Brihaddevata 4.87.5

4.87.5

adṛśyata muhūrtena divi ca vyomni ceha ca .. 66. .
tamindramiti matvā tu daityau bhīmaparākramau .
dhuniśca cumuriścobhau sāyudhāvabhipetatuḥ .. 67 ..
viditvā sa tayorbhāvam ṛṣiḥ pāpaṃ cikīrṣatoḥ .
yo jāta iti sūktena karmāṇyaindrāṇyakīrtayat .. 68 ..
ukteṣu karmasvaindreṣu bhīstāvāśu viveśa ha .
idamantaramityuktvā tāvindrastu nibarhayat .. 69 ..
nihatya tau gṛtsamadam ṛṣiṃ śakro'bhyabhāṣata .
yatheṣṭaṃ māṃ sakhe paśya priyatvaṃ āgato'si me .. 70 ..
varaṃ gṛhāṇa mattastvam akṣayaṃ cāstu te tapaḥ .
prahvastaṃ pratyuvācarṣir asmākaṃ vadatāṃ vara .. 71 ..
tanūnāmastu cāriṣṭir vāk cāstu hṛdayaṃgamā .
suvīrā rayimantaśca vayaṃ tvāmindra dhīmahe .. 72 ..
indra tvāṃ ca vijānīmo vayaṃ janmani janmani .
tvadgatañcaiṣa me bhāvo pāpāgastvaṃ rathītaraḥ .. 73 ..
niruktaṃ tadidaṃ vāryam indra śreṣṭhānyṛcāntyayā .
vavre varamidaṃ sarvaṃ tadākarṇya śacīpatiḥ .. 74 ..
tathetyuktvā turāṣāṭ tu pāṇau jagrāha dakṣiṇe.
ṛṣiścāsya sakhitvena pāṇinā pāṇimaspṛśat . . 75 . .
sahitau jagmatuścaivaṃ mahendrasadanaṃ prati .
tatrainamārhayatprītyā svayameva puraṃdaraḥ . . 76 ..
karmaṇā vidhidṛṣṭena tamṛṣiṃ cābhyapūjayat .
sakhitvācca punaścainam uvāca harivāhanaḥ .. 77 ..
gṛṇanmādayase yasmāt tvamasmānṛṣisattama .
tasmādgṛtsamado nāma śaunahotro bhaviṣyasi . . 78 ..
tato dvādaśabhiḥ sūktais tuṣṭāvendraṃ śrudhītyṛṣiḥ .
dadarśa saṃstuvanneva tatra sa brahmaṇaspatim ..79 ..
bṛhaspatiṃ tu tuṣṭāva dṛṣṭaliṅgābhireva ca .
sa tamapyabhituṣṭāva caturbhirita uttaraiḥ .. 80 ..

ii. 12 We, 72. let there be both security for our bodies and speech that stirs the heart. Let us abound in heroes a and wealth. O Indra, turn our thoughts (dhimahe) b to thee; indra dhimahe hdm', indramimaheh ', indra dhimahi, indra vamahe kr", indra vamahe f, indra vimahe b. b * The expressions suvirah and vak castu hrdayamgama were doubtless suggested by the last pada of Rg-veda ii. 12. 15: suviraso vidatham a vadema, and by ii. 21. 6 cd: (dhehi) posam rayinam, aristim tanunam, svadmanam vacah. The evidence of the MSS. points to the form dhi-mahe (which I take to be the 1. plur. pres. middle of dhi, to think); dhimahi in R is doubtless due to the influence of that form in the Savitri (Rg-veda iii. 62. 10). 73. and thee, O Indra, we discern in every birth a, and this my heart is fixed on thee; go not away: thou art the better chariot-fighter' (rathitarah) b. tvam ca vijanimo hmirb, tvam parijanimo fk - janmani janmani br, canmani janmani f, hyajani janmani hdr r r 4 rm' (hyajani perhaps due to a transposition of syllables by a slip of the copyist of the archetype of A, that is, nmajani for janmani ). - tvadgatas hm'rb, tvam tatas r'r±r°, vahutas fk - mapagastvam m', mapagastvad hdr, mapragaca, mapragacca '1', mapacca b. b This being a reason for * That is, probably, in every form thou assumest. Indra remaining with Grtsamada to assist him in his conflicts with Daityas; cp. the words used of Indra in Rg-veda i. 84. 6: nakis tvad rathitarah. B 74. This choice (made by Grtsamada) is explained in the final (6) stanza (of Rg-veda ii. 21), 'O Indra, the best' (indra sresthani): he chose all this as a boon. The Lord of Saci hearing that a, - tadidam br, tadivam fk, tadimam m ' . - varyam 1, vayam b, cartham m', carsam 1. - srestha- nyrcantyaya 1, sresthani cantyaya m', sresthanapriyamtyaya b, sresthanaprivamntyaya fk - This sloka is not found in A, but bfkm'r have it.-The end of the sloka is here marked by 98 in bfk, not in m1. a That is, the prayer of Grtsamada stated in 72, 73. 15. Story of Indra and Grtsamada (continued). 75. the Swift Conqueror (turasat) agreeing, grasped (him) by the right hand, and the seer, through his friendship for him, touched Indra's hand with his own. turasat hdm', rathamgam B. - tu Bhdm', tvam r. - rsiscasya hm'rfb, sa visvasya k. II. U

samyujya hm rns, samyojya bfkr 2 rr 7. [144 a The Nitimanjari on Rg-veda ii. 12. I quotes 66-69; Sayana quotes 66-68, besides giving two other versions of the story. 67. Now the two Daityas of terrible prowess, Dhuni and Cumuri, thinking him to be Indra, both fell upon him armed. idramiti hm`rn, indra iti bfks. - matva tu hm'rks, matva dvau bu, matva tau fr'.- cobhau Bm'ns, caiva hdr. 6 68. The seer becoming aware of the intention (bhava) a of these two bent on evil, proclaimed the deeds of Indra with the hymn Who when born' (yo jatah: ii. 12). a Cp. above, 59: viditva.. tayor bhavam. " 69. The deeds of Indra being (thus) declared, fear quickly entered them. Now Indra (saying) This is (my) opportunity,' struck them down (nibarhayat). uktesu hm`rfb, kirtyesu r r r. - bhistavasu vivesa ha hdm'r, bhitau susupatustada Bn (the latter reading is more in keeping with Rg-veda ii. 15. 9: svapnenabhyupya cumurim dhunim ca jaghantha). - nibarhayat hdm', nyavarhayat 1, nyavahiyat b, tyabarhayat f. - The end of the varga is here marked by 93 in hdbf, not in k. 14. Grtsamada and Indra. 70. Having smitten them down, Sakra addressed Grtsamada the seer: 'Look upon me, friend, as one beloved; for you have become dear to me'; - rsim hm`r, idam br' r', idam f, indra k. - mam hm bfk, ma rr 'r 4 r. -- pasya hm'rbfk, hm1bfkr, frrrr (Mitra thinks the correct reading of this passage should be : mamsam khe panyam priyastvam !! ). - hyagato hmir, yagato bfk, cagato . 71. 'Ask a boon of me; and may your penance never fail.' Bowing down the seer replied to him: 'For us, O chief of speakers a, varam hm`r, varan bfk - vara Am', varah bfkr. a The seer uses this form of address in support of one of the boons he asks,' speech that stirs the heart.'