Rig Veda Sukta 75
Mandala 5Sukta 759 Mantras

Sukta 75

Sukta 5.75

Rishi

Atri (Ātreya) (traditional for RV 5.75)

Devata

Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)

Chandas

Triṣṭubh (common for 5.75; verify by metrical count in critical edition)

Cet hymne est une invocation à l’aube adressée aux Aśvinau, appelant leur char bien-aimé, porteur de trésors, au sacrifice et leur demandant d’entendre l’appel « miellé » du poète. Il rappelle leurs sauvetages et restaurations célèbres (tels ceux de Cyavāna), présentant les Aśvins comme des guérisseurs et des sauveurs rapides, qui arrivent avec la première lumière et renouvellent pour l’adorant la force, la prospérité et le juste ordre.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.75

Mantras

Mantra 1

प्रति प्रियतमं रथं वृषणं वसुवाहनम् । स्तोता वामश्विनावृषिः स्तोमेन प्रति भूषति माध्वी मम श्रुतं हवम् ॥

Vers votre char le plus aimé — vigoureux, porteur d’abondances — le voyant qui vous loue, ô Aśvins, pare l’offrande par l’hymne. Écoutez mon appel miellé, porteur de délice.

Mantra 2

अत्यायातमश्विना तिरो विश्वा अहं सना । दस्रा हिरण्यवर्तनी सुषुम्ना सिन्धुवाहसा माध्वी मम श्रुतं हवम् ॥

Accourez, ô Aśvins, franchissant toutes les barrières, comme je vous ai appelés depuis l’antique temps. Ô Dasrā, artisans de merveilles, aux courses d’or, porteurs de bon augure et de courants fluviaux — écoutez mon invocation miellée.

Mantra 3

आ नो रत्नानि बिभ्रतावश्विना गच्छतं युवम् । रुद्रा हिरण्यवर्तनी जुषाणा वाजिनीवसू माध्वी मम श्रुतं हवम् ॥

Venez à nous, ô Aśvins, portant vos trésors — vous deux. Ô Rudras aux voies d’or, consentant à notre offrande, ô Vājinīvasū, seigneurs de l’abondance de force — entendez mon appel miellé.

Mantra 4

सुष्टुभो वां वृषण्वसू रथे वाणीच्याहिता । उत वां ककुहो मृगः पृक्षः कृणोति वापुषो माध्वी मम श्रुतं हवम् ॥

Vos louanges bien formées, ô Vṛṣaṇvasū, sont posées sur votre char comme un chant d’appel. Et pour vous, la bête rapide au haut cimier façonne une forme resplendissante — entendez mon appel miellé.

Mantra 5

बोधिन्मनसा रथ्येषिरा हवनश्रुता । विभिश्च्यवानमश्विना नि याथो अद्वयाविनं माध्वी मम श्रुतं हवम् ॥

Éveillés par l’esprit, rapides sur la voie du char, vous qui entendez l’appel — ô Aśvins, par vos puissances vous avez redressé Cyavāna, l’Indivisé. Entendez mon invocation miellée.

Mantra 6

आ वां नरा मनोयुजोऽश्वासः प्रुषितप्सवः । वयो वहन्तु पीतये सह सुम्नेभिरश्विना माध्वी मम श्रुतं हवम् ॥

Ô Seigneurs, que vos chevaux attelés par la pensée, ruisselants de rosée vivifiante, vous portent vite vers la libation, avec vos grâces bienfaisantes, ô Aśvins. Écoutez mon appel miellé.

Mantra 7

अश्विनावेह गच्छतं नासत्या मा वि वेनतम् । तिरश्चिदर्यया परि वर्तिर्यातमदाभ्या माध्वी मम श्रुतं हवम् ॥

Venez ici, ô Aśvins, ô Nāsatyas; ne vous détournez pas de nous. Même si la voie est barrée de travers et cernée de mouvements hostiles, venez, ô invincibles; écoutez mon appel miellé.

Mantra 8

अस्मिन्यज्ञे अदाभ्या जरितारं शुभस्पती । अवस्युमश्विना युवं गृणन्तमुप भूषथो माध्वी मम श्रुतं हवम् ॥

Dans ce sacrifice, ô invincibles, ô seigneurs de splendeur, approchez, vous Aśvins, et fortifiez le chantre qui cherche votre protection et profère la louange. Écoutez mon appel miellé.

Mantra 9

अभूदुषा रुशत्पशुराग्निरधाय्यृत्वियः । अयोजि वां वृषण्वसू रथो दस्रावमर्त्यो माध्वी मम श्रुतं हवम् ॥

Uṣas s’est levée, lumineuse, avec ses troupeaux étincelants de Lumière; et Agni, la puissance sacerdotale du temps juste (ṛtviyá), a été allumé au-dedans. Pour vous deux, ô Aśvins forts et opulents, le char est attelé — ô dasrā, faiseurs de prodiges, immortels; venez avec la douceur miellée (mādhvī); écoutez mon appel (hávam), prononcé comme il se doit.

Inside Sukta 75

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    The poet turns toward the Aśvins’ most beloved, powerful, wealth-bearing chariot and adorns the offering with praise, asking them to hear the sweet (mādhvī) call.

  2. Development

    Their defining traits are unfolded—wakeful readiness, swift movement on the chariot-path, and attentive hearing—alongside remembered acts of restoration that prove their reliability.

  3. Climax

    A paradigmatic miracle is highlighted (the setting-right of Cyavāna), concentrating the hymn’s central claim: the Aśvins renew what is diminished and make the broken whole.

  4. Where it settles

    Dawn rises and Agni is kindled in right season; the Aśvins’ chariot is yoked and the hymn ends as a final, urgent invitation to arrive and heed the invocation.

The deity: Aśvinau

  • In the VedaTwin divine horsemen, youthful and radiant, “hearers of the call,” who travel in a swift chariot at dawn and are famed for wondrous interventions—healing, restoring vigor, saving from peril, and granting boons.
  • Cosmic functionThey mediate the transition from night to day, bringing renewal, health, and auspicious beginnings; they connect human need with swift divine response, especially at the liminal hour of dawn.
  • Inner significanceThe Aśvins symbolize the awakening powers that restore wholeness—clarity returning after darkness, vitality returning after decline, and the mind becoming “awake” and capable of right action.

The seer

  • Atri (Ātreya)Ātreya (Atri-gotra) · One of the great Ṛgvedic seers and a principal ancestor of the Ātreya line, celebrated for hymns of luminous insight and for Aśvin-invocations that emphasize healing, rescue, and the dawn-arrival of divine help.

Famous verses

mādhvī mama śrutaṃ havam
Verse 5.75.1Sets the hymn’s ritual posture: invitation to the Aśvins’ beloved chariot and the hallmark refrain-like request to hear the poet’s “honeyed” call.Read verse 5.75.1 →
vibhiś cyavānam aśvinā ni yātho
Verse 5.75.5Names a signature Aśvin deed—restoring Cyavāna—showing why they are invoked as healers and renewers, not merely as distant gods.Read verse 5.75.5 →
abhūd uṣā ruśatpaśuḥ
Verse 5.75.9Links the Aśvins’ arrival to cosmic liturgy: Uṣas has arisen and Agni is kindled; the chariot is yoked, making this a culminating dawn-arrival verse.Read verse 5.75.9 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Twin deities (paired action and harmony)
  • Swift chariot-borne arrival
  • Healers and restorers of youth/vigor
  • Rescuers in संकट (danger) and distress
  • Bestowers of wealth and well-being
  • Associated with dawn and auspicious beginnings
  • Wonder-workers (dasrā)

Also by this seer

  • Numerous hymns in Maṇḍala 5 traditionally attributed to the Ātreyas (including several addressed to Agni, Indra, and the Aśvins).
  • Later Vedic and Itihāsa-Purāṇa tradition remembers Atri among the Saptarṣi and associates him with enduring lines of Vedic transmission.

The rite, step by step

  • Kindle or strengthen Agni and establish the rite in ṛta (right timing), aligning with dawn.
  • Recite the Aśvin hymn as an invitation (āvāhana), praising their chariot and swiftness.
  • Recall exemplary Aśvin deeds (e.g., restoring Cyavāna) to ‘activate’ their healing and saving power for the present sacrificer.
  • Offer libations while repeating the refrain-like appeal to “hear the honeyed call.”
  • Conclude with renewed invitation for their arrival and blessing as dawn fully rises.

Offerings

  • Soma (where applicable in the broader rite)
  • Ghee/ājya into Agni
  • Madhu (honey/sweet offering) or ‘honeyed’ libations in symbolic intent
  • Food offerings (havis) according to household or śrauta setting

Frequently Asked Questions

They are the twin divine helpers of the Rig Veda—swift, youthful chariot-riders linked with dawn—famous for healing, rescue, and restoring strength and well-being.

The phrase emphasizes a sweet, pleasing invocation meant to draw the Aśvins quickly to the rite; it also suggests a blessing-bringing speech that delights the gods and benefits the worshiper.

Cyavāna is remembered as someone the Aśvins “set right” or renewed; mentioning him highlights their power to restore youth, health, and wholeness—what the sacrificer seeks in the present.

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