजो मिमाते ध्रुवमस्य यत्स्वम् । अजामिमन्यः श्नथयन्तमातिरद्दभ्रेभिरन्यः प्र वृणोति भूयसः ॥
Verse 7.82.6Key theological contrast: ‘anyáḥ… anyáḥ’ apportions roles—Varuṇa’s firm radiance and Indra’s decisive subduing—showing complementary governance (order + force).Read verse 7.82.6 →
avadhraṃ jyotiḥ
Verse 7.82.10Culminating synthesis: extends to Mitra and Aryaman, invokes Aditi’s unbroken light and Savitṛ’s awakening power, aligning victory and welfare with Ṛta and inner illumination.Read verse 7.82.10 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Dual sovereignty (kṣatra + ṛta)
  • Protection (mahi śarma) for sacrifice and community
  • Victory over persistent adversaries
  • Measure, restraint, and steadfast might (dhruvam ojaḥ)
  • Increase/choosing the greater good (bhūyasaḥ)
  • Association with Ādityas: social harmony (Mitra), noble order (Aryaman), boundless light (Aditi)

Also by this seer

  • Large portion of Rig Veda Maṇḍala 7 attributed to the Vasiṣṭhas
  • Hymns to Varuṇa and the Ādityas emphasizing Ṛta and moral order
  • Indra hymns connected with protection, victory, and the prosperity of the tribe/king
  • Later Vedic-Itihāsa remembrance as a paradigmatic brahmarṣi and royal purohita figure

The rite, step by step

  • Establish the fire and commence the adhvara with purificatory acts (ācamana, pavitra/śuci intention).
  • Invoke Indra–Varuṇa as joint guardians of the rite, people (jana) and clan/community (viś).
  • Recite the hymn in Triṣṭubh cadence, emphasizing requests for ‘mahi śarma’ and overcoming the long-drawn adversary.
  • Conclude by extending the invocation to Mitra–Aryaman and the Āditya light (Aditi), aligning the rite with Ṛta and auspicious mental awakening (Savitṛ).
  • Offer concluding oblations with a protective sankalpa for peace, order, and victory.

Offerings

  • Soma libations (where applicable)
  • Ghee (ājya) oblations into Agni
  • Grain/cakes (puroḍāśa) in a formal setting
  • Water and simple oblations in domestic recitation contexts

Frequently Asked Questions

They are a paired form of sovereignty: Indra represents conquering power and protection, while Varuṇa represents Ṛta (cosmic and moral order). Together they grant security that is both strong and lawful.

The hymn repeatedly asks for “mahi śarma” (vast shelter/peace) for the sacrifice and the community, and for success against adversaries—so welfare and victory are established under Ṛta.

It widens the prayer from immediate protection to a universal foundation: social harmony (Mitra), noble order (Aryaman), Aditi’s unbroken light, and Savitṛ’s awakening impulse—so prosperity is rooted in truth and right order.

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