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Rig Veda · 171 of 1027

Mandala 1: HYMN CLXXI. Maruts.

1.To you I come with this mine adoration, and with a hymn I crave the Strong Ones’ favour A hymn that truly makes you joyful, Maruts. Suppress your anger and unyoke your horses.

2.Maruts, to you this laud with prayer and worship, formed in the mind and heart, ye Gods, is offered. Come ye to us, rejoicing in your spirit, for ye are they who make our prayer effective.

3.The Maruts, praised by us, shall show us favour; Maghavan, lauded, shall be most propitious. Maruts,, may all our days that are to follow be very pleasant, lovely and triumphant.

4.I fled in terror from this mighty Indra, my body trembling in alarm, O Maruts. Oblations meant for you had been made ready; these have we set aside: for this forgive us.

5.By whom the Mānas recognize the day-springs, by whose strength at the dawn of endless mornings, Give us, thou Mighty, glory with Maruts. fierce with the fierce, the Strong who givest triumph.

6.Do thou, O Indra, guard the conquering Heroes, and rid thee of thy wrath against the Maruts, With them, the wise, victorious and bestowing. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.

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Why does the hymn ask both Maruts and Indra for forgiveness and favour together?

The hymn presents the Maruts and Indra as closely linked powers: the Maruts are praised for making prayer effective and granting triumph, while Indra is invoked to guard the Heroes and be reconciled with the Maruts. Lines like “Suppress your anger” and “rid thee of thy wrath against the Maruts” show the poet seeks harmony among the storm-gods so their combined force will bless the worshippers.

Requesting both forgiveness and favour is a practical move to restore ritual efficacy after a possible lapse—oblations were “set aside”—so the speaker asks the deities to accept praise and return prosperity. This mirrors themes in the Bhagavad Gita where reconciliation of duty and favor restores right action, though here the concern is immediate ritual success rather than philosophical duty.

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