Ṛgveda · Sūkta 8.24
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8.24.1
सखा॑य॒ आ शि॑षामहि॒ ब्रह्मेन्द्रा॑य व॒ज्रिणे॑ ।
स्तु॒ष ऊ॒ षु वो॒ नृत॑माय धृ॒ष्णवे॑ ॥
Friends, let us recite the sacred prayer for Indra, wielder of the thunderbolt. For you I praise well that most manly leader of men, the bold one.
8.24.2
शव॑सा॒ ह्यसि॑ श्रु॒तो वृ॑त्र॒हत्ये॑न वृत्र॒हा ।
म॒घैर्म॒घोनो॒ अति॑ शूर दाशसि ॥
By might indeed you are renowned; by the Vritra-slaying deed you are the slayer of Vritra. O hero, with the gifts of the bountiful one you surpass all.
8.24.3
स न॒ स्तवा॑न॒ आ भ॑र र॒यिं चि॒त्रश्र॑वस्तमम् ।
नि॒रे॒के चि॒द्यो ह॑रिवो॒ वसु॑र्द॒दिः ॥
You, who are praised by us, bring wealth here, the wealth most rich in brilliant fame. O lord of bay horses, even in the struggle you are the giver of riches.
8.24.4
आ नि॑रे॒कमु॒त प्रि॒यमिन्द्र॒ दर्षि॒ जना॑नाम् ।
धृ॒ष॒ता धृ॑ष्णो॒ स्तव॑मान॒ आ भ॑र ॥
Here grant wealth and that which is dear, O Indra, to men. O bold Indra, praised with boldness, bring it here.
8.24.5
न ते॑ स॒व्यं न दक्षि॑णं॒ हस्तं॑ वरन्त आ॒मुरः॑ ।
न प॑रि॒बाधो॑ हरिवो॒ गवि॑ष्टिषु ॥
Neither the strong ones grasp your left hand nor your right; O lord of bay horses, in the contests for cows there is no obstructer.
8.24.6
आ त्वा॒ गोभि॑रिव व्र॒जं गी॒र्भिर्ऋ॑णोम्यद्रिवः ।
आ स्मा॒ कामं॑ जरि॒तुरा मनः॑ पृण ॥
As toward a fold full of cows, O lord of the pressing-stone, I call you here with hymns. Indeed, fill the desire and mind of the singer.
8.24.7
विश्वा॑नि वि॒श्वम॑नसो धि॒या नो॑ वृत्रहन्तम ।
उग्र॑ प्रणेत॒रधि॒ षू व॑सो गहि ॥
O Indra, all-minded and greatest slayer of Vṛtra, fierce leader, bounteous one, come to us well with your insight.
8.24.8
व॒यं ते॑ अ॒स्य वृ॑त्रहन्वि॒द्याम॑ शूर॒ नव्य॑सः ।
वसो॑ स्पा॒र्हस्य॑ पुरुहूत॒ राध॑सः ॥
May we obtain this new and desirable wealth of yours, O slayer of Vṛtra and hero; O much-invoked one, may the wealth of gifts be ours.
8.24.9
इन्द्र॒ यथा॒ ह्यस्ति॒ तेऽप॑रीतं नृतो॒ शवः॑ ।
अमृ॑क्ता रा॒तिः पु॑रुहूत दा॒शुषे॑ ॥
For your strength, O Indra, is indeed unrestrained, O leader of the dance; O much-invoked one, your gift to the giver never fails.
8.24.10
आ वृ॑षस्व महामह म॒हे नृ॑तम॒ राध॑से ।
दृ॒ळ्हश्चि॑द्दृह्य मघवन्म॒घत्त॑ये ॥
Come hither and strengthen yourself, O greatest of the great; O best leader, for wealth; O firm one, O wealthy one, make yourself firm for bounty.
8.24.11
नू अ॒न्यत्रा॑ चिदद्रिव॒स्त्वन्नो॑ जग्मुरा॒शसः॑ ।
मघ॑वञ्च्छ॒ग्धि तव॒ तन्न॑ ऊ॒तिभिः॑ ॥
Now, O possessor of stones, our desires have come to us from you alone, not from elsewhere; O wealthy one, grant to us what is yours, with your helps.
8.24.12
न॒ह्य॑ङ्ग नृ॑तो॒ त्वद॒न्यं वि॒न्दामि॒ राध॑से ।
रा॒ये द्यु॒म्नाय॒ शव॑से च गिर्वणः ॥
Indeed, O leader, I find no other than you for the sake of gift, for wealth, for brilliance, and for strength, O lord of song.
8.24.13
एन्दु॒मिन्द्रा॑य सिञ्चत॒ पिबा॑ति सो॒म्यं मधु॑ ।
प्र राध॑सा चोदयाते महित्व॒ना ॥
Pour the soma for Indra; may he drink the sweet soma-mead and, by his greatness, impel us with wealth.
8.24.14
उपो॒ हरी॑णां॒ पतिं॒ दक्षं॑ पृ॒ञ्चन्त॑मब्रवम् ।
नू॒नं श्रु॑धि स्तुव॒तो अ॒श्व्यस्य॑ ॥
I drew near and spoke to Indra, lord of the tawny steeds, the filler of strength; now hear, O horse-rich one, the one who praises you.
8.24.15
न॒ह्य॑ङ्ग पु॒रा च॒न ज॒ज्ञे वी॒रत॑र॒स्त्वत् ।
नकी॑ रा॒या नैवथा॒ न भ॒न्दना॑ ॥
Indeed no hero greater than you was ever born before; none is your equal in wealth, nor in protection, nor in might.
8.24.16
एदु॒ मध्वो॑ म॒दिन्त॑रं सि॒ञ्च वा॑ध्वर्यो॒ अन्ध॑सः ।
ए॒वा हि वी॒र स्तव॑ते स॒दावृ॑धः ॥
O priest, pour out the sweeter, more exhilarating part of the mead; thus the hero, ever-prospering, is praised.
8.24.17
इन्द्र॑ स्थातर्हरीणां॒ नकि॑ष्टे पू॒र्व्यस्तु॑तिम् ।
उदा॑नंश॒ शव॑सा॒ न भ॒न्दना॑ ॥
O Indra, steadfast one, lord of the tawny steeds! No one has raised your ancient praise up with might, nor with wealth.
8.24.18
तं वो॒ वाजा॑नां॒ पति॒महू॑महि श्रव॒स्यवः॑ ।
अप्रा॑युभिर्य॒ज्ञेभि॑र्वावृ॒धेन्य॑म् ॥
Desiring fame, we call upon him, lord of your prizes, who ever grows strong through tireless sacrifices.
8.24.19
एतो॒ न्विन्द्रं॒ स्तवा॑म॒ सखा॑य॒ स्तोम्यं॒ नर॑म् ।
कृ॒ष्टीर्यो विश्वा॑ अ॒भ्यस्त्येक॒ इत् ॥
Come, friends, let us now praise Indra, that worthy leader who alone holds sway over all peoples.
8.24.20
अगो॑रुधाय ग॒विषे॑ द्यु॒क्षाय॒ दस्म्यं॒ वचः॑ ।
घृ॒तात्स्वादी॑यो॒ मधु॑नश्च वोचत ॥
Speak a wondrous word to the wealthy, the bull, the radiant one; let it be sweeter than ghee and sweeter than honey.
8.24.21
यस्यामि॑तानि वी॒र्या॑ न राधः॒ पर्ये॑तवे ।
ज्योति॒र्न विश्व॑म॒भ्यस्ति॒ दक्षि॑णा ॥
Whose immeasurable powers and wealth, like light, encompass the whole world — that one is the sacrificial gift.
8.24.22
स्तु॒हीन्द्रं॑ व्यश्व॒वदनू॑र्मिं वा॒जिनं॒ यम॑म् ।
अ॒र्यो गयं॒ मंह॑मानं॒ वि दा॒शुषे॑ ॥
Praise Indra, unshaken like Vyaśva, mighty and controlling, who for the noble one gathers cattle and gives them to the generous worshipper.
8.24.23
ए॒वा नू॒नमुप॑ स्तुहि॒ वैय॑श्व दश॒मं नव॑म् ।
सुवि॑द्वांसं च॒र्कृत्यं॑ च॒रणी॑नाम् ॥
Thus now praise, O Vaiyaśva, the tenth new one, very wise and active for the moving beings.
8.24.24
वेत्था॒ हि निरृ॑तीनां॒ वज्र॑हस्त परि॒वृज॑म् ।
अह॑रहः शु॒न्ध्युः प॑रि॒पदा॑मिव ॥
O thunderbolt-wielder, indeed you know the encircling bonds of the Nirṛtis; like one who cleanses day by day, you remove those enclosures.
8.24.25
तदि॒न्द्राव॒ आ भ॑र॒ येना॑ दंसिष्ठ॒ कृत्व॑ने ।
द्वि॒ता कुत्सा॑य शिश्नथो॒ नि चो॑दय ॥
O Indra, bring hither that help by which, O most bountiful one, for the doer of deeds, for Kutsa, you strike down the foes twofold and cast them down.
8.24.26
तमु॑ त्वा नू॒नमी॑महे॒ नव्यं॑ दंसिष्ठ॒ सन्य॑से ।
स त्वं नो॒ विश्वा॑ अ॒भिमा॑तीः स॒क्षणिः॑ ॥
Now we invoke you indeed, as new worshippers, for giving, O most bountiful one; you are the one who helps us against all hostile attacks.
8.24.27
य ऋक्षा॒दंह॑सो मु॒चद्यो वार्या॑त्स॒प्त सिन्धु॑षु ।
वध॑र्दा॒सस्य॑ तुविनृम्ण नीनमः ॥
You who freed the rkṣa from sin, or who freed him from the noble one in the seven rivers; O rich in wealth, you have bent down the lower part of the servant.
8.24.28
यथा॑ वरो सु॒षाम्णे॑ स॒निभ्य॒ आव॑हो र॒यिम् ।
व्य॑श्वेभ्यः सुभगे वाजिनीवति ॥
As, O Varu, you brought wealth hither for the good-armed one and for the givers; O fortunate one, rich in strength, for the horses.
8.24.29
आ ना॒र्यस्य॒ दक्षि॑णा॒ व्य॑श्वाँ एतु सो॒मिनः॑ ।
स्थू॒रं च॒ राधः॑ श॒तव॑त्स॒हस्र॑वत् ॥
May the gift of the man come hither, to the horses and to the soma-sacrificer; and firm wealth, a hundredfold and a thousandfold.
8.24.30
यत्त्वा॑ पृ॒च्छादी॑जा॒नः कु॑ह॒या कु॑हयाकृते ।
ए॒षो अप॑श्रितो व॒लो गो॑म॒तीमव॑ तिष्ठति ॥
When the sacrificer asks you, sacrificing with the kuhayā call, O doer of the kuhayā call; this cast-off demon stands with the cows.