Ṛgveda · Sūkta 8.12
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8.12.1
य इ॑न्द्र सोम॒पात॑मो॒ मदः॑ शविष्ठ॒ चेत॑ति ।
येना॒ हंसि॒ न्य॑त्रिणं॒ तमी॑महे ॥
O Indra, most mighty, the exhilaration most dear to the soma-drinker awakens. By it you strike down the Atri; that (power) we implore.
8.12.2
येना॒ दश॑ग्व॒मध्रि॑गुं वे॒पय॑न्तं॒ स्व॑र्णरम् ।
येना॑ समु॒द्रमावि॑था॒ तमी॑महे ॥
By which you protected Dashagva, Adhrigu, and the trembling Svarnara, and by which you protected the ocean, that (power) we implore.
8.12.3
येन॒ सिन्धुं॑ म॒हीर॒पो रथाँ॑ इव प्रचो॒दयः॑ ।
पन्था॑मृ॒तस्य॒ यात॑वे॒ तमी॑महे ॥
By which you drive forward the Sindhu and the great waters like chariots, to go along the path of cosmic order, that (power) we implore.
8.12.4
इ॒मं स्तोम॑म॒भिष्ट॑ये घृ॒तं न पू॒तम॑द्रिवः ।
येना॒ नु स॒द्य ओज॑सा व॒वक्षि॑थ ॥
O stone-wielder, accept this hymn, purified like ghee, for satisfaction. With the strength by which you quickly draw us on with power —
8.12.5
इ॒मं जु॑षस्व गिर्वणः समु॒द्र इ॑व पिन्वते ।
इन्द्र॒ विश्वा॑भिरू॒तिभि॑र्व॒वक्षि॑थ ॥
O lord of songs, accept and delight in this, as the ocean surges. O Indra, draw us on with all protections.
8.12.6
यो नो॑ दे॒वः प॑रा॒वतः॑ सखित्व॒नाय॑ माम॒हे ।
दि॒वो न वृ॒ष्टिं प्र॒थय॑न्व॒वक्षि॑थ ॥
You, god, who from afar bestow on us for friendship, you draw us on like rain spread from heaven.
8.12.7
व॒व॒क्षुर॑स्य के॒तवो॑ उ॒त वज्रो॒ गभ॑स्त्योः ।
यत्सूर्यो॒ न रोद॑सी॒ अव॑र्धयत् ॥
When, like the sun, he strengthened the two worlds, his radiances appeared, and the thunderbolt was in his two hands.
8.12.8
यदि॑ प्रवृद्ध सत्पते स॒हस्रं॑ महि॒षाँ अघः॑ ।
आदित्त॑ इन्द्रि॒यं महि॒ प्र वा॑वृधे ॥
O strengthened lord of truth, if you slay a thousand buffaloes, then indeed your great power grows forth.
8.12.9
इन्द्रः॒ सूर्य॑स्य र॒श्मिभि॒र्न्य॑र्शसा॒नमो॑षति ।
अ॒ग्निर्वने॑व सास॒हिः प्र वा॑वृधे ॥
Indra with the rays of the sun drives down the hostile enemy; like Agni among the forests, the victorious Indra grows forth.
8.12.10
इ॒यं त॑ ऋ॒त्विया॑वती धी॒तिरे॑ति॒ नवी॑यसी ।
स॒प॒र्यन्ती॑ पुरुप्रि॒या मिमी॑त॒ इत् ॥
This new devotional thought, rich in order, comes to you; serving you, dear to many, it indeed fashions it.
8.12.11
गर्भो॑ य॒ज्ञस्य॑ देव॒युः क्रतुं॑ पुनीत आनु॒षक् ।
स्तोमै॒रिन्द्र॑स्य वावृधे॒ मिमी॑त॒ इत् ॥
The seed of the sacrifice, devoted to the gods, may purify his resolve in due order; by hymns the glory of Indra grows, and he indeed fashions it.
8.12.12
स॒निर्मि॒त्रस्य॑ पप्रथ॒ इन्द्रः॒ सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॑ ।
प्राची॒ वाशी॑व सुन्व॒ते मिमी॑त॒ इत् ॥
Indra, the bestower, spreads the glory of Mitra for the drinking of Soma; like a cleaving axe going forth, he indeed fashions it for the one who presses Soma.
8.12.13
यं विप्रा॑ उ॒क्थवा॑हसो अभिप्रम॒न्दुरा॒यवः॑ ।
घृ॒तं न पि॑प्य आ॒सनि॑ ऋ॒तस्य॒ यत् ॥
Whom the inspired hymn-bearers and the men greatly gladden, when he is filled like ghee in the seat of cosmic order.
8.12.14
उ॒त स्व॒राजे॒ अदि॑तिः॒ स्तोम॒मिन्द्रा॑य जीजनत् ।
पु॒रु॒प्र॒श॒स्तमू॒तय॑ ऋ॒तस्य॒ यत् ॥
And for self-rule, Aditi brought forth a hymn for Indra, much-praised, for protection, when it is in accord with cosmic order.
8.12.15
अ॒भि वह्न॑य ऊ॒तयेऽनू॑षत॒ प्रश॑स्तये ।
न दे॑व॒ विव्र॑ता॒ हरी॑ ऋ॒तस्य॒ यत् ॥
The bearers have cheered toward him for protection and for praise, O god, as the two unswerving bay horses are in the cosmic order.
8.12.16
यत्सोम॑मिन्द्र॒ विष्ण॑वि॒ यद्वा॑ घ त्रि॒त आ॒प्त्ये ।
यद्वा॑ म॒रुत्सु॒ मन्द॑से॒ समिन्दु॑भिः ॥
O Indra, when you drink the soma with Viṣṇu, or indeed at Trita's attainment, or when you rejoice among the Maruts, then you delight together with the soma drops.
8.12.17
यद्वा॑ शक्र परा॒वति॑ समु॒द्रे अधि॒ मन्द॑से ।
अ॒स्माक॒मित्सु॒ते र॑णा॒ समिन्दु॑भिः ॥
O Śakra, when you rejoice far away upon the ocean, or rejoice with us at our soma-pressing, delight together with the soma drops.
8.12.18
यद्वासि॑ सुन्व॒तो वृ॒धो यज॑मानस्य सत्पते ।
उ॒क्थे वा॒ यस्य॒ रण्य॑सि॒ समिन्दु॑भिः ॥
When you are the strengthener of the soma-presser and the sacrificer, O lord of the good; or when in the uktha-hymn you rejoice in the one whose praise you hear, delight together with the soma drops.
8.12.19
दे॒वंदे॑वं॒ वोऽव॑स॒ इन्द्र॑मिन्द्रं गृणी॒षणि॑ ।
अधा॑ य॒ज्ञाय॑ तु॒र्वणे॒ व्या॑नशुः ॥
O gods, for your protection, praise each Indra. Then they reached far and wide for the sacrifice, for the swift reward.
8.12.20
य॒ज्ञेभि॑र्य॒ज्ञवा॑हसं॒ सोमे॑भिः सोम॒पात॑मम् ।
होत्रा॑भि॒रिन्द्रं॑ वावृधु॒र्व्या॑नशुः ॥
With sacrifices they raised up the bearer of sacrifices, with soma offerings the greatest soma-drinker, with the invocations of the hotars they strengthened Indra; they reached far and wide.
8.12.21
म॒हीर॑स्य॒ प्रणी॑तयः पू॒र्वीरु॒त प्रश॑स्तयः ।
विश्वा॒ वसू॑नि दा॒शुषे॒ व्या॑नशुः ॥
His great guidances and ancient praises, all treasures, they have obtained for the giver.
8.12.22
इन्द्रं॑ वृ॒त्राय॒ हन्त॑वे दे॒वासो॑ दधिरे पु॒रः ।
इन्द्रं॒ वाणी॑रनूषता॒ समोज॑से ॥
To slay Vṛtra the gods set Indra in front. The voices praised Indra together for vigor.
8.12.23
म॒हान्तं॑ महि॒ना व॒यं स्तोमे॑भिर्हवन॒श्रुत॑म् ।
अ॒र्कैर॒भि प्र णो॑नुमः॒ समोज॑से ॥
We praise the great one by his greatness, with hymns, the one who hears when invoked, with songs of praise, for vigor.
8.12.24
न यं वि॑वि॒क्तो रोद॑सी॒ नान्तरि॑क्षाणि व॒ज्रिण॑म् ।
अमा॒दिद॑स्य तित्विषे॒ समोज॑सः ॥
Neither the two worlds nor the mid-regions can encompass the thunderbolt-bearer; from the immeasurable, by his strength, he indeed shines forth.
8.12.25
यदि॑न्द्र पृत॒नाज्ये॑ दे॒वास्त्वा॑ दधि॒रे पु॒रः ।
आदित्ते॑ हर्य॒ता हरी॑ ववक्षतुः ॥
O Indra, when the gods placed you in front in the contest of battle, then indeed your two tawny bay steeds carried you forward.
8.12.26
य॒दा वृ॒त्रं न॑दी॒वृतं॒ शव॑सा वज्रि॒न्नव॑धीः ।
आदित्ते॑ हर्य॒ता हरी॑ ववक्षतुः ॥
O thunderbolt-wielder, when you struck down Vritra, the river-restrainer, with your might, then indeed your two tawny bay steeds carried you forward.
8.12.27
य॒दा ते॒ विष्णु॒रोज॑सा॒ त्रीणि॑ प॒दा वि॑चक्र॒मे ।
आदित्ते॑ हर्य॒ता हरी॑ ववक्षतुः ॥
When Viṣṇu strode forth with might in three steps for you, then indeed your two tawny bay steeds carried you forward.
8.12.28
य॒दा ते॑ हर्य॒ता हरी॑ वावृ॒धाते॑ दि॒वेदि॑वे ।
आदित्ते॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि येमिरे ॥
When your two tawny bay steeds grow strong day by day, then indeed all the worlds were held fast by you.
8.12.29
य॒दा ते॒ मारु॑ती॒र्विश॒स्तुभ्य॑मिन्द्र नियेमि॒रे ।
आदित्ते॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि येमिरे ॥
O Indra, when the Maruts and the peoples were bound together for you, then indeed all the worlds were held fast by you.
8.12.30
य॒दा सूर्य॑म॒मुं दि॒वि शु॒क्रं ज्योति॒रधा॑रयः ।
आदित्ते॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि येमिरे ॥
When you set up that bright sun-light in heaven, then indeed all the worlds were held fast by you.
8.12.31
इ॒मां त॑ इन्द्र सुष्टु॒तिं विप्र॑ इयर्ति धी॒तिभिः॑ ।
जा॒मिं प॒देव॒ पिप्र॑तीं॒ प्राध्व॒रे ॥
O Indra, the inspired sage stirs up this well-praised hymn with his thoughts; at the sacrifice it goes forward like a foot reaching a kinsman.
8.12.32
यद॑स्य॒ धाम॑नि प्रि॒ये स॑मीची॒नासो॒ अस्व॑रन् ।
नाभा॑ य॒ज्ञस्य॑ दो॒हना॒ प्राध्व॒रे ॥
When the united ones sounded in its dear abode, the milkers at the navel of the sacrifice moved forward at the sacrifice.
8.12.33
सु॒वीर्यं॒ स्वश्व्यं॑ सु॒गव्य॑मिन्द्र दद्धि नः ।
होते॑व पू॒र्वचि॑त्तये॒ प्राध्व॒रे ॥
O Indra, grant us good manly vigor, good horses and good cattle; move forward at the sacrifice like a hotar for first-thought.