Sukta 109
Sukta 10.109
Unknown/unspecified in input (traditional Anukramaṇī assigns RV 10.109 to a specific seer; not provided here)
Āpaḥ (Waters) / Ṛta; with Mātariśvan invoked
Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 10.109)
Is mantra mein ek bada paap baat ki gayi hai jo sacred order ke khilaaf hota hai. Pehle Waters batate hain ki galti kya hai aur uska ilaaj kya hai. Jo cheez galat li gayi thi, use wapas karna zaruri hai. Divine Waters se saaf hona hota hai. Phir devtaon ke saath phir se milna hota hai. Is tarah se Rta ke saath phir se sahi jagah milti hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
तेऽवदन्प्रथमा ब्रह्मकिल्बिषेऽकूपारः सलिलो मातरिश्वा । वीळुहरास्तप उग्रो मयोभूरापो देवीः प्रथमजा ऋतेन ॥
Pehle unhone boli paap ke baare mein jo shabd ke khilaf tha. Samundar, paani, aur Matarishvan, yeh sab the. Taqat wale, tej tapasya, aur sukh dene wale, yeh devi paani sach ke saath chalte hain, kyunki yeh pehle paida hue the.
Mantra 2
सोमो राजा प्रथमो ब्रह्मजायां पुनः प्रायच्छदहृणीयमानः । अन्वर्तिता वरुणो मित्र आसीदग्निर्होता हस्तगृह्या निनाय ॥
Raja Soma ne pehle wapas kiya shabd ki dulhan ko. Usne galat kaam nahi kiya. Varuna aur Mitra peeche lage rahe, sahi kaam ke liye. Agni ne uska haath pakad ke aage le jaana shuru kiya.
Mantra 3
हस्तेनैव ग्राह्य आधिरस्या ब्रह्मजायेयमिति चेदवोचन् । न दूताय प्रह्ये तस्थ एषा तथा राष्ट्रं गुपितं क्षत्रियस्य ॥
Unhone kaha ki haath se hi pakadna hai, kyonki yeh brahman ki patni hai. Woh kisi doosre ke haath nahi gayi. Aise hi raja ka rajya surakshit rehta hai, sach ke niyam ke andar.
Mantra 4
देवा एतस्यामवदन्त पूर्वे सप्तऋषयस्तपसे ये निषेदुः । भीमा जाया ब्राह्मणस्योपनीता दुर्धां दधाति परमे व्योमन् ॥
Purane devata ne uske baare mein baat ki. Saat rishi bhi the jo tapasya mein baith the. Brahman ki patni bahut taqatwar hoti hai jab use sahi se liya jata hai. Woh upar aasmaan mein bada bhari phal rakhti hai.
Mantra 5
ब्रह्मचारी चरति वेविषद्विषः स देवानां भवत्येकमङ्गम् । तेन जायामन्वविन्दद्बृहस्पतिः सोमेन नीतां जुह्वं न देवाः ॥
Brahmachari hilta-dulata rehta hai, buri taakaton se ladta hua. Woh devtaon ka hissa ban jata hai. Usi taakat se Brihaspati ne apni patni ko wapas pa liya. Soma ne use laya, jaise havan ki chamach devtaon ke paas aati hai.
Mantra 6
पुनर्वै देवा अददुः पुनर्मनुष्या उत । राजानः सत्यं कृण्वाना ब्रह्मजायां पुनर्ददुः ॥
Devtaon ne use wapas diya, aur insaanon ne bhi. Raja log sachche reh ke us brahman ki patni ko wapas laaye. Yeh sahi kaam tha, dharam ke hisaab se.
Mantra 7
पुनर्दाय ब्रह्मजायां कृत्वी देवैर्निकिल्बिषम् । ऊर्जं पृथिव्या भक्त्वायोरुगायमुपासते ॥
Brahman ki patni wapas dekar woh log devtaon ke saath saaf nikle. Dharti ki taakat baant ke woh us bade devta ke paas jaate hain jo sabko aage le chalta hai.
Frequently Asked Questions
It focuses on a serious sacred fault (brahma-kilbiṣa) and explains how Ṛta is restored through truth, purification by the divine Waters (Āpaḥ), and especially by giving back what was wrongly taken.
In the Veda, Waters are divine purifiers and carriers of Ṛta. Here they represent the power that washes away guilt and re-establishes right order when one makes proper restitution.
It means “giving back again”—restitution. The hymn presents restitution as the decisive act that removes the fault and allows one to return to worship and harmony with the gods.
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