Basic Vedic Hymn-craft
In plain English
To The Vedic People(Ancient India, and by extension Modern India) hymns served a practical function, please look at this analogy in The Atharva Veda Book XIV Hymn 1 verses 11-12: “11Steadily went the steers upheld by holy verse and song of praise,The chariot-wheels were listening ears: thy path was tremulousin the sky.12Pure, as thou wentest, were thy wheels, breath was the axle piercing them.”
https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/av/av14001.htm
The Vedic book of praises of Indra is Rig Veda, meaning knowledge of praises(Hymns). Indra was the savior, a God invoked to save people. In Western Europe(ancient Germanic culture is NOT a race, it is a culture) this would be a Heiland which means healer, and was applied to saviors(heroes), but could also be applied to God or Gods, who worked through heroes, there is also the notion that Society is collectively its own hero. There are stories of betrayal of heroes which means it may be unwise for individuals to adopt heroic roles in a manner that sets them apart from others.
Essentially the praise was done to grow the strength of a hero or God. Rig Veda Book I Hymn 5 verses 7-9: “7 O Indra, lover of the song, may these quick Somas enter thee:May they bring bliss to thee the Sage.8 Our chants of praise have strengthened thee, O Satakratu, and our lauds So strengthen thee the songs we sing.9 Indra, whose succour never fails…” Soma appears to be a libation offered to Indra, that accompanied praise of Indra to strengthen the God. Agni appears to be the flame related to the offering of libations [see: Agnihotra ritual]. Then upon strengthening Indra with praise, glorifying the name of Indra, Indra is invoked for help. This simple formula is found in The Old Testament with praises of God, then petitioning God for salvation, God becomes a shield to a people, as was Indra.
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Rig_Veda/Mandala_1/Hymn_5
Rig Veda Book I Hymn 75 verse 1 petitions a God to open its mouth to receive oblations(or libations): “1. Accept our praise resounding, the food beloved by the Gods, opening your mouth to consume our oblations!” We can see from this the notion of crafting an idol of wood or stone who represents the characteristics you desire to save you, then animating the God it represents with praises and attention, followed by making a request, as such this can be seen as an archeo-a.i.(artificial intelligence). This is why we see videos of Hindus venerating idols, they are building Aetheric strength in order to summon the aid of Divine Providence for fortune.
Above is Lord Ganesh: “Om Gam Ganapataye Namo Namah” [Hail to the remover of obstacles]. “Jai Bajrangbali” is to Hanuman and means: victory to the might of strength; jai means victory, bajra(vajra) refers to thunderbolt meaning might, and bali means strength of body, of which Hanuman was known to possess in abundance.
The Bible speaks of “wars in the Heavens,” this refers to situations of conflicts of interest between two peoples, who are petitioning distinct Gods and saying prayers, which corresponds to the behavior in ‘the heavens,’ which is then reflected in the evolving of situations on the ground: “as above so below.” “Jai Hind” means victory to Hinduism and is a slogan, slogans can be seen as affecting Aether(The Heavens/Sky), each utterance is a investment of energy and strength: Breath is Might(Magan O.E.)
Atharva Veda 14.2.71 equates Man with The Sun and Woman with The Earth: http://web.archive.org/web/20220816063635/https://vedkabhed.com/index.php/2018/05/15/there-is-indeed-obscenity-in-vedas/
The Canadian Anthem ‘Vive La Canadienne’ praises women expressing gratitude for their being Mothers, and during the time when this folksong or incantation was widely sung, there was a high birthrate in Canada: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vive_la_Canadienne [the English translation lacks the gendered term Canadienne which refers to female].
The following links to Vedic sources also explicate the basic program of praising Indra then seeking deliverance from trouble from Indra:
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Rig_Veda/Mandala_2/Hymn_11
https://sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv02033.htm
https://sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv10125.htm
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Rig_Veda/Mandala_10/Hymn_11
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Rig_Veda/Mandala_10/Hymn_49
The above link identifies the rivals of The Vedic People as being those who have no hymns of praise for their Gods.
https://sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv05031.htm
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Rig_Veda/Mandala_1/Hymn_96
In praise of The Cows: https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv06028.htm
“Be thou our good Protector in the strife for spoil: Cherisher of our friends be thou.” https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Rig_Veda/Mandala_7/Hymn_32 [Mandala is sometimes translated as Book]. In light of all the above information it can provide a basic formula for understanding The Book of Psalms in The Bible, periods of Darkness inspire songs of Salvation which bring forth Light, in other words: “The Darkness Lifts a Star,” and for this reason it can be said that epochs where great Darkness is present, summon forth Great Light ushering in a Age of Delight.
The Carmina Gadelica represents Hymns and Folksongs or Incantations from Scotland, and also related to ones found in Ireland. https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/cg.htm These would be chanted while people herded their animals, much like Quebec Folksongs, whose incantations were in a Historiola style: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historiola Images have been used as a sort of incantation in China where youthful images have been used to promote longevity and good health, this is the root of Aegyo images found in Japan.
富裕童喜, Fu yu tong xi, Wealthy and Happy Baby, author: Zhang Guiying, 1982. The carp is a symbol of longevity.
The word Bali in the Hanuman mantra refers to Bala, Bala is a Sanskrit word that has several meanings: “young,” “powerful,” “strength of body,” “strength of mind” and “child-like,” among others. In Hinduism, the term appears most often when referring to youth, as in bala Krishna ("young Krishna") and balasana ("child's pose"). Bali though also means ritual offering of food or libation to a deity in another sense of the term. Praise is seen as a sort of offering to The Gods too, and by linkage: praise strengthens. A slogan or mantra invests towards outcomes: “Jai BajrangBali.”
“bajra.ng. a corrupted version of Vajrang which means organs equivalent to the Vajra of Indra, powerful, super powerful, superman, sturdy.” https://www.rekhtadictionary.com/meaning-of-bajrang Chant is repetition of investment of slogan or incantation into an outcome or fate. We create our fate with words. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajra
Indra [Praise grants a God: wuldor(glory)] “Hail Indra.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wuldor Tir(glory) rune: ᛏ