Sukta 24

Mantra 1

पापमोचनम्। इन्द्र॑स्य मन्महे॒ शश्व॒दिद॑स्य मन्महे वृत्र॒घ्न स्तोमा॒ उप॑ मे॒म आगुः॑ । यो दा॒शुषः॑ सु॒कृतो॒ हव॒मेति॒ स नो॑ मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

Sin’s loosening this. On Indra do we set our thought—yea, ever on him do we set our thought. O Vṛtra-slayer, praises have drawn near unto me, even these. He who unto the pious giver cometh at the call—let him release us from affliction and from sin.

Mantra 2

य उ॒ग्रीणा॑मु॒ग्रबा॑हुर्य॒युर्यो दा॑न॒वानां॒ बल॑मारु॒रोज॑ । येन॑ जि॒ताः सिन्ध॑वो॒ येन॒ गावः॒ स नो॑ मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

He who, strong-armed, went forth against the fierce; who shattered the might of the Dānavas; by whom the rivers were won, by whom the kine—let him release us from affliction and from sin.

Mantra 3

यश्च॑र्षणि॒प्रो वृ॑ष॒भः स्व॒र्विद् यस्मै॒ ग्रावा॑णः प्र॒वद॑न्ति नृ॒म्णम्। यस्या॑ध्व॒रः स॒प्तहो॑ता॒ मदि॑ष्ठः॒ स नो॑ मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

He, leader of the peoples, the Bull, the winner of the heavenly light—for whom the pressing-stones proclaim aloud heroic might; whose sacrifice, with seven Hotṛs, is most inspiriting—let him release us from affliction and from sin.

Mantra 4

यस्य॑ व॒शास॑ ऋष॒भास॑ उ॒क्षणो॒ यस्मै॑ मी॒यन्ते॒ स्व॒र॑वः स्व॒र्विदे॑ । यस्मै॑ शु॒क्रः पव॑ते॒ ब्रह्म॑शुम्भितः॒ स नो॑ मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

Whose are the kine, the bulls, the oxen; for whom the strains are meted out—to the winner of the heavenly light; for whom the bright Soma floweth, adorned with holy prayer: let him release us from affliction and from sin.

Mantra 5

यस्य॒ जुष्टिं॑ सो॒मिनः॑ का॒मय॑न्ते॒ यं हव॑न्त॒ इषु॑मन्तं॒ गवि॑ष्टौ । यस्मि॑न्न॒र्कः शि॑श्रि॒ये यस्मि॒न्नोजः॒ स नो॑ मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

Whose gracious favour the Soma-offerers crave; whom, arrow-armed, they call upon in cattle-quest; in whom the hymn is firmly set, in whom is strength—may he release us from distress and sin.

Mantra 6

यः प्र॑थ॒मः क॑र्म॒कृत्या॑य ज॒ज्ञे यस्य॑ वी॒र्यंऽ प्रथ॒मस्यानु॑बुद्धम्। येनोद्य॑तो॒ वज्रो॒ऽभ्याय॒ताहिं॒ स नो॑ मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

He who was born the first for deed and counter-deed, whose heroic might, the firstling’s, is acknowledged; by whom the uplifted bolt rushed forth against the Serpent—may he release us from distress and sin.

Mantra 7

यः सं॑ग्रा॒मान्नय॑ति॒ सं यु॒धे व॒शी यः पु॒ष्टानि॑ संसृ॒जति॑ द्व॒यानि॑ । स्तौमीन्द्रं॑ नाथि॒तो जो॑हवीमि॒ स नो॑ मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

He who, the master, leads men into battles, who brings together prosperities twofold—to Indra I offer praise; as one in need I call aloud: may he release us from distress and sin.