Sukta 47
Sukta 8.47
Ādityas (Varuṇa, Mitra, and the Āditya group).
Is mantra mein Aditya devtaon ko bulaya gaya hai, khaas kar Varun aur Mitra ko. Yeh devta bade hain aur koi dosh nahi hai unmein. Woh pujari ko dhokhe aur dushmani se bachate hain. Kaha gaya hai ki woh insaan ko kisi buraai se door rakhein. Yeh mantra shanti aur suraksha maangta hai devtaon se. Ant mein, dar aur bure sapne bhag jaate hain jab savera hota hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
महि वो महतामवो वरुण मित्र दाशुषे । यमादित्या अभि द्रुहो रक्षथा नेमघं नशदनेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Varun aur Mitra, tumhari madad bahut badi hai jo dene wale ke liye. Aditya devta, is insaan ko bure logon se bachao. Koi bura kaam us tak na pahunche. Tumhari raksha mein koi galti nahi, tumhari achhi raksha hamare saath hai.
Mantra 2
विदा देवा अघानामादित्यासो अपाकृतिम् । पक्षा वयो यथोपरि व्यस्मे शर्म यच्छतानेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Aditya devta, tum buraai ko door karne wale ho. Bure kaamon ko hata do. Jaise pakshiyon ke pankh hote hain upar jaane ke liye, waise hi hamare liye shanti bana do. Tumhari raksha mein koi galti nahi, tumhari achhi raksha hamare saath hai.
Mantra 3
व्यस्मे अधि शर्म तत्पक्षा वयो न यन्तन । विश्वानि विश्ववेदसो वरूथ्या मनामहेऽनेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Hamare upar shanti ki chhaya bana do, jaise pankh pakshi ko utha ke le jaate hain. Tum sab jaanne wale ho, tumhari raksha hamare liye kile jaisi hai. Tumhari raksha mein koi galti nahi, tumhari achhi raksha hamare saath hai.
Mantra 4
यस्मा अरासत क्षयं जीवातुं च प्रचेतसः । मनोर्विश्वस्य घेदिम आदित्या राय ईशतेऽनेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Jin logon ko pehle se ghar mila hai aur jeene ka haq mila hai, woh Aditya devta unke upar hukumat karte hain. Yeh sab kuch Manu se shuru hua, aur ab tak chal raha hai. Tumhari raksha mein koi galti nahi, tumhari achhi raksha hamare saath hai.
Mantra 5
परि णो वृणजन्नघा दुर्गाणि रथ्यो यथा । स्यामेदिन्द्रस्य शर्मण्यादित्यानामुतावस्यनेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Hamein apne aap mein le lo aur buri cheezein door rakhna. Jaise koi gaadi wala kharab rasta bacha ke chalta hai, waise hi hamare aas-paas rakho. Hum Indra ki sharan mein rehna chahte hain. Aaditya devta bhi hamare saath hon. Tumhari madad kabhi galat nahi hoti. Tumhari achhi madad hamesha safe rakhti hai.
Mantra 6
परिह्वृतेदना जनो युष्मादत्तस्य वायति । देवा अदभ्रमाश वो यमादित्या अहेतनानेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Jab koi insaan har taraf se dabta hai aur uska dil chhota ho jata hai, tab bhi woh tumhari taraf dekhta hai. Tum devta ho, tumhari umeed kabhi khatam nahi hoti. Aaditya devta, tumne jo bharosa diya hai woh hilna nahi chahiye. Tumhari madad hamare saath ho, koi takleef na ho. Tumhari achhi madad hamesha kaam aati hai.
Mantra 7
न तं तिग्मं चन त्यजो न द्रासदभि तं गुरु । यस्मा उ शर्म सप्रथ आदित्यासो अराध्वमनेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Koi bada hamla na ho, koi badi cheez upar se na gire. Aaditya devta, jiske liye tumne chhat phaila di hai, usko aasani do. Tumhari madad mein koi buraai nahi hai. Tumhari achhi madad hamare paas aaye.
Mantra 8
युष्मे देवा अपि ष्मसि युध्यन्त इव वर्मसु । यूयं महो न एनसो यूयमर्भादुरुष्यतानेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Devtaton, hum tumhare saath khade hain. Jaise sena mein log armor pehen ke ladte hain, waise hum bhi tumhare saath hain. Tum bade paap se bachate ho aur chote paap se bhi. Tumhari madad mein koi buraai nahi hai. Tumhari achhi madad hamesha hamare saath ho.
Mantra 9
अदितिर्न उरुष्यत्वदितिः शर्म यच्छतु । माता मित्रस्य रेवतोऽर्यम्णो वरुणस्य चानेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Aditi hamare liye jagah bada de aur safe rakhe. Aditi hamein shanti ki sharan de. Woh Mitra ki maa hai, Aryaman ki maa hai, Varun ki maa hai. Yeh sab devta chamakte hain. Tumhari madad mein koi buraai nahi hai. Tumhari achhi madad hamare saath ho.
Mantra 10
यद्देवाः शर्म शरणं यद्भद्रं यदनातुरम् । त्रिधातु यद्वरूथ्यं तदस्मासु वि यन्तनानेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Deviyon, jo bhi shanti hai, jo bhi asli sahara hai, jo bhi accha aur bina takleef wala hai, woh sab hum mein la do. Jo suraksha teen tarah se mazboot hai, usko humare liye ready karo. Tumhari madad kisi ko nuksan nahi deti, woh madad humare saath ho. Tumhari acchi madad humare saath ho.
Mantra 11
आदित्या अव हि ख्यताधि कूलादिव स्पशः । सुतीर्थमर्वतो यथानु नो नेषथा सुगमनेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Aditya deviyan, upar se dekho jaise koi nadi ke kinare khada ho aur nazar rakh ho. Humein sahi raaste pe chalo, jaise ghode ko sahi mod pe le jate hain. Humein aisa mod dikhao jahan paani kam ho aur paar karna aasan ho. Tumhari madad kisi ko nuksan nahi deti, woh madad humare saath ho. Tumhari acchi madad humare saath ho.
Mantra 12
नेह भद्रं रक्षस्विने नावयै नोपया उत । गवे च भद्रं धेनवे वीराय च श्रवस्यतेऽनेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Yahan jo bhi accha hai, woh buri taqaton ke paas na jaye. Jo bura irada le ke aata hai, uske paas bhi na jaye. Acchai roshni ke paas jaye, jo humein khilati hai. Acchai us shakti ke paas jaye jo poshan karti hai. Acchai us veer ke paas jaye jo sachchi badhai chahta hai. Tumhari madad kisi ko nuksan nahi deti, woh madad humare saath ho. Tumhari acchi madad humare saath ho.
Mantra 13
यदाविर्यदपीच्यं देवासो अस्ति दुष्कृतम् । त्रिते तद्विश्वमाप्त्य आरे अस्मद्दधातनानेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Deviyon, humse jo bhi galti hui hai, chahe woh saamne dikhe ya chhupi ho, usko humse bahut door kar do. Woh sab galtiyan Trita Aptya ke paas bhej do. Tumhari madad kisi ko nuksan nahi deti, woh madad humare saath ho. Tumhari acchi madad humare saath ho.
Mantra 14
यच्च गोषु दुष्ष्वप्न्यं यच्चास्मे दुहितर्दिवः । त्रिताय तद्विभावर्याप्त्याय परा वहानेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Aur jo bhi bura sapna hamari roshni mein aaya hai, jo bhi burai hamare andar hai, Aakash ki beti, usko tum le jao. Chamakne wali devi, woh sab burai Trita Aptya ke paas pahuncha do. Tumhari madad kisi ko nuksan nahi deti, woh madad humare saath ho. Tumhari acchi madad humare saath ho.
Mantra 15
निष्कं वा घा कृणवते स्रजं वा दुहितर्दिवः । त्रिते दुष्ष्वप्न्यं सर्वमाप्त्ये परि दद्मस्यनेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Koi sona pehnata hai, koi haar banata hai, yeh sab Aakash ki beti ke liye hai. Bure sapno ko Trita ke paas le jao, wahan band kar do. Tumhari madad kisi ko nuksan nahi degi, woh acchi madad humare saath ho.
Mantra 16
तदन्नाय तदपसे तं भागमुपसेदुषे । त्रिताय च द्विताय चोषो दुष्ष्वप्न्यं वहानेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Yeh khane ke liye hai, yeh kaam ke liye hai, aur yeh hissa uske liye jo yahan baitha hai. Usha, tum bure sapno ko le jao. Tumhari madad thaki nahi, woh acchi madad humein de do.
Mantra 17
यथा कलां यथा शफं यथ ऋणं संनयामसि । एवा दुष्ष्वप्न्यं सर्वमाप्त्ये सं नयामस्यनेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Jaise khoya hua cheez wapas le aate hain, jaise karz chuka dete hain, waise hi bure sapno ko Aptya ke paas le jao, wahan rakh do. Tumhari madad thaki nahi, woh acchi madad humare saath ho.
Mantra 18
अजैष्माद्यासनाम चाभूमानागसो वयम् । उषो यस्माद्दुष्ष्वप्न्यादभैष्माप तदुच्छत्वनेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥
Aaj hum jeet gaye, humne pa liya, ab hum paap se door hain. Usha, jis bure sapne se hum dar rahe the, usey hata do, usey uth ke jaane do. Tumhari madad thaki nahi, woh acchi madad humein de do.
Inside Sukta 47
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
A strong opening magnifies the ‘great help’ of Varuṇa and Mitra for the generous worshipper and asks the Ādityas to guard against crooked hostility and any reach of evil.
- Development
The hymn broadens from protection to positive establishment—requesting peace, refuge, goodness, untroubledness, and a firmly set, “threefold” protection to be manifested within the community of worshippers.
- Climax
The central petition crystallizes: whatever constitutes true shelter and well-being, the gods are asked to ‘set it out’ within us—making protection not only external but inwardly rooted.
- Where it settles
It ends in a victorious, cleansing note—‘today we have conquered’ and become ‘without fault’—and calls on Dawn to drive away feared evil dreams, sealing the hymn with the recurring refrain of the Ādityas’ unerring helps.
The deity: Ādityas
- In the VedaThe Ādityas are portrayed as unwavering guardians of ṛta (cosmic and moral order): clear-sighted, protective, and capable of turning away crookedness (druḥ) and sin (agha). Varuṇa and Mitra appear as a paired sovereignty—upholding law, truth, and social bonds—while the refrain stresses their “anehas” (harmless/unerring) helps.
- Cosmic functionThey maintain ṛta by stabilizing the moral-cosmic fabric, protecting the sacrificer, and ensuring that disorder, deception, and misfortune do not reach one’s “portion.” In the concluding movement, Dawn (Uṣas) is invoked to dispel harmful dreaming and bring the day’s auspiciousness.
- Inner significancePsychologically, the Ādityas represent the inner law of truthfulness, conscience, and clarity that protects the mind from self-deception and fear. Their ‘help’ is the steadying of intention and conduct so that one becomes ‘anāgas’ (without fault) and free from anxiety, especially the nocturnal fears symbolized by bad dreams.
Famous verses
anehaso va ūtayaḥ su-ūtayo va ūtayaḥ
यद्देवाः शर्म शरणं यद्भद्रं यदनातुरम् । त्रिधातु यद्वरूथ्यं तदस्मासु वि यन्तनानेहसो व ऊतयः सुतयो व ऊतयः ॥ajaiṣmādya
Attributes of the deity
- Guardians of ṛta (order and truth)
- Protectors against druḥ (crooked hostility/deceit)
- Bestowers of śarma/śaraṇa (peace and refuge)
- Anehas (harmless, unerring) protection
- Moral oversight and purification (removal of agha)
- Paired sovereignty of Mitra–Varuṇa (bond and law)
Also by this seer
- Identification would depend on the hymn’s traditional Anukramaṇī (index) and full saṃhitā context; excerpt alone is insufficient.
The rite, step by step
- Prepare the rite-space (cleaning, ācamana, kindling of fire if applicable).
- Invoke Varuṇa–Mitra and the Ādityas with praise, explicitly asking for protection from druḥ (hostility/deceit) and agha (evil share).
- Repeat the refrain-like petition for ‘anehaso va ūtayaḥ su-ūtayaḥ’ as a protective seal after key invocations.
- Pray for the inward installation of śarma (peace), śaraṇa (refuge), bhadra (good), anātura (untroubled health), and ‘tridhātu’ protection.
- Conclude with a victory/purification affirmation (becoming anāgas) and a dawnward dismissal of duṣṣvapnya (evil dreaming), aligning the rite with renewal.
- Offer concluding namas and a final protective recitation for the household/community.
Offerings
- Soma (where context applies)
- Ghee (ājya) oblations
- Grain/cakes (puroḍāśa) as customary in household variants
- Water libations and simple oblations in non-soma settings
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn mainly addresses the Ādityas—especially Varuṇa and Mitra—as protectors of truth and order. In the final verse it also calls on Uṣas (Dawn) to drive away fear and evil dreams.
It is a refrain asking for the gods’ “helps/protections” (ūtayaḥ), described as “anehas” (harmless, unerring) and “su-ūtayaḥ” (good helps). It functions like a protective seal repeated through the hymn.
It asks to be guarded from hostility, deceit, and misfortune, and to receive peace, refuge, goodness, and an untroubled state. It also seeks inner purification—becoming ‘without fault’—and freedom from disturbing dreams as a new day begins.
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