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Rig Veda · 1008 of 1027
1.FOR Iṭa’s sake who pressed the juice, thou, Indra, didst protect his car, And hear the Soma-giver’s call.
2.Thou from his skin hast borne the head of the swift-moving combatant, And sought the Soma-pourer’s home.
3.Venya, that mortal man, hast thou, for Āstrabudhna the devout, O Indra, many a time set free.
4.Bring, Indra, to the east again that Sun who now is in the west, Even against the will of Gods.
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Why does the hymn ask Indra to bring the Sun back to the east against the will of Gods?
The hymn records Indra as a savior who turns cosmic and human fortunes: he protected Iṭa’s car, freed Venya for Āstrabudhna, and fetches the Soma pourer’s home, so the appeal asks him to reverse the Sun’s course as another victorious rescue. The speaker frames Indra’s power as capable of overriding divine opposition — “Even against the will of Gods” — because previous deeds show him breaching ordinary limits.
This petition fits Vedic practice of invoking a deity’s past feats to justify an extraordinary plea; see Rig Veda Mandala 1 Hymn 32 where Indra’s past slayings are rehearsed to request further boons. The hymn treats cosmic reversal as an extension of Indra’s role in restoring order and favor to petitioners.
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