
Sukta 8.10
Kāṇva (Kāṇva lineage)
Aśvinau
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Yeh mantra Ashvini devtaon ko bulata hai. Wo aasman ki roshni se aate hain. Samundar mein bhi unka ghar hai. Wo hawa ke beech se bhi aate hain. Yeh dono bade gyani hain aur madad karte hain. Wo apni marzi se chalte hain. Som ras peete hain aur havan ko balwan banate hain. Rishiyon ko bhi taqat dete hain.
Mantra 1
यत्स्थो दीर्घप्रसद्मनि यद्वादो रोचने दिवः । यद्वा समुद्रे अध्याकृते गृहेऽत आ यातमश्विना ॥
Agar tum bade aasman mein khade ho. Ya upar chamakne wali jagah mein ho. Ya samundar ke upar bane ghar mein ho. Chahe kahan bhi ho Ashvin bhai. Yahan aao hamare paas.
Mantra 2
यद्वा यज्ञं मनवे सम्मिमिक्षथुरेवेत्काण्वस्य बोधतम् । बृहस्पतिं विश्वान्देवाँ अहं हुव इन्द्राविष्णू अश्विनावाशुहेषसा ॥
Agar tumne Manu ke liye yagya ki taiyari kar di hai, to Kanva ki awaaz par dhyan do. Main Brihaspati ko bulata hoon, saare devtaon ko, Indra aur Vishnu ko, aur Ashwin dono bhaiyon ko jo jaldi aate hain.
Mantra 3
त्या न्वश्विना हुवे सुदंससा गृभे कृता । ययोरस्ति प्र णः सख्यं देवेष्वध्याप्यम् ॥
Main Ashwin dono bhaiyon ko bulata hoon jo kaam mein bahut achhe hain aur hamare paas hamesha ready rehte hain. Unse hamari pakki dosti hai jo devtaon tak jaati hai, aur paani mein bhi unka saath hai.
Mantra 4
ययोरधि प्र यज्ञा असूरे सन्ति सूरयः । ता यज्ञस्याध्वरस्य प्रचेतसा स्वधाभिर्या पिबतः सोम्यं मधु ॥
Jinke liye yagya aage badhte hain, aur jo rishi roshni mein rehte hain, unke paas kabhi kamzor nahi hota. Woh dono yagya ke raaste ko acche se jaante hain. Apne niyam se woh Som ras peete hain jo madhu jaisa meetha hai.
Mantra 5
यदद्याश्विनावपाग्यत्प्राक्स्थो वाजिनीवसू । यद्द्रुह्यव्यनवि तुर्वशे यदौ हुवे वामथ मा गतम् ॥
Aaj agar tum Ashwin bhai mud gaye ho ya bahut door ho, ya Druhyu, Anu, Turvasha ke paas ho, to jab main tumhe bulaaun, mere paas aana mat chhodna.
Mantra 6
यदन्तरिक्षे पतथः पुरुभुजा यद्वेमे रोदसी अनु । यद्वा स्वधाभिरधितिष्ठथो रथमत आ यातमश्विना ॥
Tum dono hawa mein udte ho aur bahut dete ho, ya duniya ke peeche chalte ho, ya apni shakti se rath mein baithte ho, to wahan se Ashwin bhai hamare paas aa jao.
The Aśvins are twin Vedic deities, swift horsemen linked with dawn. They are praised as healers and rescuers who quickly come to help and to bless the sacrifice.
The hymn repeatedly invites the Aśvins to come to the ongoing yajña from wherever they may be—heaven, the ocean, or the midspace—so they can drink Soma and grant protection, vitality, and success.
It emphasizes that the Aśvins move freely through all realms and can reach the worshipper from any place. This makes the invitation stronger: no matter where they are, they are asked to arrive here, now.
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