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Rig Veda · 213 of 1027
Mandala 2: HYMN XXII. Indra.
1.At the Trikadrukas the Great and Strong hath drunk drink blent with meal. With Viṣṇu hath he quaffed the poured out Soma juice, all that he would. That hath so heightened him the Great, the Wide, to do his mighty work. So may the God attain the God, true Indu Indra who is true.
2.So he resplendent in the battle overcame Krivi by might. He with his majesty hath filled the earth and heaven, and waxen strong. One share of the libation hath he swallowed down: one share he left. So may the God attend the God, true Indu Indra who is true.
3.Brought forth together with wisdom and mighty power thou grewest great; with hero deeds subduing the malevolent, most swift in act; Giving prosperity, and lovely wealth to him who praiseth thee. So may the God attend the God, true Indu Indra who is true.
4.This, Indra, was thy hero deed, Dancer, thy first and ancient work, worthy to be told forth in heaven, What time thou sentest down life with a God’s own power, freeing the floods. All that is godless may he conquer with his might, and, Lord of Hundred Powers, find for us strength and food.
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Why does the hymn repeat “So may the God attend the God, true Indu Indra who is true”?
The refrain praises Indra by invoking the poured Soma and his deeds, asking the god to be present to himself and to the worshipper; it frames sacrifice as a meeting where the divine attends its own power. The repeated line names Indra as “Indu” (the poured juice) and “true,” linking the ritual soma, the god’s strength, and the desired reciprocity of presence and favor.
The chapter narrates Indra’s victories—drinking Soma at the Trikadrukas, overcoming Krivi, freeing the floods—and the refrain functions as a ritual summons that consecrates those deeds into present potency for the worshipper. This use of repetitive liturgical address resembles the concentrated praise in other Vedic hymns and anticipates the Bhagavad Gita’s emphasis on devotion as access to divine action.
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