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Sukta 5.77
Atri (Ātreya) tradition (probable)
Aśvinau
Triṣṭubh (probable; needs confirmation)
Ye mantra Ashvin dono bhaiyon ke liye hai, jo savere bulane ka kaam karta hai. Pehle savere unhe bulao taki jaldi aajayein aur soma pi lein. Koi bura shakti rok na de isliye jaldi bulana zaruri hai. Unka rath chamakta hai aur wo hawa ki tarah tez aate hain. Wo humein dukh se nikal ke aage le jaate hain. Hum unse naya suraksha, dhan, bal aur achha bhagya maangte hain.
Mantra 1
प्रातर्यावाणा प्रथमा यजध्वं पुरा गृध्रादररुषः पिबातः । प्रातर्हि यज्ञमश्विना दधाते प्र शंसन्ति कवयः पूर्वभाजः ॥
Subah subah pehle Ashvin bhaiyon ki puja karo. Jaldi karo, nahi toh buri taakein sab le jaayengi. Subah ke waqt Ashvin bhai yagya karte hain. Rishi log bhi subah hi unki tarif karte hain.
Mantra 2
प्रातर्यजध्वमश्विना हिनोत न सायमस्ति देवया अजुष्टम् । उतान्यो अस्मद्यजते वि चावः पूर्वःपूर्वो यजमानो वनीयान् ॥
Subah hi puja karo, Ashvin bhaiyon ko bulaao. Shaam ko woh koi bhi puja nahi maante. Dusre log bhi puja kar sakte hain, lekin jo pehle karta hai woh zyada pasand aata hai.
Mantra 3
हिरण्यत्वङ्मधुवर्णो घृतस्नुः पृक्षो वहन्ना रथो वर्तते वाम् । मनोजवा अश्विना वातरंहा येनातियाथो दुरितानि विश्वा ॥
Ashvin bhaiyon ki rath aati hai. Usmein sona jaisa chamakta ghora hai, rang shahad jaisa, aur ghee tapakta hai. Woh itni tez hain ki hawa ki tarah aate hain. Saare dukh door karke aate hain.
Mantra 4
यो भूयिष्ठं नासत्याभ्यां विवेष चनिष्ठं पित्वो ररते विभागे । स तोकमस्य पीपरच्छमीभिरनूर्ध्वभासः सदमित्तुतुर्यात् ॥
Jitna bada bhakt Ashvin brothers ka hai, woh fayda uthata hai. Woh log apne bhakt ke bacchon ko aage badhate hain. Apni shakti se woh unka kalyan karte hain. Bhakt ke ghar mein ujala rehta hai, andhera nahi aata. Woh aage badhta rehta hai, rukta nahi.
Mantra 5
समश्विनोरवसा नूतनेन मयोभुवा सुप्रणीती गमेम । आ नो रयिं वहतमोत वीराना विश्वान्यमृता सौभगानि ॥
Ashvin brothers ki sharan mein aao, woh naya tarika dikhate hain. Woh khushi dete hain, sahi raasta dikhate hain. Unse maango dhan aur shakti. Woh woh sab denge jo amar hai, jo kabhi khatam nahi hota.
The Aśvins are twin Vedic deities linked with dawn, famous for swift rescue and healing. The hymn calls them as the earliest guests of the morning sacrifice.
Dawn is their special time, and the sukta treats them as the ones who “set” or establish the sacrifice at daybreak. Invoking them first symbolizes securing the rite and removing obstacles before they arise.
It asks for ever-new protection, right-leading guidance, release from distress, prosperity (rayi), heroic strength, and lasting good fortune.
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