Sukta 86
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the supplied excerpt)
Devata: Indra (Śakra, Maghavan)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
ଏହି ଏକ-ଶ୍ଲୋକୀ ତ୍ରିଷ୍ଟୁଭ୍ ସୂକ୍ତଟି ଏକ ସଂକ୍ଷିପ୍ତ ପୌଷ୍ଟିକ ଆହ୍ୱାନ, ଯେଉଁଥିରେ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ବାରମ୍ବାର ତ୍ରାତୃ (ରକ୍ଷକ) ଓ ଅବିତୃ (ସହାୟକ) ଭାବେ ଡାକାଯାଇଛି, ଏବଂ “ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଡାକରେ” (ହାବେ-ହାବେ) ତାଙ୍କୁ ତୁରନ୍ତ ଆହ୍ୱାନ କରିହେବାର ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତିକୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରାଯାଇଛି। ଏହାର ଶକ୍ତି ସଂକେନ୍ଦ୍ରିତ ନାମୋଚ୍ଚାରଣରେ—ଶୂର, ଶକ୍ର, ପୁରୁହୂତ, ମଘବନ—ଏବଂ ଶେଷରେ ସମୁଦାୟ ପାଇଁ ସ୍ୱସ୍ତି (କଲ୍ୟାଣ, ଶୁଭ ସୁରକ୍ଷା) ସ୍ଥାପନ କରିବାକୁ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ସିଧା ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରାଯାଇଛି।
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to obtain Indra’s protective guardianship and to establish svasti—general welfare, safety, and auspicious conditions—for a family or community.
The repetition underscores Indra’s accessibility and responsiveness; the hymn’s method is to intensify protection by continual, successful invocation (su-hava, puru-hūta).
No specific substances are prescribed in the verse; its efficacy is primarily verbal—recitation and focused intention. Optional simple purity acts (ācamana) may accompany it.
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