1.133.1
उ॒भे पु॑नामि॒ रोद॑सी ऋ॒तेन॒ द्रुहो॑ दहामि॒ सं म॒हीर॑नि॒न्द्राः |
अ॒भि॒व्लग्य॒ यत्र॑ ह॒ता अ॒मित्रा॑ वैलस्था॒नं परि॑ तृ॒ह्ला अशे॑रन् ||
WITH sacrifice I purge both earth and heaven: I burn up great she-fiends who serve not Indra, Where throttled by thy hand the foes were slaughtered, and in the pit of death lay pierced and mangled.
With sacrifice I purify both earth and heaven; I burn up the great she-fiends who do not serve Indra—where, throttled by your hand, foes were slaughtered and lay pierced in the pit of death.
Yajña as purifier of Dyāvāpṛthivī asserts that ritual order cleanses macrocosm and microcosm. 'She-fiends' (yātumati) symbolize chaotic, anti-Indra forces of māyā and hiṃsā. Burning them is tapas against adharma—not hatred of the feminine sacred, which Vedic culture honors in Śakti, Uṣas, and Sarasvatī.
Use disciplined practice to clear toxic patterns from both 'earth' (body/habits) and 'heaven' (mind/ideals). Name and neutralize what actively opposes your integrity.
1.133.2
अ॒भि॒व्लग्या॑ चिदद्रिवः शी॒र्षा या॑तु॒मती॑नाम् |
छि॒न्धि व॑टू॒रिणा॑ प॒दा म॒हाव॑टूरिणा प॒दा ||
O thou who castest forth the stones crushing the sorceresses’ heads, Break them with thy wide-spreading foot, with thy wide-spreading mighty foot.
O you who cast stones that crush the sorceresses' heads, break them with your wide-spreading foot—with your wide-spreading mighty foot.
Indra's 'stones' and wide foot evoke Vajra and the expansive stance of cosmic sovereignty covering the field of battle. Crushing yātu-śiras is destroying the 'head'—the directing intelligence—of harmful occult disorder.
Address root causes, not only symptoms. Expand your 'footprint' of healthy boundaries so harmful influence has nowhere concentrated to stand.
1.133.3
अवा॑सां मघवञ्जहि॒ शर्धो॑ यातु॒मती॑नाम् |
वै॒ल॒स्था॒न॒के अ॑र्म॒के म॒हावै॑लस्थे अर्म॒के ||
Do thou, O Maghavan, beat off these sorceresses' daring strength. Cast them within the narrow pit. within the deep and narrow pit.
O Maghavan, beat off these sorceresses' daring strength; cast them into the narrow pit—into the deep and narrow pit.
Containment in a narrow pit (gartā) is Vedic imagery for isolating chaos so it cannot spread through the ritual field. Maghavan's generosity includes the gift of safety through decisive restraint of the harmful.
Isolate destructive behaviors quickly. Psychological and social 'narrow pits' (limits, timeouts, blocks) protect the wider healthy system.
1.133.4
यासां॑ ति॒स्रः प॑ञ्चा॒शतो॑ ऽभिव्ल॒ङ्गैर॒पाव॑पः |
तत् सु ते॑ मनायति त॒कत् सु ते॑ मनायति ||
Of whom thou hast ere now destroyed thrice-fifty with thy fierce attacks. That deed they count a glorious deed, though small to thee, a glorious deed.
Of those you have already destroyed thrice-fifty with fierce attacks, that deed they count glorious—though small to you, still a glorious deed.
Hyperbolic numbers celebrate Indra's tireless rakṣā. What is 'small' to the Infinite is still yaśas for humans—reminding the devotee that divine effortless victory is our hard-won hope. Kīrtana of past deeds strengthens present faith.
Track and celebrate incremental security wins. What feels minor to a seasoned mentor still deserves recognition for those who struggled to achieve it.
1.133.5
पि॒शङ्ग॑भृष्टिमम्भृ॒णं पि॒शाचि॑मिन्द्र॒ सं मृ॑ण |
सर्वं॒ रक्षो॒ नि ब॑र्हय ||
O Indra, crush and bray to bits the fearful fiery-weaponed fiend: Strike every demon to the ground.
O Indra, crush and grind to bits the fearful fiend armed with fiery weapons; strike every demon to the ground.
The fiery-weaponed rakṣas represents aggressive, burning hostility—krodha as weapon. Indra's response is total: bray to bits, strike down—complete non-negotiation with forces that exist only to devastate the yajña.
Do not half-manage clear existential threats—addiction spirals, abuse, fraud. Decisive interruption protects everything else you are building.
1.133.6
अ॒वर्म॒ह इ॑न्द्र दादृ॒हि श्रु॒धी न॑: शु॒शोच॒ हि द्यौः क्षा न भी॒षाँ अ॑द्रिवो घृ॒णान्न भी॒षाँ अ॑द्रिवः |
शु॒ष्मिन्त॑मो॒ हि शु॒ष्मिभि॑र्व॒धैरु॒ग्रेभि॒रीय॑से |
अपू॑रुषघ्नो अप्रतीत शूर॒ सत्व॑भिस्त्रिस॒प्तैः शू॑र॒ सत्व॑भिः ||
Tear down the mighty ones. O Indra, hear thou us. For heaven hath glowed like earth in fear, O Thunder-armed, as dreading fierce heat, Thunder-armed! Most Mighty mid the Mighty Ones thou speedest with strong bolts of death, Not slaying men, unconquered Hero with the brave, O Hero, with the thrice-seven brave.
Tear down the mighty ones, O Indra—hear us! Heaven has glowed like earth in fear, Thunder-armed; most mighty among the mighty you speed with bolts of death—not slaying men, unconquered Hero with the thrice-seven brave.
Crucial ethical note: 'not slaying men' (na nṛn) distinguishes Indra's war on asura/rakṣas powers from wanton human slaughter. The thrice-seven (trih-sapta) brave evoke Marut or gaṇa-allies of ordered force. Even Dyaus trembles—cosmic stakes—yet dharma-limits remain.
Fight systems and patterns of harm without dehumanizing people. Ally with ethical coalitions ('thrice-seven brave'); let awe serve justice, not cruelty.
1.133.7
व॒नोति॒ हि सु॒न्वन् क्षयं॒ परी॑णसः सुन्वा॒नो हि ष्मा॒ यज॒त्यव॒ द्विषो॑ दे॒वाना॒मव॒ द्विष॑: |
सु॒न्वा॒न इत् सि॑षासति स॒हस्रा॑ वा॒ज्यवृ॑तः |
सु॒न्वा॒नायेन्द्रो॑ ददात्या॒भुवं॑ र॒यिं द॑दात्या॒भुव॑म् ||
The pourer of libations gains the home of wealth, pouring his gift conciliates hostilities, yea, the hostilities of Gods. Pouring, he strives, unchecked and strong, to win him riches thousandfold. Indra gives lasting wealth to him who pours forth gifts, yea, wealth he gives that long shall last.
The pourer of libations gains the home of wealth and, by pouring, conciliates hostilities—even of the Gods; striving unchecked he seeks thousandfold riches, and Indra gives lasting wealth to the giver.
Dāna and Soma-offering convert enmity into sandhi—even divine tensions ease for the liberal. Lasting wealth (dhruva rayi) contrasts flash gain: Indra rewards sustained generosity with durable śrī.
Generosity de-escalates conflict and builds durable prosperity. Consistent contribution outperforms extraction in reputation, trust, and long-term resources.