1.102.1
इ॒मां ते॒ धियं॒ प्र भ॑रे म॒हो म॒हीम॒स्य स्तो॒त्रे धि॒षणा॒ यत्त॑ आन॒जे |
तमु॑त्स॒वे च॑ प्रस॒वे च॑ सास॒हिमिन्द्रं॑ दे॒वास॒: शव॑सामद॒न्ननु॑ ||
To thee the Mighty One I bring this mighty hymn, for thy desire hath been gratified by my laud. In Indra, yea in him victorious through his strength, the Gods have joyed at feast and when the Soma flowed.
To you, the Mighty, I bring this mighty hymn, for my praise has pleased your desire; in Indra, strong through his power, the Gods have rejoiced at the feast when Soma flowed.
Brihat stotra for the Brihant—form matches deity. The Devas delight in Indra at Soma-sava: Indra is not isolated heroism but the joy-center of the divine host. Kutsa's laud satisfies Indra's kama for rightful praise.
Match the scale of your effort to the challenge; celebrate milestones so collective morale feeds further excellence.
1.102.2
अ॒स्य श्रवो॑ न॒द्य॑: स॒प्त बि॑भ्रति॒ द्यावा॒क्षामा॑ पृथि॒वी द॑र्श॒तं वपु॑: |
अ॒स्मे सू॑र्याचन्द्र॒मसा॑भि॒चक्षे॑ श्र॒द्धे कमि॑न्द्र चरतो वितर्तु॒रम् ||
The Seven Rivers bear his glory far and wide, and heaven and sky and earth display his comely form. The Sun and Moon in change alternate run their course, that we, O Indra, may behold and may have faith.
The seven rivers carry his glory afar; heaven, mid-air, and earth show his fair form; sun and moon alternate their courses so that we may see and have faith, O Indra.
Sapta Sindhavah broadcast Indra's yasha. His rupa pervades dyaus, antariksha, prithivi. Surya-Chandra's regulated alternation enables darshana and shraddha—ordered cosmos as basis of trust in the deity.
Stable cycles build faith—sleep/wake, work/rest, accountability rhythms—so people can 'see and believe' rather than live in chaos.
1.102.3
तं स्मा॒ रथं॑ मघव॒न् प्राव॑ सा॒तये॒ जैत्रं॒ यं ते॑ अनु॒मदा॑म संग॒मे |
आ॒जा न॑ इन्द्र॒ मन॑सा पुरुष्टुत त्वा॒यद्भ्यो॑ मघव॒ञ्छर्म॑ यच्छ नः ||
Maghavan, grant us that same car to bring us spoil, thy conquering car in which we joy in shock of fight. Thou, Indra, whom our hearts praise highly in the war, grant shelter, Maghavan, to us who love thee well.
Maghavan, grant us that conquering car that brings spoil, in which we rejoice in battle's shock; you whom our hearts praise in war, grant shelter to us who love you.
Ratha is both war-chariot and vehicle of divine aid. Maghavan (bountiful lord) is asked for sharman (shelter) alongside victory—Indra-power includes protection of devotees (tvayavantah).
Seek tools and cover together: ambition without safety burns out; protection without courage stagnates.
1.102.4
व॒यं ज॑येम॒ त्वया॑ यु॒जा वृत॑म॒स्माक॒मंश॒मुद॑वा॒ भरे॑भरे |
अ॒स्मभ्य॑मिन्द्र॒ वरि॑वः सु॒गं कृ॑धि॒ प्र शत्रू॑णां मघव॒न् वृष्ण्या॑ रुज ||
Encourage thou our side in every fight: may we, with thee for our ally, conquer the foeman's host. Indra, bestow on us joy and felicity break down, O Maghavan, the vigour of our foes.
Encourage our side in every fight; with you as ally may we conquer the foe's host; give joy and well-being, O Maghavan, and break the vigor of our adversaries.
Indra as sakhi in samgrama. Shayus and sauvastya (felicity) are prayed alongside tactical victory—Hindu heroism aims at auspicious thriving, not mere domination. Maghavan's gift weakens asura-ojas.
Bolster team morale ethically; weaken harmful patterns (not people as scapegoats) while aiming for shared wellbeing.
1.102.5
नाना॒ हि त्वा॒ हव॑माना॒ जना॑ इ॒मे धना॑नां धर्त॒रव॑सा विप॒न्यव॑: |
अ॒स्माकं॑ स्मा॒ रथ॒मा ति॑ष्ठ सा॒तये॒ जैत्रं॒ ही॑न्द्र॒ निभृ॑तं॒ मन॒स्तव॑ ||
For here in divers ways these men invoking thee, holder of treasures, sing hymns to win thine aid. Ascend the car that thou mayest bring spoil to us, for, Indra, thy fixt winneth the victory.
Here in many ways people invoke you, treasure-holder, singing for your aid; mount the car that you may bring us spoil, for your firm resolve wins victory, O Indra.
Indra is vasu-pati invoked through uktha. The ratha is ascended so booty (sanem) may come—mythic language for recovered light, cattle, and resources. Dhruva (fixed) will of Indra decides jaya.
Clarity of purpose outperforms scattered effort; gather stakeholders' voices, then commit to one decisive course.
1.102.6
गो॒जिता॑ बा॒हू अमि॑तक्रतुः सि॒मः कर्म॑न्कर्मञ्छ॒तमू॑तिः खजंक॒रः |
अ॒क॒ल्प इन्द्र॑: प्रति॒मान॒मोज॒साथा॒ जना॒ वि ह्व॑यन्ते सिषा॒सव॑: ||
His arms win kine, his power is boundless in each act best, with a hundred helps, waker of battle's din Is Indra: none may rival him in mighty strength. Hence, eager for the spoil the people call on him.
His arms win cattle; his power is boundless in every act—best, with a hundred helps, awakener of battle's roar is Indra; none rivals his strength, so the people eager for spoil call on him.
Bahu gains go; shavas is amitam. Shatam utibhih—hundredfold succor. Indra as battle-waker (samad) yet also bestower. Anuttara strength draws the jana's call—lokasangraha through reliable power.
Build capability that people trust under pressure; reputation for reliable strength attracts collaboration.
1.102.7
उत्ते॑ श॒तान्म॑घव॒न्नुच्च॒ भूय॑स॒ उत् स॒हस्रा॑द् रिरिचे कृ॒ष्टिषु॒ श्रव॑: |
अ॒मा॒त्रं त्वा॑ धि॒षणा॑ तित्विषे म॒ह्यधा॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ जिघ्नसे पुरंदर ||
Thy glory, Maghavan, exceeds a hundred yea, more than a hundred, than a thousand mid the folk, The great bowl hath inspirited thee boundlessly: so mayst thou slay the Vṛtras, breaker-down of forts!
Your glory, Maghavan, exceeds a hundred—yes more than a thousand among the folk; the great bowl has inspired you boundlessly—so may you slay the Vritras, O breaker of forts!
Yasha beyond shata and sahasra. The mahi kamandalu/Soma bowl (camu) inspires Indra's expansion—Soma and stuti empower deity for Vritra-hanana and purbhid (fort-breaking), classic Indra mythology of releasing waters and light.
Fuel peak performance with nourishment and recognition; then apply strength to unblock stuck systems.
1.102.8
त्रि॒वि॒ष्टि॒धातु॑ प्रति॒मान॒मोज॑सस्ति॒स्रो भूमी॑र्नृपते॒ त्रीणि॑ रोच॒ना |
अती॒दं विश्वं॒ भुव॑नं ववक्षिथाश॒त्रुरि॑न्द्र ज॒नुषा॑ स॒नाद॑सि ||
Of thy great might there is a three counterpart, the three earths, Lord men and the three realms of light. Above this whole world, Indra, thou hast waxen great: without a foe art thou, nature, from of old.
Of your great might there is a threefold counterpart—the three earths and three realms of light; above this whole world you have grown great, O Indra; from of old you are without a foe by nature.
Triadic cosmos (tisrah prithivih, tri rajamsi) mirrors Indra's mahiman. He has urdhva-grown beyond the loka; ajata-shatru by swabhava—his nature is unopposed when Rita is honored. Vedantic echo: transcendental expanse of the divine Self's power.
Scale your integrity across layers—personal, social, ecological—so growth does not create new enemies through imbalance.
1.102.9
त्वां दे॒वेषु॑ प्रथ॒मं ह॑वामहे॒ त्वं ब॑भूथ॒ पृत॑नासु सास॒हिः |
सेमं न॑: का॒रुमु॑पम॒न्युमु॒द्भिद॒मिन्द्र॑: कृणोतु प्रस॒वे रथं॑ पु॒रः ||
We invocate thee first among the Deities: thou hast become a mighty Conquer in fight. May Indra fill with spirit this our singer's heart, and make our car impetuous, foremost in attack.
We invoke you first among the deities; you have become a mighty conqueror in fight; may Indra fill this singer's heart with spirit and make our car foremost and impetuous in attack.
Prathama among Devas in invocation order. Indra fills the stotri's hrdaya with manyu/energy and makes the ratha purvam—leadership of inspired action. Warrior yoga of heart and vehicle.
Prioritize the core energizing principle in any project; inspire hearts before pushing vehicles (tools, plans) forward.
1.102.10
त्वं जि॑गेथ॒ न धना॑ रुरोधि॒थार्भे॑ष्वा॒जा म॑घवन् म॒हत्सु॑ च |
त्वामु॒ग्रमव॑से॒ सं शि॑शीम॒स्यथा॑ न इन्द्र॒ हव॑नेषु चोदय ||
Thou hast prevailed, and hast not kept the booty back, in trifling battles in those of great account. We make thee keen, the Mighty One, succour us: inspire us, Maghavan, when we defy the foe.
You have prevailed and have not withheld the booty—in small fights and in great; we sharpen you, the Mighty, to aid us: inspire us, Maghavan, when we challenge the foe.
Indra does not hold back sanim—divine generosity after victory. Devotees 'sharpen' (tejayama) Indra through hymn—reciprocal empowerment. Maghavan inspires when we abhi-vadama the adversary of dharma.
After wins, distribute credit and resources; use ritual and practice to keep courage sharp for the next hard conversation.
1.102.11
वि॒श्वाहेन्द्रो॑ अधिव॒क्ता नो॑ अ॒स्त्वप॑रिह्वृताः सनुयाम॒ वाज॑म् |
तन्नो॑ मि॒त्रो वरु॑णो मामहन्ता॒मदि॑ति॒: सिन्धु॑: पृथि॒वी उ॒त द्यौः ||
May Indra evermore be our Protector, and unimperilled may we win the booty. This prayer of ours may Varuṇa grant and Mitra, and Aditi and Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.
May Indra always be our protector; may we win the prize without peril; may Mitra, Varuna, Aditi, Sindhu, Earth and Heaven grant this prayer.
Nitya gopa Indra; vaja without danger (anamisam). Closing cosmic endorsement by Mitra-Varuna-Aditi-Sindhu-Rodasi—victory held inside ethical and earthly balance.
Aim for success that does not require burnout or ethical shortcuts; protect the commons while pursuing goals.