Rig Veda · 343 of 1027
Mandala 4: HYMN XLVII. Vāyu. Indra-Vāyu.
1.Vāyu, the bright is offered thee, best of the meath at holy rites. Come thou to drink the Soma juice, God, longed-for, on thy team-drawn car.
2.O Vāyu, thou and Indra are meet drinkers of these Soma-draughts, For unto you the drops proceed as waters gather to the vale.
3.O Indra-Vāyu, mighty Twain, speeding together, Lords of Strength, Come to our succour with your team, that ye may drink the Soma juice.
4.The longed-for teams which ye possess, O Heroes, for the worshipper, Turn to us, Indra-Vāyu, ye to whom the sacrifice is paid.
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Why are Indra and Vāyu addressed together as “Indra‑Vāyu, mighty Twain” here?
The hymn pairs Indra and Vāyu because the ritual summons a shared function: both are “meet drinkers” of Soma and arrive together on a team‑drawn car to accept the offering. Calling them “Indra‑Vāyu, mighty Twain” treats them as a joint divine agency that brings strength and accepts sacrificial libations for the worshipper.
This merging follows a Vedic habit of compound deities where two gods act in concert; see other hymns in the same Mandala where gods are invoked as a pair to emphasize joint power and mutual roles. The language — “for unto you the drops proceed” and “come to our succour with your team” — stresses communal reception and shared assistance rather than solitary action.
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