Sukta 47
Sukta 5.47
Atri (Ātreya tradition) (book 5)
Ambiguous/poetic: a feminine power (often read as Uṣas or a maternal cosmic principle) and the Pitṛs; hymn moves into ancestral/cosmic imagery
Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
Atri ne ek mahila shakti ko bulaya jo subah jaisi hai. Wo pitron ko jagati hai aur unhe havan mein jagah deti hai. Phir kuch sankhya wale sawal aate hain duniya ke banne ke baare mein. Wo roshni ki gayein batate hain jo duniya ko sahi se banate hain. Ant mein Atri Mangal, Agni aur aasman se achha jeevan maangta hai. Wo safe rahne aur pair pakke rakhne ki dua karta hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
प्रयुञ्जती दिव एति ब्रुवाणा मही माता दुहितुर्बोधयन्ती । आविवासन्ती युवतिर्मनीषा पितृभ्य आ सदने जोहुवाना ॥
Maa aasmaan se aayi hai aur apni beti ko jaaga rahi hai. Woh yeh kaam karti hai aur bol rahi hai. Yeh ek nayi soch hai jo purane logon ko bulati hai. Woh apne baap-dada ko aane ke liye kehti hai. Yeh sab kuch hamare liye important hai.
Mantra 2
अजिरासस्तदप ईयमाना आतस्थिवांसो अमृतस्य नाभिम् । अनन्तास उरवो विश्वतः सीं परि द्यावापृथिवी यन्ति पन्थाः ॥
Yeh raaste bahut tez chalte hain. Woh amar hone ki jagah tak jaate hain. Yeh raaste kabhi khatam nahi hote, bahut lambe hain. Dharti se lekar aasmaan tak, har taraf jaate hain. Aatma in raaston par chalti hai.
Mantra 3
उक्षा समुद्रो अरुषः सुपर्णः पूर्वस्य योनिं पितुरा विवेश । मध्ये दिवो निहितः पृश्निरश्मा वि चक्रमे रजसस्पात्यन्तौ ॥
Bail samundar mein gaya hai. Uske pankh laal rang ke hain. Woh apne baap ki purani jagah mein gaya. Aasmaan ke beech mein ek patthar hai. Woh ghoomega aur duniya ke dono taraf ko dekhega. Yeh sab sahi rahe.
Mantra 4
चत्वार ईं बिभ्रति क्षेमयन्तो दश गर्भं चरसे धापयन्ते । त्रिधातवः परमा अस्य गावो दिवश्चरन्ति परि सद्यो अन्तान् ॥
Chaar log isko sambhalte hain, suraksha dete hain. Das log bacche ko paalte hain taaki woh chal sake. Teen tarah ki gaay hain iski, sabse upar wali. Woh aasmaan mein chalti hain aur jaldi se poora area gher leti hain.
Mantra 5
इदं वपुर्निवचनं जनासश्चरन्ति यन्नद्यस्तस्थुरापः । द्वे यदीं बिभृतो मातुरन्ये इहेह जाते यम्या सबन्धू ॥
Yeh roop hai, yeh baat hai, log ismein chalte hain. Nadiyan paani ban ke wahin ruk gayi hain. Jab do isko maa se uthate hain, baaki log yahan paida hote hain. Dono bhai-bhai hain, ek hi parivar ke.
Mantra 6
वि तन्वते धियो अस्मा अपांसि वस्त्रा पुत्राय मातरो वयन्ति । उपप्रक्षे वृषणो मोदमाना दिवस्पथा वध्वो यन्त्यच्छ ॥
Iske liye sochein faili hain aur kaam bun diye gaye hain. Maayein apne bete ke liye kapde bunti hain. Taqatwar ke paas log khush hote hain. Aasmaan ke raaste par dulhan uski taraf chalti hai.
Mantra 7
तदस्तु मित्रावरुणा तदग्ने शं योरस्मभ्यमिदमस्तु शस्तम् । अशीमहि गाधमुत प्रतिष्ठां नमो दिवे बृहते सादनाय ॥
Mitra aur Varuna, yeh kaam poora karo. Agni, tum bhi karo. Humein shanti mile, khushi mile jo sach mein acchi ho. Humein pakka aadhar chahiye, safe rasta chahiye. Bade aasmaan ko namaste, yeh sach ka ghar hai.
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn is intentionally poetic: it centers on a feminine awakening power (often interpreted as Uṣas/Dawn or a great Mother principle) and explicitly invokes the Pitṛs (ancestors). It ends by addressing Mitra–Varuṇa and Agni, with homage to the Vast Heaven.
Calling the Pitṛs to the “sadana” means inviting ancestral support and continuity into the ritual space—linking the living sacrificer to lineage, protection, and inherited order (ṛta).
They are symbolic cosmology. The verse compresses creation into measured powers: supporters and nurturers of an ‘embryo’ of becoming, and luminous ‘cows’ (rays/knowledges) moving through heaven to complete and protect the world’s formation.
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