Sukta 5
Sukta 10.5
Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional for RV 10.5)
Mystic One/Agni-Sūrya principle (hymn is enigmatic; often treated as addressing a hidden cosmic principle rather than a single named deity)
Jagatī (probable for RV 10.5; many verses are Jagatī in indices)
Is mantra mein ek chupa hua tatva hai jo Agni-Surya ke roop mein dikhta hai. Ye andar ki aag hai aur suraj ki roshni jaise koi gyaani. Ye aise samundar jaisa khazana rakhta hai jo sabko khilata hai. Jeevan ke maine mein ek gupt raasta hai jo ye dikhata hai. Aditi ke bade ghar mein sach aur jhooth dono milte hain. Agni sach ka pehla beta hai aur taqat aur khushhal dono deta hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
एकः समुद्रो धरुणो रयीणामस्मद्धृदो भूरिजन्मा वि चष्टे । सिषक्त्यूधर्निण्योरुपस्थ उत्सस्य मध्ये निहितं पदं वेः ॥
Samundar ek hai, woh sab kuch sambhalta hai. Hamare dil se woh paida hota hai, baar-baar janam leta hai, aur sab dikha deta hai. Woh chupa hua sthaan mein doodh ka strot lagata hai. Uts ke beech mein usne marg rakha hai.
Mantra 2
समानं नीळं वृषणो वसानाः सं जग्मिरे महिषा अर्वतीभिः । ऋतस्य पदं कवयो नि पान्ति गुहा नामानि दधिरे पराणि ॥
Sab milkar ek hi ghonsle mein rehte hain, bade balwan purush. Woh apne ghodon ke saath aaye hain. Rishi log satya ke marg ki raksha karte hain. Unhone chhup ke sabse bade naam rakh liye hain.
Mantra 3
ऋतायिनी मायिनी सं दधाते मित्वा शिशुं जज्ञतुर्वर्धयन्ती । विश्वस्य नाभिं चरतो ध्रुवस्य कवेश्चित्तन्तुं मनसा वियन्तः ॥
Jo sachche niyam se chalta hai aur jo shakti se kaam karta hai, woh dono mil jaate hain. Woh nap ke ek bacche ko janm dete hain aur use bade karte hain. Yeh poori duniya ke beech mein chalte hain, jo pakka hai. Rishi bhi apne mann se ek dhaaga bun rahe hain.
Mantra 4
ऋतस्य हि वर्तनयः सुजातमिषो वाजाय प्रदिवः सचन्ते । अधीवासं रोदसी वावसाने घृतैरन्नैर्वावृधाते मधूनाम् ॥
Sachche niyam ke raaste ache paida huye logon ke paas jaate hain. Aage ki taraf se taakat aati hai. Dono duniya apne aap ko dhak lete hain aur ghee aur meethi cheezon se badi hoti hain.
Mantra 5
सप्त स्वसॄररुषीर्वावशानो विद्वान्मध्व उज्जभारा दृशे कम् । अन्तर्येमे अन्तरिक्षे पुराजा इच्छन्वव्रिमविदत्पूषणस्य ॥
Jaga hua aur jaannewala bhagwan ne meethi cheezon se saat behnein upar uthayi hain. Woh hamari nazar ke saamne laayi hain. Yeh purani behnein aasman ke beech mein thi. Pushan ki chupi hui jagah dhundte hue usne use pa liya.
Mantra 6
सप्त मर्यादाः कवयस्ततक्षुस्तासामेकामिदभ्यंहुरो गात् । आयोर्ह स्कम्भ उपमस्य नीळे पथां विसर्गे धरुणेषु तस्थौ ॥
Rishiyon ne saat pakki seema banaayi. Inme se ek hi raasta itna tang hai ki paar kar sakta hai. Wahan sabse bade stambh chupa hua khada hai. Woh raaston ke khulne mein aur pakke base mein tika hua hai.
Mantra 7
असच्च सच्च परमे व्योमन्दक्षस्य जन्मन्नदितेरुपस्थे । अग्निर्ह नः प्रथमजा ऋतस्य पूर्व आयुनि वृषभश्च धेनुः ॥
Jo nahi hai aur jo hai, dono upar aasman mein mile huye hain. Yeh Daksh ke janm mein aur Aditi ki god mein hai. Wahan Agni hamare liye sach ke pehle paida hue mein se ek hai. Woh bahut purana hai, aur usme taakat aur khubiyon dono hai.
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn does not focus on a single named god in a simple way. It points to a hidden cosmic principle expressed through Agni (inner fire) and Sūrya-like seership, closely tied to Ṛta (truth-order).
It suggests that the highest reality holds together opposites that the ordinary mind separates. The hymn places both sat (manifest existence) and asat (unmanifest or not-yet) within the supreme expanse, in Aditi’s boundlessness.
These are symbols for concealed nourishment and guidance. The ‘udder’ represents the hidden source of plenty, the ‘fountain’ the wellspring of life, and the ‘track/pada’ the discoverable path of Ṛta that the seeker can follow through insight and right ritual.
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