Dashati 18
Aindra stuti: Indra’s increase through purified stomas and the ocean-like expansion of his true power
Indra
Exalting and expansive—beginning with intimate self-offering of praise and widening into vast oceanic majesty
No single ṛṣi is named in the provided data; the second verse foregrounds a collective ṛṣi-tradition emphasizing cumulative potency from repeated stotras across seer-lines.
Soma-stotra setting (Aindra praises) used to energize Indra as the principal recipient of stomas in the Soma sacrifice.
Mantras
Mantra 1
इमा उ त्वा पुरूवसो गिरो वर्धन्तु या मम पावकवर्णाः शुचयो विपश्चितो ऽभि स्तोमैरनूषत
May these my praises augment thee, O lord of abundant wealth; (praises) of purifying lustre, pure, which the wise have celebrated with stomas.
Mantra 2
अयं सहस्रमृषिभिः सहस्कृतः समुद्र इव पप्रथे सत्यः सो अस्य महिमा गृणे शवो यज्ञेषु विप्रराज्ये
This (Indra), made mighty by a thousand seers, hath expanded like the ocean, true (and unfailing); I proclaim his greatness, his strength, in sacrifices, in the priestly dominion.
Frequently Asked Questions
It teaches that ritually pure, correctly formed stomas (chantable praises) are not just poetry—they actively ‘augment’ Indra and make his strength present in the sacrifice.
It points to the cumulative force of many ṛṣis’ repeated stotras: the tradition of continual correct praise builds and displays Indra’s power, described as spreading like the ocean.
It is the sphere of priestly dominion—where the vipras ‘rule’ through accurate recitation and Sāman-chant, and where Indra’s greatness is proclaimed effectively in yajña.