Lord Indra

veda svasti vācanam

(Veda Svasti Vachanam in English (IAST))

From Krishna Yajurveda

Also known as sri krsna yajurveda samhitantargatiya svastivacanam

The Veda Svasti Vachanam is an auspicious Vedic chant derived from the Krishna Yajurveda Samhita. It invokes divine blessings through the glorification of Lord Indra, the king of the devas, hailing him as the unconquerable warrior and protector. Traditionally recited at the commencement of religious ceremonies, rituals, and house warmings, this powerful hymn is designed to invoke peace, prosperity, and spiritual harmony. Chanting these ancient verses is believed to dispel negative energies, foster courage, ensure success in endeavors, and establish an environment of sanctity and divine protection for all those who listen.

śrī kṛṣṇa yajurveda saṃhitāntargatīya svastivācanam
āśu-śśiśā̭no vṛṣabho na yuddhmo gha̭nāghanaḥ, kṣobha̭ṇa-ścarṣaṇīnām | saṅkranda̭no-'nimiṣa ḙka vīra-śśatagṃ senā̭ ajaya-thsākamindraḥ̭ || saṅkranda̭nenā nimiṣeṇa̭ jiṣṇunā̭ yutkāreṇa̭ duścyavanena̭ dhṛṣṇunā | tadindrḙṇa jayata ta-thsa̭haddhvaṃ-yu~dho̭ nara iṣṷhastena vṛṣṇā || sa iṣṷhastai-ssa ni̭ṣaṅgibhi̭rvaśī saggsra̭ṣṭā sa yudha indro̭ gaṇena̭ | sagṃsṛṣṭaji-thso̭mapā bā̭huśardhyūrdhvadha̭nvā prati̭hitābhirastā || bṛha̭spate pari̭ dīyā [pari̭ dīya, rathḙna] 4.6.16
rathḙna rakṣohā 'mitrāgṃ̭ apa bādha̭mānaḥ | prabhañjan-thsenāḥ pramṛṇo yudhā jaya̭nnasmāka̭-meddhyavitā rathā̭nām || gotrabhida̭-ṅgovidaṃ-va~jra̭bāhu-ñjaya̭ntamajma̭ pramṛṇanta-moja̭sā | imagṃ sa̭jātā anṷvīra-yaddhvamindragṃ̭ sakhāyo-'nu sagṃ ra̭bhaddhvam || balavijñāyaḥ-sthavi̭raḥ pravī̭ra-ssaha̭svān. vājī saha̭māna ugraḥ | abhivī̭ro abhisa̭tvā sahojā jaitra̭mindra rathamāti̭ṣṭha govit || abhi gotrāṇi saha̭sā gāha̭māno-'dāyo [gāha̭māno-'dāyaḥ, vīra-śśatama̭nyurindraḥ̭ |] 4.6.17
vīra-śśatama̭nyurindraḥ̭ | duścyavanaḥ pṛ̭tanāṣāḍa̭ yuddhyo-smākagṃ senā̭ avatu pra yuthsu || indra̭ āsāṃ-netā bṛhaspati rdakṣi̭ṇā yajñaḥ pura ḙtu somaḥ̭ | devasenānā̭-mabhibhañjatīnā-ñjaya̭ntīnā-mmaruto̭ yantvagre || indra̭sya vṛṣṇo varṷṇasya rājña̭ ādityānā-mmarutāgṃ śardha̭ ugram | mahāma̭nasā-mbhuvanacyavānā-ṅghoṣo̭ devānā-ñjaya̭tā muda̭sthāt || asmāka-mindra-ssamṛ̭teṣu dhvajeṣvasmākaṃ-yā~ iṣa̭vastā ja̭yantu | 4.6.18
asmākaṃ̭-vī~rā utta̭re bhavantvasmānṷ devā avatā havḙṣu || uddha̭rṣaya maghavannā-yṷdhā-nyuthsatva̭nā-mmāmakānā-mmahāgṃ̭si | udvṛ̭trahan vājināṃ-vā~ji̭nānyu-drathā̭nā-ñjaya̭tāmetu ghoṣaḥ̭ || upa preta jaya̭tā narassthirā vaḥ̭ santu bāhavaḥ̭ | indro̭ va-śśarma̭ yaccha tvanā-dhṛṣyā yathāsa̭tha || ava̭sṛṣṭā parā̭ pata śara̭vye brahma̭ sagṃśitā | gacchā-'mitrā-npra- [gacchā-'mitrā-npra, viśa maiṣā-] 4.6.19
-vi̭śa maiṣā-ṅkañcanocchi̭ṣaḥ || marmā̭ṇi te varma̭bhiśchādayāmi soma̭stvā rājā 'mṛtḙnābhi-va̭stām | urorvarī̭yo vari̭vaste astu jaya̭nta-ntvāmanṷ madantu devāḥ || yatra̭ bāṇā-ssampata̭nti kumārā vi̭śikhā i̭va | indro̭ nastatra̭ vṛtrahā vi̭śvāhā śarma̭ yacchatu || 4.6.20 ||
jīmūta̭syeva bhavati pratī̭kaṃ-ya~dvarmī yāti̭ samadā̭mupasthe | anā̭viddhayā tanuvā̭ jaya tvagṃ sa tvā varma̭ṇo mahimā pi̭partu || dhanva̭nā gā dhanva̭nā-''ji-ñja̭yema dhanva̭nā tīvrā-ssamado̭ jayema | dhanu-śśatro̭rapakāma-ṅkṛ̭ṇoti dhanva̭nā sarvāḥ pradiśo̭ jayema || vakṣyantīvedā ga̭nīganti karṇa̭-mpriyagṃ sakhā̭ya-mpariṣasvajānā | yoṣḙva śiṅkte vitatā-'dhi dhanva- [dhanvanṋ, jyā iyagṃ] 4.6.27
-ñjyā iyagṃ sama̭ne pāraya̭ntī || te ācara̭ntī sama̭neva yoṣā̭ māteva̭ putra-mbi̭bhṛtāmupasthe | apa śatrūṋ viddhyatāgṃ saṃvi~dāne ārtnī̭ ime vi̭ṣphurantī̭ amitrāṋ || bahvīnā-mpitā bahura̭sya putraściścā kṛ̭ṇoti sama̭nā-'vagatya̭ | iṣudhi-ssaṅkāḥ pṛta̭nāśca sarvāḥ pṛṣṭhe nina̭ddho jayati prasṷ̄taḥ || rathe tiṣṭha̭-nnayati vājinaḥ̭ puro yatra̭yatra kāmaya̭te suṣārathiḥ | abhīśṷ̄nā-mmahimāna̭- [mahimānam, panāyata manaḥ̭] 4.6.28
-mpanāyata manaḥ̭ paścādanṷ yacchanti raśmayaḥ̭ || tīvrā-nghoṣān kṛṇvate vṛṣa̭pāṇayo-'śvā rathḙbhi-ssaha vājaya̭ntaḥ | avakrāma̭ntaḥ prapa̭dairamitrān kṣiṇanti śatrūgṃrana̭pavyayantaḥ || rathavāha̭nagṃ havira̭sya nāma yatrā-''yṷdha-nnihi̭tamasya varma̭ | tatrā rathamupa̭ śagmagṃ sa̭dema viśvāhā̭ vayagṃ sṷmanasyamā̭nāḥ || svāduṣagṃ sadaḥ̭ pitaro̭ vayodhāḥ kṛ̭cchreśrita-śśaktī̭vanto gabhīrāḥ | citrasḙnā iṣṷbalā amṛ̭ddhrā-ssatovī̭rā uravo vrātasāhāḥ || brāhma̭ṇāsaḥ [brāhma̭ṇāsaḥ, pita̭ra-] 4.6.29
pita̭ra-ssomyā̭sa-śśive no dyāvā̭pṛthivī a̭nehasā | pūṣā naḥ̭ pātu duritādṛ̭tāvṛdho rakṣā māki̭rno aghaśagṃ̭sa īśata || suparṇaṃ-va~̭ste mṛgo a̭syā danto gobhi-ssanna̭ddhā patati prasṷ̄tā | yatrā nara-ssa-ñca vi ca drava̭nti tatrāsmabhyamiṣa̭va-śśarma̭ yagṃsann || ṛjī̭te pari̭ vṛṅgdhi no-'śmā̭ bhavatu nastanūḥ | somo adhi̭ bravītu no-'di̭ti- [no-'di̭tiḥ, śarma̭ yacchatu |] 4.6.30
-śśarma̭ yacchatu || ā ja̭ṅghanti sānvḙṣā-ñjaghanāgṃ upa̭ jighnate | aśvā̭jani pracḙtaso-'śvān-thsamathsṷ codaya || ahi̭riva bhogaiḥ paryḙti bāhu-ñjyāyā̭ heti-mpa̭ribādha̭mānaḥ | hastaghno viśvā̭ vayunā̭ni vidvā-npumā-npumāgṃ̭sa-mpari̭ pātu viśvataḥ̭ || vana̭spate vīḍva̭ṅgo hi bhūyā asma-thsa̭khā pratara̭ṇa-ssuvīraḥ̭ | gobhi-ssanna̭ddho asi vīḍaya̭svā-''sthātā tḙ jayatu jetvā̭ni || divaḥ pṛ̭thivyāḥ pa- [pari̭, oja u-dbhṛ̭taṃ-] 4.6.31
-ryoja u-dbhṛ̭taṃ-va~naspati̭bhyaḥ paryābhṛ̭tagṃ sahaḥ̭ | apāmojmāna-mpari gobhirāvṛ̭tamindra̭sya vajragṃ̭ haviṣā rathaṃ̭-ya~ja || indra̭sya vajro̭ marutāmanī̭ka-mmitrasya garbho varṷṇasya nābhiḥ̭ | semā-nno̭ havyadā̭ti-ñjuṣāṇo deva̭ ratha prati̭ havyā gṛ̭bhāya || upa̭ śvāsaya pṛthivīmuta dyā-mpṷrutrā tḙ manutāṃ-vi~ṣṭhi̭ta-ñjaga̭t | sa dṷndubhe sajūrindrḙṇa devairdūrā- [devairdūrāt, davī̭yo] 4.6.32
-ddavī̭yo apa̭sedha śatrūṋ || ā kra̭ndaya balamojo̭ na ā dhā niṣṭa̭nihi duritā bādha̭mānaḥ | apa̭ protha dundubhe ducchunāgṃ̭ ita indra̭sya muṣṭira̭si vīḍaya̭sva || ā-'mūra̭ja pratyāva̭rtayemāḥ kḙtuma-ddṷndubhi rvā̭vadīti | samaśva̭parṇāścara̭nti no naro-'smāka̭mindra rathino̭ jayantu || 4.6.33 ||
mamāgne varco̭ vihaveṣva̭stu vaya-ntvendhā̭nā stanuva̭-mpuṣema | mahya̭-nnamantā-mpradiśaścata̭sra stvayā-'ddhya̭kṣeṇa pṛta̭nā jayema || mama̭ devā vi̭have sa̭ntu sarva indrā̭vanto maruto viṣṇṷragniḥ | mamāntari̭kṣa muru gopama̭stu mahyaṃ-vā~taḥ̭ pavatā-ṅkāmḙ asminn || mayi̭ devā dravi̭ṇa māya̭jantā-mmayyā śīra̭stu mayi̭ devahṷ̄tiḥ | daivyā hotā̭rā vaniṣanta [vaniṣanta, pūrve 'ri̭ṣṭā-ssyāma] 4.7.29
pūrve 'ri̭ṣṭā-ssyāma tanuvā̭ suvīrāḥ || mahyaṃ̭-ya~jantu mama yāni̭ havyā-''kṷ̄ti-ssatyā mana̭so me astu | eno mānigā-ṅkatamaccanāhaṃ-vi~śvḙ devāso adhi̭voca tā me || devī-ṣṣaḍurvīruruṇaḥ̭ kṛṇota viśvḙ devā sa iha vī̭rayaddhvam | māhāsmahi prajayā mā tanūbhirmā ra̭dhāma dviṣate so̭ma rājann || agnirmanyu-mpra̭tinuda-npurastā- [pra̭tinuda-npurastāt, ada̭bdho gopāḥ] 4.7.30
-dada̭bdho gopāḥ pari̭pāhi nastvam | pratyañco̭ yantu nigutaḥ punastḙ 'maiṣā-ñcitta-mprabudhā vinḙśat || dhātā dhā̭tṛṇā-mbhuva̭nasya yaspati̭ rdevagṃ sa̭vitāra̭mabhi mātiṣāham | imaṃ-ya~jña maśvinobhā bṛhaspati̭ rdevāḥ pāntu yaja̭māna-nnyarthāt || uruvyacā̭ no mahiṣa-śśarma̭ yagṃ sadasmin. havḙ puruhūtaḥ pṷrukṣu | sa naḥ̭ prajāyai̭ haryaśva mṛḍayendra mā [mṛḍayendra mā, no rīriṣo mā parā̭ dāḥ |] 4.7.31
no̭ rīriṣo mā parā̭ dāḥ || ye naḥ̭ sapatnā apate bha̭vantvindrā-gnibhyāmava̭ bādhāmahe tān | vasa̭vo rudrā ā̭dityā ṷpari spṛśa̭-mmogra-ñcettā̭ramadhi rājama̭krann || arvāñca mindra̭mamuto̭ havāmahe yo goji-ddha̭na-jida̭śva-jidyaḥ | imanno̭ yajñaṃ-vi~̭have jṷṣasvāsya kṷrmo harivo medina̭-ntvā || 4.7.32 ||
agnerma̭nve prathamasya pracḙtaso ya-mpāñca̭janya-mbahavaḥ̭ samindhate | viśva̭syāṃ-vi~śi pra̭viviśivāgṃ sa̭mīmahe sa no̭ muñcatvagṃ ha̭saḥ || yasyeda-mprāṇanni̭miṣa-dyadeja̭ti yasya̭ jāta-ñjana̭māna-ñca keva̭lam | staumyagni-nnā̭thito jo̭havīmi sa no̭ muñcatvagṃ ha̭saḥ || indra̭sya manye prathamasya pracḙtaso vṛtraghna-sstomā upa māmupāguḥ̭ | yo dāśuṣaḥ̭ sukṛto havamupa gantā [gantā, sa no̭ muñcatvagṃ ha̭saḥ |] 4.7.33
sa no̭ muñcatvagṃ ha̭saḥ || ya-ssa̭ṅgrāma-nnaya̭ti saṃ-va~śī yudhe yaḥ puṣṭāni̭ sagṃsṛjati̭ trayāṇi̭ | staumīndra̭-nnāthito jo̭havīmi sa no̭ muñcatvagṃ ha̭saḥ || manve vā-mmitrā varuṇā tasya̭ vittagṃ satyaṷjasā dṛgṃhaṇā ya-nnudethe | yā rājā̭nagṃ sarathaṃ̭-yā~tha ṷgrā tā no̭ muñcatamāga̭saḥ || yo vāgṃ ratha̭ ṛjura̭śmi-ssatyadha̭rmā mithu ścara̭nta-mupayāti̭ dūṣayanṋ | staumi̭ [ ] 4.7.34
mitrāvarṷṇā nāthito jo̭havīmi tau no̭ muñcatamāga̭saḥ || vāyo-ssa̭vitu rvidathā̭ni manmahe yāvātmanva-dbi̭bhṛto yau ca rakṣa̭taḥ | yau viśva̭sya paribhū ba̭bhūvatustau no̭ muñcatamāga̭saḥ || upa śreṣṭhā̭na āśiṣo̭ devayordharmḙ asthirann | staumi̭ vāyugṃ sa̭vitāra̭-nnāthito jo̭havīmi tau no̭ muñcatamāga̭saḥ || rathīta̭mau rathīnāma̭hva ūtaye śubha-ṅgami̭ṣṭhau suyamḙbhiraśvaiḥ | yayo- [yayoḥ, vā-ndevau deveṣva-ni̭śita-] 4.7.35
-rvā-ndevau deveṣva-ni̭śita-mojastau no̭ muñcatamāga̭saḥ || yadayā̭taṃ-va~hatugṃ sūryāyā-stricakreṇa̭ sagṃ sada̭micchamā̭nau | staumi̭ devā vaśvinaṷ nāthito jo̭havīmi tau no̭ muñcatamāga̭saḥ || marutā-mmanve adhi̭no bruvantu premāṃ-vā~caṃ-vi~śvā̭ mavantu viśve | āśūn. hṷve suyamā̭nūtaye te no̭ muñcantvena̭saḥ || tigmamāyṷdhaṃ-vī~ḍitagṃ saha̭sva-ddivyagṃ śardhaḥ [śardhaḥ̭, pṛta̭nāsu jiṣṇu |] 4.7.36
pṛta̭nāsu jiṣṇu | staumi̭ devā-nmaruto̭ nāthito jo̭havīmi te no̭ muñcantvena̭saḥ || devānā-mmanve adhi̭ no bruvantu premāṃ-vā~caṃ-vi~śvā̭mavantu viśve | āśūn. hṷve suyamā̭nūtaye te no̭ muñcantvena̭saḥ || yadida-mmā̭-'bhiśoca̭ti paurṷṣeyeṇa daivyḙna | staumi viśvā-ndevā-nnā̭thito jo̭havīmi te no̭ muñcantvena̭saḥ || anṷno-'dyānṷmati ra- [anṷno-'dyānṷmati ranṷ, ida̭numate] 4.7.37
-nvida̭numate tvaṃ ~vaiśvānaro na̭ ūtyāpṛṣṭo divi> 4 || ye apra̭thetā-mami̭tebhi rojo̭bhi rye pra̭tiṣṭhe abha̭vatāṃ-va~sṷ̄nām | staumi dyāvā̭ pṛthivī nā̭thito jo̭havīmi te no̭ muñcatamagṃ ha̭saḥ || urvī̭ rodasī vari̭vaḥ kṛṇota-ṅkṣetra̭sya patnī adhi̭ no brūyātam | staumi dyāvā̭ pṛthivī nā̭thito jo̭havīmi te no̭ muñcatamagṃ ha̭saḥ || ya-ttḙ vaya-mpṷruṣatrā ya̭viṣṭhā vi̭dvāgṃsaścakṛmā kaccanā- [kaccana, āgaḥ̭ |] 4.7.38
-''gaḥ̭ | kṛdhī sva̭smāgṃ adi̭teranā̭gā vyenāgṃ̭si śiśratho viṣva̭gagne || yathā̭ ha ta-dva̭savo gaurya̭-ñci-tpadiṣitā mamṷñcatā yajatrāḥ | evā tvamasma-tpramṷñcā vyagṃhaḥ prātāryagne pratarānna āyuḥ̭ || 4.7.39 ||

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