Sukta 22
Rishi: Uncertain (requires anukramaṇī verification for AVŚ 7.22.1).
Devata: Jyotis/Āditya (Light as a deified power).
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh-like brevity but metrically irregular; requires scansion.
Ye chota sa mantra Jyotis aur Aditya ko bulata hai. Jyotis matlab roshni jo sab kuch saaf dikhati hai. Is mantra se aankhen saaf hoti hain aur dimaag seedha chalta hai. Ye roshni ko dharam ke saath jodta hai. Subah ki roshni aur suraj ki taakat se ye kaam karta hai. Ye andhera aur ghabrahat door bhagata hai. Dushman log ka asar khatam ho jata hai. Isse paisa aur cattle pe accha padta hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
ज्योतिः। अ॒यं स॒हस्र॒मा नो॑ दृ॒शे क॑वी॒नां म॒तिर्ज्योति॒र्विध॑र्मणि
Yeh roshni hai. Hazaaron guna chamak ke saath hamare saamne aata hai. Rishiyon ki soch bhi roshni hai, woh bhi dharam ke niyam mein di hui hai. Dono taraf se chamak hai, andhera kahi nahi.
Mantra 2
ब्र॒ध्नः स॒मीची॑रु॒षसः॒ समै॑रयन्। अ॒रे॒पसः॒ सचे॑तसः॒ स्वस॑रे मन्यु॒मत्त॑माश्चि॒ते गोः
Suraj ki laal roshni aur subah ki kirnein saath mein aayi. Dono milkar chale. Koi daag nahi, dono ka mann ek hai. Apne waqt par aate hain, bahut taakat ke saath. Gai ki duniya mein sab saaf dikhta hai.
Frequently Asked Questions
For invoking ‘light’ (jyotis) to bring clear perception and ordered conduct, and to protect against confusion, impurity, and hostile influences—often with a dawn-time (uṣas) emphasis.
No. The verses themselves work as a luminous protective-healing charm; at most, practitioners may add simple purity acts like washing or sprinkling clean water.
In Vedic symbolism, ‘go’ can indicate cattle/wealth and also a manifest field of nourishment and radiance; here it seals the hymn’s aim of purity plus flourishing in the properly timed (svásara) order.
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