Sukta 43
Sukta 2.43
Gṛtsamada (traditional attribution for RV 2.43)
Śakuni/Śakunta (bird-omen as ṛta-speaking sign)
Triṣṭubh (probable; verify against pada-count of full text tradition)
Is mantra mein kavi Shakuni chidiya ko pukarta hai. Yeh chidiya sach bolne wali hai aur dharma ke saath chalti hai. Log iski awaaz ko shubh nishaani maante hain. Kavi kehta hai ki iski awaaz aise hai jaise koi trained gana gaye. Kavi baar baar kehata hai ki yeh chidiya har taraf se achhi baat bole. Iski awaaz sun kar logon ko ashirwad milta hai. Sabha mein kaam mein safalta milti hai. Yeh mantra nature ki awaaz ko blessing bana deta hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
प्रदक्षिणिदभि गृणन्ति कारवो वयो वदन्त ऋतुथा शकुन्तयः । उभे वाचौ वदति सामगा इव गायत्रं च त्रैष्टुभं चानु राजति ॥
Gaane wale log daaye taraf jaake gaate hain. Chidiya bhi season ke hisaab se awaaz karti hain. Yeh dono tarah ki awaaz chalata hai jaise koi gaana gaata hai. Yeh dono chal mein chalta hai, dono tarah se chamakta hai.
Mantra 2
उद्गातेव शकुने साम गायसि ब्रह्मपुत्र इव सवनेषु शंससि । वृषेव वाजी शिशुमतीरपीत्या सर्वतो नः शकुने भद्रमा वद विश्वतो नः शकुने पुण्यमा वद ॥
Chidiya, tu gaata hai jaise mandir mein koi gaata hai. Tu bolta hai jaise koi pandit bolta hai. Tu taakat se aata hai jaise bail aur tez ghoda. Har taraf se humein accha bata, har taraf se humein saaf rasta dikha.
Mantra 3
आवदँस्त्वं शकुने भद्रमा वद तूष्णीमासीनः सुमतिं चिकिद्धि नः । यदुत्पतन्वदसि कर्करिर्यथा बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः ॥
Aye pakshi, humein accha bata. Chup-chap baith ke bhi humare dimaag mein sahi baat daal de. Jab tu udke awaaz kare, jaise koi gaana ga raha ho, tab hum bhi sabke saamne badi baat karein aur himmat wale ban jayein.
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn addresses the Śakuni/Śakunta, an omen-bird whose call is treated as meaningful speech aligned with ṛta (cosmic order).
It repeatedly asks the bird to “speak the good” and “speak the purifying/fortunate” from every direction, and to awaken right understanding (sumati) in the listener.
In Vedic terms it is about ṛta: hearing nature’s rhythms as ordered and truthful, and using that hearing to cultivate clarity, auspicious action, and effective speech in ritual and community.
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