1.132.1
त्वया॑ व॒यं म॑घव॒न् पूर्व्ये॒ धन॒ इन्द्र॑त्वोताः सासह्याम पृतन्य॒तो व॑नु॒याम॑ वनुष्य॒तः |
नेदि॑ष्ठे अ॒स्मिन्नह॒न्यधि॑ वोचा॒ नु सु॑न्व॒ते |
अ॒स्मिन् य॒ज्ञे वि च॑येमा॒ भरे॑ कृ॒तं वा॑ज॒यन्तो॒ भरे॑ कृ॒तम् ||
HELPED, Indra Maghavan, by thee in war of old, may we subdue in fight the men who strive with us, conquer the men who war with us. This day that now is close at hand bless him who pours the Soma juice. In this our sacrifice may we divide the spoil, showing our strength, the spoil of war.
Helped by you of old in war, O Indra Maghavan, may we conquer those who strive against us; this very day bless the Soma-pourer, and in this sacrifice may we divide the spoil of strength.
Maghavan (the Bounteous) links victory to dāna-spirit: divine generosity empowers the yajamāna. 'Spoil of war' in Vedic idiom includes recovered light, cattle, and order—not crude plunder alone. Dividing spoil in yajña means distributing grace among the ritual community under Rita.
Ask for help explicitly before conflict or hard launches. Celebrate and share wins so courage remains communal rather than winner-take-all burnout.
1.132.2
स्व॒र्जे॒षे भर॑ आ॒प्रस्य॒ वक्म॑न्युष॒र्बुध॒: स्वस्मि॒न्नञ्ज॑सि क्रा॒णस्य॒ स्वस्मि॒न्नञ्ज॑सि |
अह॒न्निन्द्रो॒ यथा॑ वि॒दे शी॒र्ष्णाशी॑र्ष्णोप॒वाच्य॑: |
अ॒स्म॒त्रा ते॑ स॒ध्र्य॑क् सन्तु रा॒तयो॑ भ॒द्रा भ॒द्रस्य॑ रा॒तय॑: ||
In war which wins the light, at the free-giver's call, at due oblation of the early-rising one, oblation of the active one, Indra slew, even as we know—whom each bowed head must reverence. May all thy bounteous gifts be gathered up for us, yea, the good gifts of thee the Good.
In the war that wins light, at the free-giver's call and the early riser's timely offering, Indra slew—as we know—the one every bowed head must reverence; may all your good gifts gather for us.
Light-winning war (jyotir-yuddha) is the inner and outer struggle against darkness. Early-rising oblation honors uṣas-aligned discipline. The foe whose head must bow is any adharma that once seemed inevitable; Indra's known deed becomes template for present grace.
Discipline plus generosity attracts compounding opportunity. Early focused work ('early-rising one') paired with open-handed collaboration gathers 'good gifts' more reliably than last-minute force.
1.132.3
तत् तु प्रय॑: प्र॒त्नथा॑ ते शुशुक्व॒नं यस्मि॑न् य॒ज्ञे वार॒मकृ॑ण्वत॒ क्षय॑मृ॒तस्य॒ वार॑सि॒ क्षय॑म् |
वि तद् वो॑चे॒रध॑ द्वि॒ताऽन्तः प॑श्यन्ति र॒श्मिभि॑: |
स घा॑ विदे॒ अन्विन्द्रो॑ ग॒वेष॑णो बन्धु॒क्षिद्भ्यो॑ ग॒वेष॑णः ||
This food glows for thee as of old at sacrifice, wherein they made thee chooser of the place, for thou choosest the place of sacrifice. Speak thou and make it known to us: they see within with beams of light. Indra, indeed, is found a seeker after spoil, spoil-seeker for his own allies.
This food glows for you as of old at sacrifice, wherein they made you chooser of the place; speak and make it known—they see within with beams of light; Indra seeks spoil for his own allies.
Indra as chooser of the yajña-sthāna affirms that sacred space is elected by divine presence, not mere geography. Inner seeing with light-beams (raśmi) is ṛṣi-vision. Spoil for allies (sakhya) shows Indra's loyalty: divine will fights for the circle of friends in dharma.
Choose environments that match your mission. Loyalty to allies—and transparent communication ('speak and make known')—turns competition into shared advantage.
1.132.4
नू इ॒त्था ते॑ पू॒र्वथा॑ च प्र॒वाच्यं॒ यदङ्गि॑रो॒भ्योऽवृ॑णो॒रप॑ व्र॒जमिन्द्र॒ शिक्ष॒न्नप॑ व्र॒जम् |
ऐभ्य॑: समा॒न्या दि॒शा ऽस्मभ्यं॑ जेषि॒ योत्सि॑ च |
सु॒न्वद्भ्यो॑ रन्धया॒ कं चि॑दव्र॒तं हृ॑णा॒यन्तं॑ चिदव्र॒तम् ||
So now must thy great deed be lauded as of old, when for the Aṅgirases thou openedst the stall, openedst, giving aid, the stall. In the same manner for us here fight thou and be victorious: To him who pours the juice give up the lawless man, the lawless who is wroth with us.
Your great deed must be lauded as of old, when for the Aṅgirases you opened the stall; in the same way fight for us here and win—give up the lawless who is wrathful against the pourer of juice.
Opening the Go-vrajā for the Aṅgirases is a core Indra myth: releasing imprisoned rays/cattle of knowledge. The lawless (anṛta-minded) wrathful one is handed over—dharma-enforcement on behalf of the Soma-pourer. Continuity ('as of old… for us here') is living revelation.
Invoke proven precedents when stuck. Open blocked assets (knowledge silos, frozen projects) and refuse to empower bad-faith actors who attack contributors.
1.132.5
सं यज्जना॒न् क्रतु॑भि॒: शूर॑ ई॒क्षय॒द्धने॑ हि॒ते त॑रुषन्त श्रव॒स्यव॒: प्र य॑क्षन्त श्रव॒स्यव॑: |
तस्मा॒ आयु॑: प्र॒जाव॒दिद् बाधे॑ अर्च॒न्त्योज॑सा |
इन्द्र॑ ओ॒क्यं॑ दिधिषन्त धी॒तयो॑ दे॒वाँ अच्छा॒ न धी॒तय॑: ||
When with wise plan the Hero leads the people forth, they conquer in the ordered battle, seeking fame, press, eager, onward seeking fame. To him in time of need they sing for life with offspring and with strength. Their hymns with Indra find a welcome place of rest: the hymns go forward to the Gods.
When the Hero with wise plan leads the people forth, they conquer in ordered battle seeking fame; in need they sing to him for life with offspring and strength; their hymns find rest with Indra and go on to the Gods.
Wise plan (sumati/prajñā) before battle distinguishes Indra's leadership from blind rage. Ordered battle (vyūha of dharma) seeks yaśas. Hymns finding a 'place of rest' with Indra then rising to the Devas describes mantra as ascending through the Hotṛ of will into the wider divine field.
Strategy before hustle. Communities that plan together and voice needs clearly find both resting assurance and onward momentum toward larger goals.
1.132.6
यु॒वं तमि॑न्द्रापर्वता पुरो॒युधा॒ यो न॑: पृत॒न्यादप॒ तंत॒मिद्ध॑तं॒ वज्रे॑ण॒ तंत॒मिद्ध॑तम् |
दू॒रे च॒त्ताय॑ च्छन्त्स॒द् गह॑नं॒ यदिन॑क्षत् |
अ॒स्माकं॒ शत्रू॒न् परि॑ शूर वि॒श्वतो॑ द॒र्मा द॑र्षीष्ट वि॒श्वत॑: ||
Indra and Parvata, our champions in the fight, drive ye away each man who fain would war with us, drive him far from us with the bolt. Welcome to him concealed afar shall he the lair that he hath found. So may the Render rend our foes on every side, rend them, O Hero, everywhere.
Indra and Parvata, our champions, drive far with the bolt every one who would war on us; may the hidden lair he found become his reception—and may the Render rend our foes on every side.
Parvata (Mountain) as Indra's companion evokes steadfast earth-power paired with thunder-will—firmness and strike. The 'Render' (vidāraṇa-śakti) clears hostility from all directions (viśvataḥ). Even the foe's far hiding-place cannot outrun cosmic justice when Rita is invoked.
Combine firmness and decisive action. Address threats comprehensively ('on every side') while staying rooted—mountain patience plus storm clarity.