Dashati 11
UttarārcikaPrapathaka 9Dashati 113 Mantras

Dashati 11

Aindra praise seeking Indra’s favor and communal advance, with allied Vāta petitions for healing and life-breath

Deity

Indra

Melodic Character

Uplifting and expansive—heroic Aindra praise tempered by a soothing restorative breath-motif in the Vāta verses

Rishi Family

R̥ṣi attributions are not specified in the input; identification requires Ṛgveda concordance and the arcikā cross-index for this prapāṭhaka/daśati unit.

ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ମହା ବୃଦ୍ଧିକର୍ତ୍ତା ଓ ରକ୍ଷକ ଭାବେ ସ୍ତୁତି କରି ଯଜ୍ଞ-ନିବେଦନ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବାକୁ ଡାକାଯାଏ, ଯେଣୁ ସେ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ସୁମତି (ଶୁଭ ମନୋଭାବ) ଓ ସାମୁଦାୟିକ ବଳ/ସାମର୍ଥ୍ୟ ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ ଏବଂ ବିପଦ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରାନ୍ତୁ। ପରେ ବାତାଙ୍କୁ ଚିକିତ୍ସାକାରୀ, ପ୍ରାଣଧାରକ ଶକ୍ତି ଭାବେ ଆହ୍ୱାନ କରାଯାଏ—ହୃଦୟ-ଶ୍ୱାସର ଭାବରେ ପ୍ରାଣକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରି, ଜୀବନ ଚାଲିରହିବା ପାଇଁ ଗୁପ୍ତ ‘ଅମୃତ’/ପୋଷକ ସାର ଦାନ କରନ୍ତୁ; ଏହା ଉପାସକ ଜନସମୁଦାୟ (ବିଶଃ)ର ସାମୁହିକ କଲ୍ୟାଣ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା।

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It links ritual praise and offering with divine help: Indra is asked to grant favorable support and strength for the communities, while Vāta is asked to heal, protect the life-breath, and prolong life.

Even in Indra-centered groupings, allied petitions occur for practical welfare. Vāta represents prāṇa and healing; invoking him complements Indra’s protective power by securing health and longevity for the sacrificer.

It points to a concealed life-sustaining essence—often understood as sacrificial potency/ojas (and by extension Soma-like vitality). The singer asks Vāta to bestow that sustaining power ‘for living’ (jīvase).