इ॒मा नु कं॒ भुव॑ना सीषधा॒मेन्द्र॑श्च॒ विश्वे॑ च दे॒वाः
imā nu kaṃ bhuvanā sīṣadhāmendraśca viśve ca devāḥ
Mandala 10
Sukta 157: Indra and the devas win back godhood
Rishi: भुवन आप्त्यः, साधनो वा भौवनः · Devata: विश्वे देवाः · Metre: द्विपदा त्रिष्टुप्
5 verses · 157 of 191
What happens in this chapter
Indra and the devas win back godhood
Bhuvana Aptya, or Sadhana Bhauvana, praises the Vishvedevas in two-footed trishtubh. Let us make these worlds succeed, Indra and all the devas. May Indra with the Adityas shape our yajna, our bodies and our offspring. With the Adityas and the band of Maruts, may Indra be the helper of our bodies. When the devas came back after slaying the asuras, they guarded their godhood. With their powers they brought back the hymn, and then they saw around them the swift svadha, the food of strength. Five short lines carry a prayer for the world, the body and children, and a memory of the devas' victory.
य॒ज्ञं च॑ नस्त॒न्वं॑ च प्र॒जां चा॑दि॒त्यैरिन्द्र॑ः स॒ह ची॑कॢपाति
yajñaṃ ca nastanvaṃ ca prajāṃ cādityairindraḥ saha cīkḷpāti
आ॒दि॒त्यैरिन्द्र॒ः सग॑णो म॒रुद्भि॑र॒स्माकं॑ भूत्ववि॒ता त॒नूना॑म्
ādityairindraḥ sagaṇo marudbhirasmākaṃ bhūtvavitā tanūnām
ह॒त्वाय॑ दे॒वा असु॑रा॒न्यदाय॑न्दे॒वा दे॑व॒त्वम॑भि॒रक्ष॑माणाः
hatvāya devā asurānyadāyandevā devatvamabhirakṣamāṇāḥ
प्र॒त्यञ्च॑म॒र्कम॑नय॒ञ्छची॑भि॒रादित्स्व॒धामि॑षि॒रां पर्य॑पश्यन्
pratyañcamarkamanayañchacībhirāditsvadhāmiṣirāṃ paryapaśyan
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