Sukta 48
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angiras lineage (AV 20 often reuses RV material; attribution follows the borrowed RV hymn’s ascription in many recensions).
Devata: Várchas (Splendour) / the praised subject as bearer of radiance; implicitly Agni/Soma-style consecratory power via speech.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type cadence typical of RV-derived material (exact metrical identification depends on pada-count in the source RV verse).
Is mantra mein kisi ko varchas milta hai - yeh chamak aur logon mein naamon hai. Gai aur bachde jaisa poshan diya jata hai, taaki shakti badhti rahe. Maa dharti se pita aakash tak ka safar bataya gaya hai. Din, subah aur roshni ke sthanon mein sab theek chalata hai. Isse vyakti ki pratishtha aur jeevan shakti lagatar badhti hai. Mantra ki shakti se yeh sab hota hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
अ॒भि त्वा॒ वर्च॑सा गिरः॒ सिञ्च॑न्ती॒राच॑र॒ण्युवः॑ । अ॒भि व॒त्सं न धे॒नवः॑
Yeh shabd tumhare upar chamak daalte hain. Jaise gaay apne bacche ko doodh pilati hai, waise hi yeh shabd tumhe taakat dete hain. Yeh sab kuchh tej hai aur chamakdaar hai.
Mantra 2
ता अ॑र्षन्ति शु॒भ्रियः॒ पृञ्च॑न्ती॒र्वर्च॑सा प्रि॒यः । जा॒तं जा॒त्रीर्यथा॑ हृ॒दा
Yeh chamakdaar shabd bahar aate hain. Woh pyare insaan ko chamak ke saath jodte hain. Jaise maa apne naye bacche ko dil se pyaar karti hai, waise hi yeh shabd us insaan ko apna bana lete hain.
Mantra 3
वज्रा॑पव॒साध्यः॑ की॒र्तिर्म्रि॒यमा॑ण॒माव॑हन्।मह्य॒मायु॑र्घृ॒तं पयः॑
Naam kamaana aasan nahi hai, lekin jab main mar raha tha, mera naam mujhe bachane aaya. Usne mujhe nayi zindagi di. Ghee aur doodh bhi mila. Yeh sab usne la kar diya.
Mantra 4
आयं गौः पृश्नि॑रक्रमी॒दस॑दन्मा॒तरं॑ पु॒रः । पि॒तरं॑ च प्र॒यन्त्स्वः
Yeh chitri gaay aage badh gayi hai. Pehle woh apni maa ke paas baithi thi. Ab woh aage badh kar apne baap ke paas pahunch gayi hai. Baap aasman mein rehte hain.
Mantra 5
अ॒न्तश्च॑रति रोच॒ना अ॒स्य प्रा॒णाद॑पान॒तः । व्य॑ख्यन्महि॒षः स्वः
Bhagwan ke andar ek chamakta hua duniya chalti hai. Woh saans lene aur chhodne se banti hai. Mahan wali ne aasman ko dikhla diya hai.
Mantra 6
त्रिं॒शद् धामा॒ वि रा॑जति॒ वाक् प॑त॒ङ्गो अ॑शिश्रियत्। प्रति॒ वस्तो॒रह॒र्द्युभिः॑
Bol mein tees jagah hain aur woh chamak rahi hai. Bol udne wali hai aur baith gayi hai. Subah ke saamne, din ke saamne, chamakte dinon ke saath yeh kaam karti hai.
Frequently Asked Questions
Várchas is radiant splendour—charisma, prestige, vitality, and the kind of visible excellence that brings recognition and authority. The hymn treats it as something that can be conferred and stabilized through mantra (Vāc).
The image says the uttered mantras nourish and empower the recipient the way milch-cows feed a calf—abundantly, protectively, and in a way that makes growth visible. It also links prosperity (cows) with consecration (sprinkling).
It can be recited at dawn or before an important public or professional moment to cultivate confident, auspicious presence. Some traditions add a simple water (or water-and-milk) sprinkling to embody the hymn’s ‘anointing by speech,’ but clear recitation and intention are central.
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