Sukta 70
Sukta 7.70
Vasiṣṭha
Aśvinau
Triṣṭubh (probable)
In this short hymn Vasiṣṭha invokes the Aśvinau to “come to us,” take their earthly seat, and bring swift, healing, treasure-bearing aid. The twins are praised as intimate powers moving through waters and plants, bestowing remedies, prosperity, and right guidance, while the poet offers a well-woven prayer for lasting svasti (well-being).
Mantras
Mantra 1
आ विश्ववाराश्विना गतं नः प्र तत्स्थानमवाचि वां पृथिव्याम् । अश्वो न वाजी शुनपृष्ठो अस्थादा यत्सेदथुर्ध्रुवसे न योनिम् ॥
अश्विन भाइयों, तुम हमारे पास आओ। तुम्हारी जगह ज़मीन पर तय है। जैसे ताकतवाला घोड़ा खड़ा होता है, वैसे तुम भी पक्के खड़े हो। जब तुम आते हो, तो हमारे लिए एक पक्की नीव बन जाती है।
Mantra 2
सिषक्ति सा वां सुमतिश्चनिष्ठातापि घर्मो मनुषो दुरोणे । यो वां समुद्रान्त्सरितः पिपर्त्येतग्वा चिन्न सुयुजा युजानः ॥
तुम्हारी अच्छी सोच हमारे साथ जुड़ जाती है। घर में गर्मी पैदा होती है। जो इंसान तुम्हारे लिए समुंदर और नदियों को भरता है, वो सब कुछ ठीक से जोड़ देता है। कुछ भी ऐसे नहीं रहता जो जुड़ा हो।
Mantra 3
यानि स्थानान्यश्विना दधाथे दिवो यह्वीष्वोषधीषु विक्षु । नि पर्वतस्य मूर्धनि सदन्तेषं जनाय दाशुषे वहन्ता ॥
अश्विन भाई, तुम कहीं भी रह सकते हो। आसमान में, पौधों में, या लोगों के बीच। पहाड़ के ऊपर बैठ के तुम उस इंसान को आगे बढ़ाते हो जो भगवान को समर्पित करता है।
Mantra 4
चनिष्टं देवा ओषधीष्वप्सु यद्योग्या अश्नवैथे ऋषीणाम् । पुरूणि रत्ना दधतौ न्यस्मे अनु पूर्वाणि चख्यथुर्युगानि ॥
देवियों, पौधों में और पानी में तुम रिशियों के लिए सबसे खास चीज़ें पा लेते हो। तुम हमारे लिए बहुत सारे खज़ाने रख देते हो। तुम हमें पुराने ज़माने की बातें दिखाते हो ताकि हमें समझ आए।
Mantra 5
शुश्रुवांसा चिदश्विना पुरूण्यभि ब्रह्माणि चक्षाथे ऋषीणाम् । प्रति प्र यातं वरमा जनायास्मे वामस्तु सुमतिश्चनिष्ठा ॥
अश्विन भाई, तुम सुनते हो और रिशियों की बातें देखते हो। इंसान के पास आओ और सबसे अच्छा तोहफा लाओ। तुम्हारी सबसे अच्छी सोच हमारे साथ रहे।
Mantra 6
यो वां यज्ञो नासत्या हविष्मान्कृतब्रह्मा समर्यो भवाति । उप प्र यातं वरमा वसिष्ठमिमा ब्रह्माण्यृच्यन्ते युवभ्याम् ॥
नसत्य भाइयों, जब कोई यज्ञ सही तरीके से करता है और भगवान के लिए चीज़ें चढ़ााता है, वो लड़ाई में साथी बन जाता है। वशिष्ठ ऋषि के पास आओ और उसको सबसे अच्छा वरदान दो। यह सब शब्द और मंत्र आप दोनों के लिए बन रहे हैं।
Mantra 7
इयं मनीषा इयमश्विना गीरिमां सुवृक्तिं वृषणा जुषेथाम् । इमा ब्रह्माणि युवयून्यग्मन्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
अश्विन भाइयों, यह सोच और यह गाना आपके लिए है। आप ताकतवाले हो, इसलिए यह अच्छे से बने शब्द अपना लो। यह सब मंत्र आपके लिए तैयार हैं, जैसे जवान लोग ताकत ले के आते हैं। आप हमेशा अपनी शक्ति से हमें रक्षा करो।
Inside Sukta 70
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
A direct summons: the all-boon-giving Aśvins are invited to come and be seated upon the earth for the sacrificer.
- Development
Their power is unfolded as swift, firm support and as intimate healers working through waters and medicinal plants, granting treasures and insight into the ordered succession of ages (yugāni).
- Climax
The hymn highlights their bestowal of many ‘ratnas’ and the revelatory seeing of prior ages—linking healing and prosperity with awakened knowledge.
- Where it settles
The poet offers the final, well-woven utterance and asks for continual protection—‘guard us always with svasti.’
The deity: Aśvinau
- In the VedaTwin youthful gods, swift as horses, physicians of the gods, rescuers in peril, and bringers of boons; they arrive quickly to the sacrifice and accept the poet’s well-crafted praise.
- Cosmic functionThey mediate the transition from darkness to light (dawn’s approach), restore health and wholeness, and connect celestial powers to human need through timely intervention.
- Inner significanceThe Aśvins symbolize the rapid, harmonizing intelligence that heals imbalance—bringing clarity, renewal, and practical help at life’s thresholds (crisis, change, beginnings).
The seer
- VasiṣṭhaVasiṣṭha gotra (one of the Seven Ṛṣis; associated with the Vasiṣṭha family of Mandala 7) · Foremost seer-poet of Mandala 7, celebrated for hymns to Varuṇa–Mitra and for shaping royal-sacrificial theology and ethical vision (ṛta, truth-order).
Famous verses
आ विश्ववाराश्विना गतं नः प्र तत्स्थानमवाचि वां पृथिव्याम् । अश्वो न वाजी शुनपृष्ठो अस्थादा यत्सेदथुर्ध्रुवसे न योनिम् ॥चनिष्टं देवा ओषधीष्वप्सु यद्योग्या अश्नवैथे ऋषीणाम् । पुरूणि रत्ना दधतौ न्यस्मे अनु पूर्वाणि चख्यथुर्युगानि ॥yūyam pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ
Attributes of the deity
- Twin deities
- Youthful (nāsatyā)
- Swift, horse-associated
- Healers/physicians
- Rescuers and benefactors
- Dawn-linked arrivals
- Bestowers of treasures and well-being (svasti)
Also by this seer
- Large portions of Rig Veda Mandala 7 (Vasiṣṭha-maṇḍala)
- Notable Varuṇa hymns (e.g., RV 7.86–7.89)
- Hymns to Agni and Indra within Mandala 7 (family collection)
The rite, step by step
- Prepare the altar and kindle Agni; establish a calm, orderly space (ṛta).
- Recite the invitatory verses calling the Aśvins to ‘come’ and ‘take their seat’ on earth.
- Offer oblations while praising their swiftness and stabilizing support (dhruva yoni imagery).
- Invoke their healing presence through waters and plants (āpas, oṣadhis) for remedies and vigor.
- Conclude with acceptance-formula: ask them to enjoy the well-woven hymn and guard with svasti.
Offerings
- Ghee (ājya) into Agni
- Soma libation (where applicable)
- Simple food offerings associated with Aśvin worship (e.g., milk/curds in later practice)
Frequently Asked Questions
The Aśvins are twin youthful gods known for swift help, healing, and rescue. Here they are invited to come quickly, accept praise, and protect the worshipper with well-being (svasti).
Waters (āpas) and plants (oṣadhis) are traditional sources of cleansing and medicine. The sukta presents the Aśvins as powers working through these natural remedies to restore health and strength.
The poet asks the Aśvins to arrive, take their seat at the rite, place treasures and vitality within the people, and guard them continually with auspicious protection and right-being (svasti).
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