Lord Indra

veda svasti vācanam

(Veda Svasti Vachanam in English (IAST))

From Krishna Yajurveda

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
ā॒śu-śśiśā̭no vṛṣa॒bho na yu॒ddhmo gha̭nāgha॒naḥ, kṣobha̭ṇa-ścar​ṣaṇī॒nām | sa॒ṅkranda̭no-'nimi॒ṣa ḙka vī॒ra-śśa॒tagṃ senā̭ ajaya-thsā॒kamindraḥ̭ || sa॒ṅkranda̭nenā nimi॒ṣeṇa̭ ji॒ṣṇunā̭ yutkā॒reṇa̭ duścyava॒nena̭ dhṛ॒ṣṇunā᳚ | tadindrḙṇa jayata॒ ta-thsa̭haddhvaṃ॒-yu~dho̭ nara॒ iṣṷhastena॒ vṛṣṇā᳚ || sa iṣṷhastai॒-ssa ni̭ṣa॒ṅgibhi̭rva॒śī sagg​sra̭ṣṭā॒ sa yudha॒ indro̭ ga॒ṇena̭ | sa॒gṃ॒sṛ॒ṣṭa॒ji-thso̭ma॒pā bā̭huśa॒rdhyū᳚rdhvadha̭nvā॒ prati̭hitābhi॒rastā᳚ || bṛha̭spate॒ pari̭ dīyā॒ [pari̭ dīya, rathḙna] 4.6.16
rathḙna rakṣo॒hā 'mitrāgṃ̭ apa॒ bādha̭mānaḥ | pra॒bha॒ñjan-thsenāḥ᳚ pramṛ॒ṇo yu॒dhā jaya̭nna॒smāka̭-meddhyavi॒tā rathā̭nām || go॒tra॒bhida̭-ṅgo॒vidaṃ॒-va~jra̭bāhu॒-ñjaya̭nta॒majma̭ pramṛ॒ṇanta॒-moja̭sā | i॒magṃ sa̭jātā॒ anṷvīra-yaddhva॒mindragṃ̭ sakhā॒yo-'nu॒ sagṃ ra̭bhaddhvam || ba॒la॒vi॒jñā॒yaḥ-sthavi̭raḥ॒ pravī̭ra॒-ssaha̭svān. vā॒jī saha̭māna u॒graḥ | a॒bhivī̭ro a॒bhisa̭tvā saho॒jā jaitra̭mindra॒ ratha॒māti̭ṣṭha go॒vit || a॒bhi go॒trāṇi॒ saha̭sā॒ gāha̭māno-'dā॒yo [gāha̭māno-'dā॒yaḥ, vī॒ra-śśa॒tama̭nyu॒rindraḥ̭ |] 4.6.17
vī॒ra-śśa॒tama̭nyu॒rindraḥ̭ | du॒ścya॒va॒naḥ pṛ̭tanā॒ṣāḍa̭ yu॒ddhyo᳚-smāka॒gṃ॒ senā̭ avatu॒ pra yu॒thsu || indra̭ āsāṃ-ne॒tā bṛha॒spati॒ rdakṣi̭ṇā ya॒jñaḥ pu॒ra ḙtu॒ somaḥ̭ | de॒va॒se॒nānā̭-mabhibhañjatī॒nā-ñjaya̭ntīnā-mma॒ruto̭ ya॒ntvagre᳚ || indra̭sya॒ vṛṣṇo॒ varṷṇasya॒ rājña̭ ādi॒tyānā᳚-mma॒rutā॒gṃ॒ śardha̭ u॒gram | ma॒hāma̭nasā-mbhuvanacya॒vānā॒-ṅghoṣo̭ de॒vānā॒-ñjaya̭tā॒ muda̭sthāt || a॒smāka॒-mindra॒-ssamṛ̭teṣu dhva॒jeṣva॒smākaṃ॒-yā~ iṣa̭va॒stā ja̭yantu | 4.6.18
a॒smākaṃ̭-vī~॒rā utta̭re bhavantva॒smānṷ devā avatā॒ havḙṣu || uddha̭r​ṣaya maghava॒nnā-yṷdhā॒-nyuthsatva̭nā-mmāma॒kānā॒-mmahāgṃ̭si | udvṛ̭trahan vā॒jināṃ॒-vā~ji̭nā॒nyu-drathā̭nā॒-ñjaya̭tāmetu॒ ghoṣaḥ̭ || upa॒ preta॒ jaya̭tā narassthi॒rā vaḥ̭ santu bā॒havaḥ̭ | indro̭ va॒-śśarma̭ yaccha tvanā-dhṛ॒ṣyā yathāsa̭tha || ava̭sṛṣṭā॒ parā̭ pata॒ śara̭vye॒ brahma̭ sagṃśitā | gacchā॒-'mitrā॒-npra- [gacchā॒-'mitrā॒-npra, vi॒śa॒ maiṣā॒-] 4.6.19
-vi̭śa॒ maiṣā॒-ṅkañca॒nocchi̭ṣaḥ || marmā̭ṇi te॒ varma̭bhiśchādayāmi॒ soma̭stvā॒ rājā॒ 'mṛtḙnā॒bhi-va̭stām | u॒rorvarī̭yo॒ vari̭vaste astu॒ jaya̭nta॒-ntvāmanṷ madantu de॒vāḥ || yatra̭ bā॒ṇā-ssa॒mpata̭nti kumā॒rā vi̭śi॒khā i̭va | indro̭ na॒statra̭ vṛtra॒hā vi̭śvā॒hā śarma̭ yacchatu || 4.6.20 ||
jī॒mūta̭syeva bhavati॒ pratī̭kaṃ॒-ya~dva॒rmī yāti̭ sa॒madā̭mu॒pasthe᳚ | anā̭viddhayā ta॒nuvā̭ jaya॒ tvagṃ sa tvā॒ varma̭ṇo mahi॒mā pi̭partu || dhanva̭nā॒ gā dhanva̭nā॒-''ji-ñja̭yema॒ dhanva̭nā tī॒vrā-ssa॒mado̭ jayema | dhanu॒-śśatro̭rapakā॒ma-ṅkṛ̭ṇoti॒ dhanva̭nā॒ sarvāḥ᳚ pra॒diśo̭ jayema || va॒kṣyantī॒vedā ga̭nīganti॒ karṇa̭-mpri॒yagṃ sakhā̭ya-mpariṣasvajā॒nā | yoṣḙva śiṅkte॒ vita॒tā-'dhi॒ dhanva॒- [dhanvanṋ, jyā i॒yagṃ] 4.6.27
-ñjyā i॒yagṃ sama̭ne pā॒raya̭ntī || te ā॒cara̭ntī॒ sama̭neva॒ yoṣā̭ mā॒teva̭ pu॒tra-mbi̭bhṛtāmu॒pasthe᳚ | apa॒ śatrūṋ viddhyatāgṃ saṃ​vi~dā॒ne ārtnī̭ i॒me vi̭ṣphu॒rantī̭ a॒mitrāṋ || ba॒hvī॒nā-mpi॒tā ba॒hura̭sya pu॒traści॒ścā kṛ̭ṇoti॒ sama̭nā-'va॒gatya̭ | i॒ṣu॒dhi-ssaṅkāḥ॒ pṛta̭nāśca॒ sarvāḥ᳚ pṛ॒ṣṭhe nina̭ddho jayati॒ prasṷ̄taḥ || rathe॒ tiṣṭha̭-nnayati vā॒jinaḥ̭ pu॒ro yatra̭yatra kā॒maya̭te suṣāra॒thiḥ | a॒bhīśṷ̄nā-mmahi॒māna̭- [mahi॒māna᳚m, pa॒nā॒ya॒ta॒ manaḥ̭] 4.6.28
-mpanāyata॒ manaḥ̭ pa॒ścādanṷ yacchanti ra॒śmayaḥ̭ || tī॒vrā-nghoṣā᳚n kṛṇvate॒ vṛṣa̭pāṇa॒yo-'śvā॒ rathḙbhi-ssa॒ha vā॒jaya̭ntaḥ | a॒va॒krāma̭ntaḥ॒ prapa̭daira॒mitrā᳚n kṣi॒ṇanti॒ śatrū॒gṃ॒rana̭pavyayantaḥ || ra॒tha॒vāha̭nagṃ ha॒vira̭sya॒ nāma॒ yatrā-''yṷdha॒-nnihi̭tamasya॒ varma̭ | tatrā॒ ratha॒mupa̭ śa॒gmagṃ sa̭dema vi॒śvāhā̭ va॒yagṃ sṷmana॒syamā̭nāḥ || svā॒du॒ṣa॒gṃ॒ sadaḥ̭ pi॒taro̭ vayo॒dhāḥ kṛ̭cchre॒śrita॒-śśaktī̭vanto gabhī॒rāḥ | ci॒trasḙnā॒ iṣṷbalā॒ amṛ̭ddhrā-ssa॒tovī̭rā u॒ravo᳚ vrātasā॒hāḥ || brāhma̭ṇāsaḥ॒ [brāhma̭ṇāsaḥ, pita̭ra॒-] 4.6.29
pita̭ra॒-ssomyā̭sa-śśi॒ve no॒ dyāvā̭pṛthi॒vī a̭ne॒hasā᳚ | pū॒ṣā naḥ̭ pātu duri॒tādṛ̭tāvṛdho॒ rakṣā॒ māki̭rno a॒ghaśagṃ̭sa īśata || su॒pa॒rṇaṃ-va~̭ste mṛ॒go a̭syā॒ danto॒ gobhi॒-ssanna̭ddhā patati॒ prasṷ̄tā | yatrā॒ nara॒-ssa-ñca॒ vi ca॒ drava̭nti॒ tatrā॒smabhya॒miṣa̭va॒-śśarma̭ yagṃsann || ṛjī̭te॒ pari̭ vṛṅgdhi॒ no-'śmā̭ bhavatu nasta॒nūḥ | somo॒ adhi̭ bravītu॒ no-'di̭ti॒- [no-'di̭tiḥ, śarma̭ yacchatu |] 4.6.30
-śśarma̭ yacchatu || ā ja̭ṅghanti॒ sānvḙṣā-ñja॒ghanā॒gṃ॒ upa̭ jighnate | aśvā̭jani॒ pracḙta॒so-'śvā᳚n-thsa॒mathsṷ codaya || ahi̭riva bho॒gaiḥ paryḙti bā॒hu-ñjyāyā̭ he॒ti-mpa̭ri॒bādha̭mānaḥ | ha॒sta॒ghno viśvā̭ va॒yunā̭ni vi॒dvā-npumā॒-npumāgṃ̭sa॒-mpari̭ pātu vi॒śvataḥ̭ || vana̭spate vī॒ḍva̭ṅgo॒ hi bhū॒yā a॒sma-thsa̭khā pra॒tara̭ṇa-ssu॒vīraḥ̭ | gobhi॒-ssanna̭ddho asi vī॒ḍaya̭svā-''sthā॒tā tḙ jayatu॒ jetvā̭ni || di॒vaḥ pṛ̭thi॒vyāḥ pa- [pari̭, oja॒ u-dbhṛ̭taṃ॒-] 4.6.31
-ryoja॒ u-dbhṛ̭taṃ॒-va~na॒spati̭bhyaḥ॒ paryābhṛ̭ta॒gṃ॒ sahaḥ̭ | a॒pāmo॒jmāna॒-mpari॒ gobhi॒rāvṛ̭ta॒mindra̭sya॒ vajragṃ̭ ha॒viṣā॒ rathaṃ̭-ya~ja || indra̭sya॒ vajro̭ ma॒rutā॒manī̭ka-mmi॒trasya॒ garbho॒ varṷṇasya॒ nābhiḥ̭ | semā-nno̭ ha॒vyadā̭ti-ñjuṣā॒ṇo deva̭ ratha॒ prati̭ ha॒vyā gṛ̭bhāya || upa̭ śvāsaya pṛthi॒vīmu॒ta dyā-mpṷru॒trā tḙ manutāṃ॒-vi~ṣṭhi̭ta॒-ñjaga̭t | sa dṷndubhe sa॒jūrindrḙṇa de॒vairdū॒rā- [de॒vairdū॒rāt, davī̭yo॒] 4.6.32
-ddavī̭yo॒ apa̭sedha॒ śatrūṋ || ā kra̭ndaya॒ bala॒mojo̭ na॒ ā dhā॒ niṣṭa̭nihi duri॒tā bādha̭mānaḥ | apa̭ protha dundubhe du॒cchunāgṃ̭ i॒ta indra̭sya mu॒ṣṭira̭si vī॒ḍaya̭sva || ā-'mūra̭ja pra॒tyāva̭rtaye॒māḥ kḙtu॒ma-ddṷndu॒bhi rvā̭vadīti | samaśva̭parṇā॒ścara̭nti no॒ naro॒-'smāka̭mindra ra॒thino̭ jayantu || 4.6.33 ||
mamā᳚gne॒ varco̭ viha॒veṣva̭stu va॒ya-ntvendhā̭nā sta॒nuva̭-mpuṣema | mahya̭-nnamantā-mpra॒diśa॒ścata̭sra॒ stvayā-'ddhya̭kṣeṇa॒ pṛta̭nā jayema || mama̭ de॒vā vi̭ha॒ve sa̭ntu॒ sarva॒ indrā̭vanto ma॒ruto॒ viṣṇṷra॒gniḥ | mamā॒ntari̭kṣa mu॒ru go॒pama̭stu॒ mahyaṃ॒-vā~taḥ̭ pavatā॒-ṅkāmḙ a॒sminn || mayi̭ de॒vā dravi̭ṇa॒ māya̭jantā॒-mmayyā॒ śīra̭stu॒ mayi̭ de॒vahṷ̄tiḥ | daivyā॒ hotā̭rā vaniṣanta॒ [vaniṣanta, pūrve 'ri̭ṣṭā-ssyāma] 4.7.29
pūrve 'ri̭ṣṭā-ssyāma ta॒nuvā̭ su॒vīrāḥ᳚ || mahyaṃ̭-ya~jantu॒ mama॒ yāni̭ ha॒vyā-''kṷ̄ti-ssa॒tyā mana̭so me astu | eno॒ mānigā᳚-ṅkata॒macca॒nāhaṃ-vi~śvḙ devāso॒ adhi̭voca tā me || devī᳚-ṣṣaḍurvīru॒ruṇaḥ̭ kṛṇota॒ viśvḙ devā sa i॒ha vī̭rayaddhvam | māhā᳚smahi pra॒jayā॒ mā ta॒nūbhi॒rmā ra̭dhāma dviṣa॒te so̭ma rājann || a॒gnirma॒nyu-mpra̭tinu॒da-npu॒rastā॒- [pra̭tinu॒da-npu॒rastā᳚t, ada̭bdho go॒pāḥ] 4.7.30
-dada̭bdho go॒pāḥ pari̭pāhi na॒stvam | pra॒tyañco̭ yantu ni॒gutaḥ॒ puna॒stḙ 'maiṣā᳚-ñci॒tta-mpra॒budhā॒ vinḙśat || dhā॒tā dhā̭tṛ॒ṇā-mbhuva̭nasya॒ yaspati̭ rde॒vagṃ sa̭vi॒tāra̭mabhi māti॒ṣāha᳚m | i॒maṃ-ya~॒jña ma॒śvino॒bhā bṛha॒spati̭ rde॒vāḥ pā᳚ntu॒ yaja̭māna-nnya॒rthāt || u॒ru॒vyacā̭ no mahi॒ṣa-śśarma̭ yagṃ sada॒smin. havḙ puruhū॒taḥ pṷru॒kṣu | sa naḥ̭ pra॒jāyai̭ haryaśva mṛḍa॒yendra॒ mā [mṛḍa॒yendra॒ mā, no॒ rī॒ri॒ṣo॒ mā parā̭ dāḥ |] 4.7.31
no̭ rīriṣo॒ mā parā̭ dāḥ || ye naḥ̭ sa॒patnā॒ apa॒te bha̭vantvindrā॒-gnibhyā॒mava̭ bādhāmahe॒ tān | vasa̭vo ru॒drā ā̭di॒tyā ṷpari॒ spṛśa̭-mmo॒gra-ñcettā̭ramadhi rā॒jama̭krann || a॒rvāñca॒ mindra̭ma॒muto̭ havāmahe॒ yo go॒ji-ddha̭na॒-jida̭śva॒-jidyaḥ | i॒manno̭ ya॒jñaṃ-vi~̭ha॒ve jṷṣasvā॒sya kṷrmo harivo me॒dina̭-ntvā || 4.7.32 ||
a॒gnerma̭nve pratha॒masya॒ pracḙtaso॒ ya-mpāñca̭janya-mba॒havaḥ̭ sami॒ndhate᳚ | viśva̭syāṃ-vi~॒śi pra̭viviśi॒vāgṃ sa̭mīmahe॒ sa no̭ muñca॒tvagṃ ha̭saḥ || yasye॒da-mprā॒ṇanni̭mi॒ṣa-dyadeja̭ti॒ yasya̭ jā॒ta-ñjana̭māna-ñca॒ keva̭lam | staumya॒gni-nnā̭thi॒to jo̭havīmi॒ sa no̭ muñca॒tvagṃ ha̭saḥ || indra̭sya manye pratha॒masya॒ pracḙtaso vṛtra॒ghna-sstomā॒ upa॒ māmu॒pāguḥ̭ | yo dā॒śuṣaḥ̭ su॒kṛto॒ hava॒mupa॒ gantā॒ [gantā᳚, sa no̭ muñca॒tvagṃ ha̭saḥ |] 4.7.33
sa no̭ muñca॒tvagṃ ha̭saḥ || ya-ssa̭ṅgrā॒ma-nnaya̭ti॒ saṃ-va~॒śī yu॒dhe yaḥ pu॒ṣṭāni̭ sagṃsṛ॒jati̭ tra॒yāṇi̭ | staumīndra̭-nnāthi॒to jo̭havīmi॒ sa no̭ muñca॒tvagṃ ha̭saḥ || ma॒nve vā᳚-mmitrā varuṇā॒ tasya̭ vitta॒gṃ॒ satyaṷjasā dṛgṃhaṇā॒ ya-nnu॒dethe᳚ | yā rājā̭nagṃ sa॒rathaṃ̭-yā~॒tha ṷgrā॒ tā no̭ muñcata॒māga̭saḥ || yo vā॒gṃ॒ ratha̭ ṛ॒jura̭śmi-ssa॒tyadha̭rmā॒ mithu॒ ścara̭nta-mupa॒yāti̭ dū॒ṣayanṋ | staumi̭ [ ] 4.7.34
mi॒trāvarṷṇā nāthi॒to jo̭havīmi॒ tau no̭ muñcata॒māga̭saḥ || vā॒yo-ssa̭vi॒tu rvi॒dathā̭ni manmahe॒ yāvā᳚tma॒nva-dbi̭bhṛ॒to yau ca॒ rakṣa̭taḥ | yau viśva̭sya pari॒bhū ba̭bhū॒vatu॒stau no̭ muñcata॒māga̭saḥ || upa॒ śreṣṭhā̭na ā॒śiṣo̭ de॒vayo॒rdharmḙ asthirann | staumi̭ vā॒yugṃ sa̭vi॒tāra̭-nnāthi॒to jo̭havīmi॒ tau no̭ muñcata॒māga̭saḥ || ra॒thīta̭mau rathī॒nāma̭hva ū॒taye॒ śubha॒-ṅgami̭ṣṭhau su॒yamḙbhi॒raśvaiḥ᳚ | yayo᳚- [yayoḥ᳚, vā॒-nde॒vau॒ de॒veṣva-ni̭śita॒-] 4.7.35
-rvā-ndevau de॒veṣva-ni̭śita॒-moja॒stau no̭ muñcata॒māga̭saḥ || yadayā̭taṃ-vaఁ%ha॒tugṃ sū॒ryāyā᳚-strica॒kreṇa̭ sa॒gṃ॒ sada̭mi॒cchamā̭nau | staumi̭ de॒vā va॒śvinaṷ nāthi॒to jo̭havīmi॒ tau no̭ muñcata॒māga̭saḥ || ma॒rutā᳚-mmanve॒ adhi̭no bruvantu॒ premāṃ-vā~caṃ॒-vi~śvā̭ mavantu॒ viśve᳚ | ā॒śūn. hṷve su॒yamā̭nū॒taye॒ te no̭ muñca॒ntvena̭saḥ || ti॒gmamāyṷdhaṃ-vī~ḍi॒tagṃ saha̭sva-ddi॒vyagṃ śardhaḥ॒ [śardhaḥ̭, pṛta̭nāsu ji॒ṣṇu |] 4.7.36
pṛta̭nāsu ji॒ṣṇu | staumi̭ de॒vā-nma॒ruto̭ nāthi॒to jo̭havīmi॒ te no̭ muñca॒ntvena̭saḥ || de॒vānā᳚-mmanve॒ adhi̭ no bruvantu॒ premāṃ-vā~caṃ॒-vi~śvā̭mavantu॒ viśve᳚ | ā॒śūn. hṷve su॒yamā̭nū॒taye॒ te no̭ muñca॒ntvena̭saḥ || yadi॒da-mmā̭-'bhi॒śoca̭ti॒ paurṷṣeyeṇa॒ daivyḙna | staumi॒ viśvā᳚-nde॒vā-nnā̭thi॒to jo̭havīmi॒ te no̭ muñca॒ntvena̭saḥ || anṷno॒-'dyānṷmati॒ ra- [anṷno॒-'dyānṷmati॒ ranṷ, ida̭numate॒] 4.7.37
-nvida̭numate॒ tvaṃ ~vai᳚śvāna॒ro na̭ ū॒tyāpṛ॒ṣṭo di॒vi> 4 || ye apra̭thetā॒-mami̭tebhi॒ rojo̭bhi॒ rye pra̭ti॒ṣṭhe abha̭vatāṃ॒-va~sṷ̄nām | staumi॒ dyāvā̭ pṛthi॒vī nā̭thi॒to jo̭havīmi॒ te no̭ muñcata॒magṃ ha̭saḥ || urvī̭ rodasī॒ vari̭vaḥ kṛṇota॒-ṅkṣetra̭sya patnī॒ adhi̭ no brūyātam | staumi॒ dyāvā̭ pṛthi॒vī nā̭thi॒to jo̭havīmi॒ te no̭ muñcata॒magṃ ha̭saḥ || ya-ttḙ va॒ya-mpṷruṣa॒trā ya̭vi॒ṣṭhā vi̭dvāgṃsaścakṛ॒mā kacca॒nā- [kacca॒na, āgaḥ̭ |] 4.7.38
-''gaḥ̭ | kṛ॒dhī sva̭smāgṃ adi̭te॒ranā̭gā॒ vyenāgṃ̭si śiśratho॒ viṣva̭gagne || yathā̭ ha॒ ta-dva̭savo gau॒rya̭-ñci-tpa॒diṣi॒tā mamṷñcatā yajatrāḥ | e॒vā tvama॒sma-tpramṷñcā॒ vyagṃhaḥ॒ prātā᳚ryagne prata॒rānna॒ āyuḥ̭ || 4.7.39 ||

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