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Sukta 10.139
Savitṛ (with Pūṣan as associated power)
Is mantra mein Savitr ka naam liya gaya hai jo subah ke roop mein ugti roshni jaisa hai. Pushan bhi hai jo sab jagah ka rasta dikhata hai aur sabko bachata hai. Yahan Gandharva Vishvavasu bhi aata hai jo chupi cheezein samne lata hai. Indra bhi hai jo band dabe hue khazane ko kholta hai. Pani aur bijli ki taakat se yeh sab hota hai. Ant mein yeh dikhta hai ki asli dhan stone jaisi band cheez se nikalta hai.
Mantra 1
सूर्यरश्मिर्हरिकेशः पुरस्तात्सविता ज्योतिरुदयाँ अजस्रम् । तस्य पूषा प्रसवे याति विद्वान्त्सम्पश्यन्विश्वा भुवनानि गोपाः ॥
Savita devta suraj ki kiranon jaise baal leke aage aate hain. Woh roshni lekar hamesha ke liye ugte hain. Pushan devta unki taakat se chalte hain. Woh sab duniya ko dekhte hain aur sabki hifazat karte hain.
Mantra 2
नृचक्षा एष दिवो मध्य आस्त आपप्रिवान्रोदसी अन्तरिक्षम् । स विश्वाचीरभि चष्टे घृताचीरन्तरा पूर्वमपरं च केतुम् ॥
Yeh rishi aasman ke beech mein baitha hai. Woh dono duniya aur beech wali jagah ko bhar raha hai. Woh sab taraf dekh raha hai, jaise ghee chamak raha ho. Woh pehle aur baad wale sign ko samajh raha hai, jo beet gaya aur jo aane wala hai.
Mantra 3
रायो बुध्नः संगमनो वसूनां विश्वा रूपाभि चष्टे शचीभिः । देव इव सविता सत्यधर्मेन्द्रो न तस्थौ समरे धनानाम् ॥
Woh dhan ki jad hai, khazane milne ki jagah. Apni shakti se woh har cheez ka roop dekh raha hai. Devata ki tarah Savita sachche dharam mein khada hai. Indra ki tarah woh dhan ki ladai mein apni jagah pakad leta hai.
Mantra 4
विश्वावसुं सोम गन्धर्वमापो ददृशुषीस्तदृतेना व्यायन् । तदन्ववैदिन्द्रो रारहाण आसां परि सूर्यस्य परिधीँरपश्यत् ॥
Paani ne Vishvavasu ko dekha, jo Soma ka Gandharva hai. Rta ke niyam se woh fail gaye aur apna kaam karne lage. Phir Indra khush hoke us dhaara ko jaan gaya. Usne Surya ke aas-paas ki roshni aur seemayein dekhein.
Mantra 5
विश्वावसुरभि तन्नो गृणातु दिव्यो गन्धर्वो रजसो विमानः । यद्वा घा सत्यमुत यन्न विद्म धियो हिन्वानो धिय इन्नो अव्याः ॥
Vishvavasu hamare baare mein kuch bole. Yeh aasman ka Gandharva hai jo beech ki duniya napta hai. Chahe woh sach ho, ya jo hum abhi nahi jaante, woh hamare vichar jagaye aur hamare vicharon ki raksha kare.
Mantra 6
सस्निमविन्दच्चरणे नदीनामपावृणोद्दुरो अश्मव्रजानाम् । प्रासां गन्धर्वो अमृतानि वोचदिन्द्रो दक्षं परि जानादहीनाम् ॥
Usne nadiyon ke paas ek khaas jagah payi. Usne patthar ke darwaze khol diye. Gandharva ne un nadiyon ki amrit baatein batayin. Indra ne jaan liya ki naag kitne tej aur samajhdar hain.
Savitṛ is the main deity—the divine Impeller who raises the light and sets beings in motion. Pūṣan appears as an associated power who guides and protects within Savitṛ’s impulsion.
The hymn connects dawn-impulsion with Ṛta (cosmic order). The Waters and the Gandharva (Viśvāvasu) symbolize the lawful flow of revelation and the guarding/transmission of Soma-like inspiration.
It is a prayer for clear beginnings at dawn: right impulse (prasava), safe guidance on life’s paths, protection of one’s vital ‘herds’ (strength/prosperity), and the opening of what feels blocked or enclosed.
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