A one-minute narration sample. Every book in the library is narrated end to end — hear the rest in the app.
Rig Veda · 920 of 1027
Mandala 10: HYMN LXXXII. Manyu.
1.HE who hath reverenced thee, Manyu, destructive bolt, breeds for himself forthwith all conquering energy. Ārya and Dāsa will we conquer with thine aid, with thee the Conqueror, with conquest conquest-sped.
2.Manyu was Indra, yea, the God, was Manyu, Manyu was Hotar, Varuṇa, Jātavedas. The tribes of human lineage worship Manyu. Accordant with thy fervour, Manyu, guard us.
3.Come hither, Manyu, mightier tham the mighty; chase, with thy fervour for ally, our foemen. Slayer of foes, of Vṛtra, and of Dasyu, bring thou to us all kinds of wealth and treasure.
4.For thou art, Manyu, of surpassing vigour, fierce, queller of the foe, and self-existent, Shared by all men, victorious, subduer: vouchsafe to us superior strengith in battles.
5.I have departed, still without a portion, wise God! according to thy will, the Mighty. I, feeble man, was wroth thee, O Manyu I am myself; come thou to give me vigour.
6.Come hither. I am all thine own; advancing turn thou to me, Victorious, All-supporter! Come to me, Manyu, Wielder of the Thunder: bethink thee of thy friend, and slay the Dasyus.
7.Approach, and on my right hand hold thy station: so shall we slay a multitude of foemen. The best of meath I offer to support thee: may we be first to drink thereof in quiet.
Asked of Guide
Why does the hymn call Manyu both a god and an emotion?
The hymn presents Manyu as both a divine person and the inner force of wrath: “Manyu was Indra, yea, the God, was Manyu,” so the Rishi names anger itself as identical with the warrior gods and ritual priests. That identification treats anger as an autonomous power that can be invoked, seated at the right hand, and granted offerings to bring “superior strength in battles.”
This poem practices sakti—power made personal—by addressing Manyu as a patron who grants vigor and wealth when propitiated, much like hymns to Indra elsewhere in the Rig Veda. Read alongside other Indra hymns in Mandala 10, the tactic is consistent: name the force, offer the best, and enlist it as an ally in war and sacrifice.
Guide is the guide inside the Gnosis app, where every book on these shelves is free to read. Guide is the part you pay for — your guide has read all of them, and answers about the passage you’re actually on. Ask your guide your own question.