Rig Veda 1.3.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.3
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditionally for RV 1.1–1.11; applied here to 1.3)
Devata: Indra (invoked in the Soma context as the breaker of obstacles and giver of force/joy)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 × 8 syllables; typical of early Indra/Soma invocations)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रा याहि तूतुजान उप ब्रह्माणि हरिवः । सुते दधिष्व नश्चनः ॥
Transliteration
índrā́ yā́hi tūtujā́na úpa bráhmāṇi harivaḥ | suté dadhisva naś cánāḥ ||
Translation
Ó Indra, vem aqui, velozmente impelido adiante, para os nossos brahman (mantras), ó senhor dos corcéis fulvos; no Soma prensado estabelece em nós, ainda que seja uma partícula, do teu poder jubiloso e da tua plenitude vitoriosa.
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