Rig Veda Sukta 177
Mandala 10Sukta 1772 Mantras

Sukta 177

Sukta 10.177

Devata

Pataṅga / Solar-bird (mystic Sun); associated with Asura (sovereign) and the Marīcīs (rays)

يتأمّل هذا النشيد الوجيز، شديد الغموض الصوفي، في پَتَنْغا، المبدأ الشمسي «ذو الجناحين»، بوصفه شمسَ الوعي الخفيّة التي يدركها الراؤون عبر القلب والعقل. ويربط طائرَ الشمس هذا بمايا الأسورا (قوّة التشكيل السياديّة)، وبالمَرِيتشِيّات (أشعّة الاستنارة)، وبـڤاك (الكلمة المُلهَمة) المحروسة عند مقام رِتا (نظام الحقّ/الصدق).

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

Pataṅga is the “winged one,” a symbolic form of the Sun—an inner light that enlightened seers perceive through heart and mind, not only with the physical eyes.

Here Asura means a sovereign, ordering power, and māyā means the capacity to shape or form. The hymn suggests the Sun’s revelation works through a higher intelligence that organizes vision and insight.

It is the stable ground of truth-order—where inspired understanding becomes clear, protected, and assimilated. The seers “guard and drink” the shining inspiration there, meaning they preserve it and live by it.

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