Sukta 86
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the supplied excerpt)
Devata: Indra (Śakra, Maghavan)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Este hino de um só verso em Triṣṭubh é uma invocação paustika concisa que chama repetidamente Indra como trātṛ (protetor) e avitṛ (auxiliador), enfatizando sua prontidão para ser convocado «a cada chamado» (hāve-hāve). Sua força está na nomeação concentrada — Śūra, Śakra, Puruhūta, Maghavan — e culmina num pedido direto: que Indra estabeleça para a comunidade svasti, bem-estar e segurança auspiciosa.
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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