Sukta 184
Sukta 1.184
Agastya (traditional for RV 1.184)
Jagatī (probable; verify by metrical count)
This hymn calls the Aśvinau (Nāsatyā), the divine twins, to arrive at dawn along the “god-traveling” paths and bring their honeyed gifts of help, healing, and prosperity. The poet repeatedly invokes them “again and again,” seeking safe passage beyond darkness and obstruction into plenitude, vigor, and good fortune for the worshippers.
In this hymn
Addressed to
Mantras
Mantra 1
ता वामद्य तावपरं हुवेमोच्छन्त्यामुषसि वह्निरुक्थैः । नासत्या कुह चित्सन्तावर्यो दिवो नपाता सुदास्तराय ॥
अश्विन भाइयों, हम तुम्हे आज भी बुला रहे हैं, सुबह होने पर फिर से बुलाएंगे। अग्नि के साथ हमारे गानों के ज़रिए। नासत्य, तुम दोनों आसमान के बेटे हो, जहाँ भी हो वहाँ से आओ। हमें ऐसा देना जो हमें पार लगा दे, जो ज़्यादा हो।
Mantra 2
अस्मे ऊ षु वृषणा मादयेथामुत्पणीँर्हतमूर्म्या मदन्ता । श्रुतं मे अच्छोक्तिभिर्मतीनामेष्टा नरा निचेतारा च कर्णैः ॥
अश्विन भाइयों, तुम हम में खुश रहो। जो लोग चीज़ें छिपा के रखते हैं उनको हटा दो, और ताकत के साथ खेलो। मेरे दिल की बात सुनो, जो मैंने सही कही है। तुम दोनों वीर हो, जो माँगने वालों की इच्छा पूरी करते हो, कान लगाके सुनो।
Mantra 3
श्रिये पूषन्निषुकृतेव देवा नासत्या वहतुं सूर्यायाः । वच्यन्ते वां ककुहा अप्सु जाता युगा जूर्णेव वरुणस्य भूरेः ॥
पूषन देवता और अश्विन भाइयों, तुम सूर्य को ले जाने वालों के रूप में जाने जाते हो। पानी में तुम्हारी शक्ति पैदा होती है, जो ऊपर उठ के दिखती है। यह जुग-जुग से चल रहा है, जैसे वरुण देवता का नियम कभी नहीं टूटता।
Mantra 4
अस्मे सा वां माध्वी रातिरस्तु स्तोमं हिनोतं मान्यस्य कारोः । अनु यद्वां श्रवस्या सुदानू सुवीर्याय चर्षणयो मदन्ति ॥
अश्विन भाइयों, तुम्हारी मीठी देन हम में आए। गान गाने वाले के लिए ताकत दो। जब तुम्हारी बड़ाई फैलती है, लोग खुश होते हैं और वीर बनते हैं। तुम बड़े दाता हो, तुम्हारी वजह से लोग आगे बढ़ते हैं।
Mantra 5
एष वां स्तोमो अश्विनावकारि मानेभिर्मघवाना सुवृक्ति । यातं वर्तिस्तनयाय त्मने चागस्त्ये नासत्या मदन्ता ॥
यह स्तोत्र अश्विन के लिए बनाया है, सही तरीके से। आप दोनों दाता हो, अच्छे बोलने वाले हो। हमारे पास आओ, हमारे काम के लिए। बच्चे के लिए भी आओ, खुद के लिए भी। अगस्त्य की पूजा में आओ, खुश हो के। नासत्य, आप दोनों भी आओ।
Mantra 6
अतारिष्म तमसस्पारमस्य प्रति वां स्तोमो अश्विनावधायि । एह यातं पथिभिर्देवयानैर्विद्यामेषं वृजनं जीरदानुम् ॥
हम अंधेरे से पार कर के आए हैं, उस पार तक। अश्विन, आपके लिए यह स्तोत्र है। देवताओं के रास्ते से यहाँ आओ। हमको वो शक्ति चाहिए जो रास्ता साफ करे। जो जल्दी दे, जो आगे बढ़ा दे।
Inside Sukta 184
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
An urgent, repeated summons to the Aśvins at the dawning of Uṣas, carried by the “flaming bearer” (Agni) through hymns.
- Development
The poet asks for generous, sweet gifts and for the hymn of the worthy singer to be propelled; the Aśvins’ fame is presented as a cause of communal joy and increased heroic power.
- Climax
A decisive turning: the worshippers declare they have crossed to the far shore beyond darkness, and the stoma is firmly set before the Aśvins as a response-worthy act.
- Where it settles
A final invitation to come by the devayāna paths so that the community may obtain plenitude, clear obstruction, and receive swift-giving aid.
The deity: Aśvinau
- Cosmic functionThey mediate the transition from night to day—opening the way at dawn, restoring vitality, and ensuring safe movement and renewal in the world through timely help, healing, and protection.
- Inner significanceThey symbolize the paired powers of prompt assistance and restorative intelligence—inner “rescue” from confusion, lethargy, or despair into clarity, momentum, and courageous action.
The seer
- AgastyaĀgastya (traditionally linked with the Maitrāvaruṇa/Agastya family line in Vedic transmission; later famed as a progenitor-sage) · A major Vedic seer renowned for powerful, compact hymns and for later pan-Indian legend as a culture-bearing ṛṣi associated with the South, spiritual discipline, and mastery of mantra.
Famous verses
nāsatyā kuha cit santāv
mādhvī rātir
atāriṣma tamasas pāram
Attributes of the deity
- Twin divinities
- Swift arrival and responsiveness to invocation
- Healers and restorers
- Rescuers who carry across danger
- Dawn-associated benefactors
- Bestowers of honeyed (mādhvī) gifts and prosperity
Also by this seer
- Rig Veda Maṇḍala 1 hymns traditionally ascribed to Agastya (including Aśvin-related and allied devotional hymns)
- Rig Veda Maṇḍala 7: a substantial Agastya corpus in the family book tradition (attributions vary by hymn in different recensions)
- Later Vedic-Itihāsa-Purāṇa tradition: Agastya as a paradigmatic ṛṣi, teacher, and transmitter of sacred lore
The rite, step by step
- Prepare the fire (Agni) and seat the intention at daybreak as Uṣas arises.
- Recite the hymn as an invitation: call the Aśvins repeatedly and universally (“wherever you are”).
- Offer with praise (uktha/stoma), asking for mādhvī rāti (honeyed gift) and safe conveyance beyond darkness.
- Conclude with a direct request for their arrival by devayāna paths and for the gaining of iṣ (impulsion/plenty) and removal of vṛjana (obstruction).
Offerings
- Ghee in the fire
- Soma or soma-like oblation (where ritually appropriate)
- Honey or honeyed offerings (symbolic/explicit, aligned with mādhvī rāti)
- Stotra/uktha (the offering of praise itself)
Frequently Asked Questions
They are the divine twin gods known for swift rescue, healing, and timely help—especially at dawn—who come quickly when invoked with praise and offerings.
Dawn marks the transition from darkness to light, a fitting time to invite the Aśvins, who are linked with renewal, safe movement, and the opening of the day’s path.
It can mean both a literal passing through danger or hardship and an inner shift from confusion and blockage to clarity, energy, and renewed capacity—achieved through divine aid and right invocation.
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