Rig Veda Sukta 33
Mandala 2Sukta 3315 Mantras

Sukta 33

Sukta 2.33

Rishi

Gṛtsamada

Chandas

Triṣṭubh (standard for RV 2.33)

Este himno es una invocación reverente y cuidadosamente equilibrada a Rudra —a la vez sobrecogedor y benéfico— que busca su gracia antes que su ira. Gṛtsamada pide no ser apartado de la «visión del Sol», ruega por una fuerza próspera, descendencia y protección contra el daño, alaba el poder purificador de Rudra y ofrece repetidas salutaciones para apaciguar al dios feroz.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.33

In this hymn

Addressed to

  • Rudra

    Rudra is portrayed as the tawny, brilliant, bull-like lord, fierce, swift, and formidable, yet also a healer and remover of inner and outer afflictions when honored with proper praise and salutations.

Mantras

Mantra 1

आ ते पितर्मरुतां सुम्नमेतु मा नः सूर्यस्य संदृशो युयोथाः । अभि नो वीरो अर्वति क्षमेत प्र जायेमहि रुद्र प्रजाभिः ॥

Que venga a nosotros, oh Padre de los Maruts, tu gracia; no nos apartes de la visión del Sol. Que la fuerza heroica prospere entre nosotros; oh Rudra, que avancemos con nuestras progenies—en el verdadero devenir.

Mantra 2

त्वादत्तेभी रुद्र शंतमेभिः शतं हिमा अशीय भेषजेभिः । व्यस्मद्द्वेषो वितरं व्यंहो व्यमीवाश्चातयस्वा विषूचीः ॥

Oh Rudra, con tus remedios más apaciguadores, dones que tú mismo otorgas, pueda yo atravesar cien inviernos. Aleja de nosotros todo odio; aleja la angustia opresiva; aleja las dolencias furtivas que hieren desde todas partes.

Mantra 3

श्रेष्ठो जातस्य रुद्र श्रियासि तवस्तमस्तवसां वज्रबाहो । पर्षि णः पारमंहसः स्वस्ति विश्वा अभीती रपसो युयोधि ॥

Oh Rudra, eres el más excelso de todo lo nacido, en tu esplendor; el más poderoso entre los poderosos, oh de brazo que empuña el vajra. Llévanos a la otra orilla de la estrechez (aṃhas); concédenos bienestar y buen augurio (svasti); rechaza todos los embates de las fuerzas violentas.

Mantra 4

मा त्वा रुद्र चुक्रुधामा नमोभिर्मा दुःष्टुती वृषभ मा सहूती । उन्नो वीराँ अर्पय भेषजेभिर्भिषक्तमं त्वा भिषजां शृणोमि ॥

Que no te irritemos, oh Rudra, ni siquiera con nuestras reverencias; que no te conmuevan, oh Toro, ni la mala alabanza ni el llamado errado. Levanta en nosotros las energías heroicas con tus curaciones; a ti, el más sanador de los sanadores, te oímos y te reconocemos.

Mantra 5

हवीमभिर्हवते यो हविर्भिरव स्तोमेभी रुद्रं दिषीय । ऋदूदरः सुहवो मा नो अस्यै बभ्रुः सुशिप्रो रीरधन्मनायै ॥

Quien invoca a Rudra con oblaciones, quien le sirve con himnos y ofrendas—que Rudra, de vientre poderoso, fácil de invocar, no nos dañe en esto. Que el Castaño, de hermosos labios, se ablande hacia nuestra mente y propósito.

Mantra 6

उन्मा ममन्द वृषभो मरुत्वान्त्वक्षीयसा वयसा नाधमानम् । घृणीव च्छायामरपा अशीया विवासेयं रुद्रस्य सुम्नम् ॥

Que el Toro de poder—Rudra con los Maruts—me eleve y me regocije, a mí que me esfuerzo, con una fuerza vital más vigorosa. Que alcance su sombra inexpugnable, como un calor de amparo, y que, por el debido acercamiento, gane el favor benévolo de Rudra.

Mantra 7

क्व स्य ते रुद्र मृळयाकुर्हस्तो यो अस्ति भेषजो जलाषः । अपभर्ता रपसो दैव्यस्याभी नु मा वृषभ चक्षमीथाः ॥

¿Dónde está esa mano tuya, oh Rudra, tan pronta a la misericordia—la mano sanadora que trae bálsamo refrescante? Tú que apartas el asalto divino y la presión ardiente, mírame ahora, oh Toro de poder, con mirada salvadora.

Mantra 8

प्र बभ्रवे वृषभाय श्वितीचे महो महीं सुष्टुतिमीरयामि । नमस्या कल्मलीकिनं नमोभिर्गृणीमसि त्वेषं रुद्रस्य नाम ॥

Al Toro bermejo, al resplandeciente, elevo un himno grande y poderoso de alabanza perfecta. Con salutaciones nos inclinamos ante quien quita la impureza interior, y con reverencia proclamamos el Nombre terrible de Rudra.

Mantra 9

स्थिरेभिरङ्गैः पुरुरूप उग्रो बभ्रुः शुक्रेभिः पिपिशे हिरण्यैः । ईशानादस्य भुवनस्य भूरेर्न वा उ योषद्रुद्रादसुर्यम् ॥

De miembros firmes, multiforme y terrible, el bermejo se adorna con oro brillante. Señor de este vasto mundo: nadie puede sustraer a Rudra el poder soberano; ninguna tiniebla resiste ante su fuerza asúrica.

Mantra 10

अर्हन्बिभर्षि सायकानि धन्वार्हन्निष्कं यजतं विश्वरूपम् । अर्हन्निदं दयसे विश्वमभ्वं न वा ओजीयो रुद्र त्वदस्ति ॥

Digno, llevas las flechas y el arco; digno, vistes el resplandor sagrado, de formas universales. Digno, te apiadas de todo este vasto devenir; no hay nadie más fuerte que tú, oh Rudra.

Mantra 11

स्तुहि श्रुतं गर्तसदं युवानं मृगं न भीममुपहत्नुमुग्रम् । मृळा जरित्रे रुद्र स्तवानोऽन्यं ते अस्मन्नि वपन्तु सेनाः ॥

Alaba al Renombrado que se sienta en lo hondo, al Joven, terrible como fiera, al Impetuoso que derriba de un golpe. Oh Rudra, cuando eres alabado, sé benévolo con el cantor; que tus embates y tus huestes hostiles caigan en otra parte, no sobre nosotros.

Mantra 12

कुमारश्चित्पितरं वन्दमानं प्रति नानाम रुद्रोपयन्तम् । भूरेर्दातारं सत्पतिं गृणीषे स्तुतस्त्वं भेषजा रास्यस्मे ॥

Hasta un niño se inclina ante su padre cuando se acerca; así me inclino ante Rudra cuando viene cerca. Te proclamo dador de la amplitud, verdadero señor del ser; alabado, nos concederás los poderes de curación.

Mantra 13

या वो भेषजा मरुतः शुचीनि या शंतमा वृषणो या मयोभु । यानि मनुरवृणीता पिता नस्ता शं च योश्च रुद्रस्य वश्मि ॥

Las curaciones que son vuestras, oh Maruts — puras, las más dadoras de paz, las que traen gozo — aquellas que Manu, nuestro padre, eligió: esos dones de paz y bienestar los solicito de Rudra.

Mantra 14

परि णो हेती रुद्रस्य वृज्याः परि त्वेषस्य दुर्मतिर्मही गात् । अव स्थिरा मघवद्भ्यस्तनुष्व मीढ्वस्तोकाय तनयाय मृळ ॥

Aparta de nosotros el proyectil de Rudra; que pase lejos la vasta mala intención del Fiero. Extiende a los dadores generosos una protección firme, oh Rudra munífico; sé benigno con nuestro niño y con nuestra descendencia, con la continuidad de la obra interior.

Mantra 15

एवा बभ्रो वृषभ चेकितान यथा देव न हृणीषे न हंसि । हवनश्रुन्नो रुद्रेह बोधि बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः ॥

Así sé para nosotros, oh Toro bermejo, el que sabe: así, oh dios, que ni te irrites ni hieras. Oyente de la invocación, oh Rudra, despierta aquí para nosotros; que proclamemos lo Vasto en la asamblea, ricos en energías heroicas.

Inside Sukta 33

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    A petition to the Father of the Maruts for grace, asking not to be driven away from the Sun’s vision and for thriving heroic force and progeny.

  2. Development

    Praise intensifies: Rudra is named as tawny, bull-like, brilliant, and mighty; salutations multiply as the hymn seeks to turn fierce power into protective, purifying favor.

  3. Climax

    The hymn openly proclaims Rudra’s “fierce Name” while simultaneously bowing to him as the remover of inner defilement—uniting dread and devotion in a single act of surrender.

  4. Where it settles

    A final plea: may Rudra not be angered nor strike; may he hear the call, awaken here, and grant the community vast speech and heroic strength in the assembly.

The deity: Rudra

  • Cosmic functionHe governs storm-like, sudden and transformative forces—both destructive and medicinal—guarding the boundaries of life, health, and vitality, and releasing purification through intense power.
  • Inner significanceRudra represents the purifying intensity within: the force that can wound when resisted (anger, disorder) but heals and clarifies when approached with humility, truth, and disciplined reverence.

The seer

  • GṛtsamadaĀṅgirasa (Gṛtsamada lineage; associated with the Bhṛgu/Āṅgiras stream in later tradition) · A principal seer of Maṇḍala 2, noted for powerful, precise praise-hymns that combine devotion with ritual pragmatism—especially the celebrated Rudra hymn (RV 2.33).

Famous verses

mā naḥ sūryasya saṃdṛśo yuyothāḥ
Verse 2.33.1Sets the hymn’s central aim: Rudra’s grace, continued participation in the solar order (“vision of the Sun”), and flourishing of strength and progeny.Read verse 2.33.1 →
tveṣaṃ rudrasya nāma
Verse 2.33.8A peak praise-verse describing Rudra as the tawny Bull and explicitly honoring him as purifier, while proclaiming the fierce Name—classic Rudra theology in compact form.Read verse 2.33.8 →
na hṛṇīṣe na haṃsi
Verse 2.33.15Concluding pacification and assurance: asks Rudra neither to be angered nor to strike, and to awaken to the call—closing with communal well-being and inspired speech.Read verse 2.33.15 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Fierce yet beneficent (ugra-śiva polarity)
  • Healer/purifier (remover of defilement and disease)
  • Father/lord of the Maruts
  • Bull-like strength and virility
  • Brilliant, tawny, radiant presence
  • Responsive to sincere invocation and salutations

Also by this seer

  • Most of Rig Veda Maṇḍala 2 (a large set of hymns attributed to Gṛtsamada)
  • Hymns to Agni and Indra in Maṇḍala 2 that emphasize correct invocation and protection in battle and ritual

The rite, step by step

  • Prepare the altar and kindle Agni; establish a calm, purified space (ācamana/inner settling).
  • Recite RV 2.33 with clear intention: first invite Rudra’s grace and nearness, then offer praise that acknowledges his power.
  • Perform repeated namas (salutations) during the central praises, explicitly requesting non-harm and benevolence.
  • Conclude with a direct plea for Rudra to hear the call and awaken here, sealing the rite with a wish for strength and good speech in assembly.

Offerings

  • Ghee (ājya) into Agni
  • Soma or soma-substitute libation where applicable
  • Simple oblations (milk, grains) according to household rite
  • Verbal offering: stuti (hymn of praise) and namas (salutation)

Frequently Asked Questions

It asks for Rudra’s grace and protection—health, strength, progeny, and safety—while requesting that his fierce power not turn into harm.

The “Sun’s vision” points to life, order (ṛta), clarity, and well-being. The prayer asks to remain in that life-giving, truthful sphere and not fall into darkness, illness, or misfortune.

No. The hymn openly acknowledges his fierceness, but it also praises him as a purifier and healer who becomes beneficent when approached with sincere praise and salutations.

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