(rishi : atharva , devatha : indra , chanda : anushtup)
1. swastidaa vishaam pathirvruthrahaa vimrudhau vashee
vrushendraha: pura aethu na: somapaa abhayankara:
2. vi na indra mrudhau jahi neechaa yaccha pruthanyatha:
adhamam gamayaa tamo yau asmaam abhibhaasathi
3. vi rakshau vi mrudhau jahi vi vruthrasya hanuu ruja
vi manyumindra vruthrahannamithrasyaabhidaasatha
4. apaeindra dwishathau manopa jijyasathau vadham
vi mahaccharma yaccha variyau yaavaya vadham
1. The immortal, radiant, the one who bestow the benefits and blessings, the leader
of people, the one who strikes the cloud called vruthra for rain, the destroyer
of enemies, the one who control every animate and inanimate, the one who drinks
the soma juice; lord Indra, please give us abode of protection in our battle and
become the one who controls us.
2. oh Indra, the one who bestows all prosperities, destroy the enemies who wage
battle against us for their victory over us. Control them who come with their armies
make them fall to the deepest darkness for their efforts to abduct everything from
us and thereby destroy us.
3. Oh indra, the one who killed the vruthra, vanquish this rakshasas. Vanquish all
enemies strong like vruthra. Oh lord, those enemies who want to destroy us
suppress them. Let them do not suppress us in anyways.
4. Oh lord indra, please provide us comfort always. Let the arrows sent by the our
enemies go far away from us. suppress the minds of those enemies of us who
are having vengeance with us. Destroy the weapons of those who want to
destroy us.
