Rigveda Mandala 2 Sukta 18

🙏 ऋषि (द्रष्टा): Gritsamada🔥 देवता: Indra🎵 छन्द: Tristubh📜 2 मन्त्र

मन्त्र 1

यस्त्वा हृदा किरिणा मन्यमानोऽमर्त्यं मर्त्यो जोहवीमि। जातवेदसो यशसा जिगीषन्महः सुम्नस्य वि भजेम शर्मन्॥

yastvā hṛdā kiriṇā manyamāno'martyaṃ martyo johavīmi। jātavedaso yaśasaā jigīṣanmahaḥ sumnasya vi bhajema śarman॥

अनुवाद: O Immortal Indra, I a mortal calling upon you with a devoted and praising heart, desiring to win your glorious grace, wish to partake of your vast bliss and shelter.

The rishi expresses deep devotion, establishing a personal and spiritual connection with Indra, seeking divine protection and supreme bliss.

मन्त्र 2

त्वं ह्येक इषिरो जनो भूः सत्यो मंहिष्ठो वध्र्यश्वस्य सूरे। त्वं वृत्रेषु शूर सत्पतिर्भूः कृत्व्येष्वा वृषभेन्दीरसि॥

tvaṃ hyeka iṣiro jano bhūः satyo maṃhiṣṭho vadhryaśvasya sūre। tvaṃ vṛtreṣu śūra satpatirbhūः kṛtvyeṣvā vṛṣabhendīrasi॥

अनुवाद: You alone are the swift and vibrant power, true and most bountiful to Vadhryashva's son, O Sage. You, O heroic lord of beings, are victorious in battles, and O bountiful Indra, you are supreme in great deeds.

Indra is praised as the supreme, unfailing hero who grants victory and possesses immeasurable strength.