Rig Veda Sukta 189
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Sukta 189

Sukta 10.189

Devata

Symbolic/cosmic principle (often interpreted as Sūrya’s light/cow, or Dawn/illumination moving between Earth and Heaven)

يتتبع هذا النشيد الوجيز شديد الرمزية حركة «بقرة» متألقة ذات ضياء متنوع الألوان—تُقرأ غالبًا بوصفها الفجر أو إشراق سوريّا—تخطو أمام الأم (الأرض) وتمضي إلى الأب (السماء). ثم يصوّر القدرة الكونية التي «تزفر وتستنشق»، كاشفةً السماء بحركة إيقاعية، ويبلغ ذروته في رؤيا «الطائر» الشمسي (پتَنْغا) الذي تُثبَّت فيه فاك (الكلمة)، فيسطع عبر عوالم كثيرة عند كل فجر وكل نهار.

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.189

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

In Vedic poetry, the cow often symbolizes nourishing abundance and rays of light. Here the “variegated cow” is a vivid image for dawn or solar illumination that ‘gives’ vision and life.

It describes a cosmic rhythm (prāṇa and apāna) by which the Mighty Power moves and reveals the heavens. Many readers also take it as a hint that inner breath-discipline supports clearer perception.

Pataṅga is the winged solar being—often the Sun conceived as a bird moving across the sky. Saying Vāk is set in its flight suggests that true speech and knowledge ride on illumination and cosmic order, returning each day with dawn.

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