Rig Veda Sukta 58
Mandala 5Sukta 588 Mantras

Sukta 58

Sukta 5.58

Rishi

Atri (Ātreya tradition; RV 5 attributed to the Atri family; this hymn is Marut-focused within that collection)

Devata

Marutaḥ (the Maruts, Rudra’s storm-host; here as collective force-powers)

Chandas

Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas typical for Marut hymns; verse structure aligns with Triṣṭubh cadence)

RV 5.58は、アトリによるマルット(マルーツ)への力強い讃歌である。彼らは一つに結ばれた嵐の軍勢として、つねに新たに甦り、迅速に乗り進み、不死の秩序のうちに主権的に立つ。詩はその激しい威力と「真理を聴く」徳を讃え、ついでその力を祈願へと転じる――マルットが慈しみを示し、祭主を富ませ、礼拝者の内なる「広がり」をṛta(宇宙の正しい秩序)にかなって増大させよ、と。

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.58

Mantras

Mantra 1

तमु नूनं तविषीमन्तमेषां स्तुषे गणं मारुतं नव्यसीनाम् । य आश्वश्वा अमवद्वहन्त उतेशिरे अमृतस्य स्वराजः ॥

いまわれは、力に満ちた彼らのマルットの群れを讃える。はたらきにおいて常に新しき軍団を。彼らは迅き馬に霊の力を担い、また不死なる在り方において自ら王として統べる。

Mantra 2

त्वेषं गणं तवसं खादिहस्तं धुनिव्रतं मायिनं दातिवारम् । मयोभुवो ये अमिता महित्वा वन्दस्व विप्र तुविराधसो नॄन् ॥

光明ある賢者よ、その燃え立つ軍勢を礼拝せよ。強く、手に武器を執り、誓いの法は揺り動かし(障りを砕く)こと、はたらきに巧みで、施しに豊かなものを。歓喜をもたらす彼らは、その偉大さに限りなく、広き恵みを与うる人々なり。

Mantra 3

आ वो यन्तूदवाहासो अद्य वृष्टिं ये विश्वे मरुतो जुनन्ति । अयं यो अग्निर्मरुतः समिद्ध एतं जुषध्वं कवयो युवानः ॥

今日われらのもとへ来たれ、水を運ぶ者たちよ。汝ら—すべてのマルト(Maruts)—雨を駆り立てる者よ。ここにこのアグニ(Agni)は、マルトよ、燃え立たせられた。彼を嘉し受けよ—カヴィ(kavi)なる詩聖、常若き者たちよ。

Mantra 4

यूयं राजानमिर्यं जनाय विभ्वतष्टं जनयथा यजत्राः । युष्मदेति मुष्टिहा बाहुजूतो युष्मत्सदश्वो मरुतः सुवीरः ॥

汝らは民のために、奮い立つに値する王を生み出す—遍く形づくる力により鍛え上げられた者を、祭を受けるにふさわしき者たちよ。汝らより拳で打つ者が出で、強き腕に駆られる。汝らより良き馬を備えた英雄が出づ、マルトよ、真の男らしさに富む者が。

Mantra 5

अरा इवेदचरमा अहेव प्रप्र जायन्ते अकवा महोभिः । पृश्नेः पुत्रा उपमासो रभिष्ठाः स्वया मत्या मरुतः सं मिमिक्षुः ॥

彼らはまことに車輪の輻のごとく倦まず、また蛇のごとく幾たびも生まれ出でる。偉力によって生じ、決して弱らぬ。プṛシュニ(Pṛśni)の子ら、比類なく最も猛き者たち――自らの思惟によって、マルット(Maruts)は一つの力へと溶け合った。

Mantra 6

यत्प्रायासिष्ट पृषतीभिरश्वैर्वीळुपविभिर्मरुतो रथेभिः । क्षोदन्त आपो रिणते वनान्यवोस्रियो वृषभः क्रन्दतु द्यौः ॥

汝らが進発するとき、マルット(Maruts)よ、斑の駿馬と、堅き輪縁の戦車とともに――水はかき乱され、森は鳴り震える。輝くものどもは下へと流れ、雄牛は咆哮し、天そのものが響き渡る。

Mantra 7

प्रथिष्ट यामन्पृथिवी चिदेषां भर्तेव गर्भं स्वमिच्छवो धुः । वातान्ह्यश्वान्धुर्यायुयुज्रे वर्षं स्वेदं चक्रिरे रुद्रियासः ॥

彼らの進みは堅固であり、その圧に大地さえ屈する。夫が自らの胚種を宿し抱え運ぶかのごとく。ルドラの裔なる力ある者たちは、風を馬として轅に繋ぎ、雨と、奮闘の汗とを作り出す――自然に秘められたものを解き放たせる力の徴として。

Mantra 8

हये नरो मरुतो मृळता नस्तुवीमघासो अमृता ऋतज्ञाः । सत्यश्रुतः कवयो युवानो बृहद्गिरयो बृहदुक्षमाणाः ॥

マルット(Maruts)よ、駿馬のごとき勇士たちよ、われらに慈悲を垂れたまえ——施し広く、不死にして、ṛta(宇宙の正しき秩序)を知る者たちよ。真実を聴き取る者、若きカヴィ(聖なる詩人)として大いなる声を放ち、広大なるもの(bṛhat)を注ぎ出す者たちよ。汝らの広き讃歌の響きと豊かな流出とが、われらの内に大いなる覚知を増し広げよ。

Inside Sukta 58

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    The poet begins by praising the Marut-host as force-charged and perpetually fresh in action, sovereign within the immortal order.

  2. Development

    Images of tireless motion and repeated birth/renewal build their profile: sons of Pr̥śni, peerless, impetuous, many powers fused into one coordinated surge.

  3. Climax

    A direct plea for grace—addressing them as deathless ṛta-knowers and truth-hearers—asking their mighty voice and ‘vast outpouring’ to increase the worshipper’s greatness.

  4. Where it settles

    The hymn settles into confident reverence: the Maruts, properly praised, are expected to bestow protection, abundance, and right-ordered expansion to the sacrificer and community.

The deity: Marutaḥ

  • In the VedaA roaring, radiant troop—sons of Pr̥śni (and allied with Rudra)—moving with thunder, wind, and flashing brilliance; youthful ‘heroes’ who surge together as one force, swift as steeds and strong in giving.
  • Cosmic functionThey energize and regulate the atmosphere: stirring winds, releasing rains, accompanying the storm’s thunder and lightning, and supporting Indra’s world-ordering victories; as a host they uphold ṛta by driving away stagnation and disorder.
  • Inner significanceThey symbolize coordinated life-forces and awakened energies—impulses that break inertia, purify by intensity, and expand consciousness toward the ‘bṛhat’ (the Vast) when aligned with truth (satya) and right order (ṛta).

The seer

  • Atri (Ātreya)Ātreya (Atri family line of Mandala 5) · One of the great Vedic seers, eponymous ancestor of the Ātreyas; renowned for luminous, forceful hymns—especially to Agni, Indra, and the Maruts—and for transmitting a distinct poetic-ritual style in Mandala 5.

Famous verses

amṛtasya svarājaḥ
Verse 5.58.1Sets the hymn’s keynote: the Maruts as a unified, ever-new, force-filled host—swift, mighty, and ‘self-kings’ within immortality—framing both praise and theological status.Read verse 5.58.1 →
pṛśneḥ putrā
Verse 5.58.5A signature Marut description: tireless like spokes, repeatedly born like serpents, ‘sons of Pr̥śni’ who merge by their own thought into a single collective power—capturing their dynamic unity.Read verse 5.58.5 →
maruto mṛḷatā naḥ
Verse 5.58.8The culminating supplication: asks the Maruts to be gracious, naming them vast givers, deathless, ṛta-knowing, truth-hearing young seers—linking storm-power to spiritual enlargement (bṛhat).Read verse 5.58.8 →

Attributes of the deity

  • storm-host (gaṇa) and collective power
  • swift-riding, impetuous, tireless
  • radiant and youthful
  • vast givers (tuvīmaghāsaḥ)
  • knowers of ṛta (ṛtajñāḥ) and hearers of truth (satyaśrutaḥ)
  • sons of Pr̥śni; Rudra-associated
  • unifying force—many acting as one

Also by this seer

  • Many hymns of Rig Veda Mandala 5 are attributed to the Ātreya family (including multiple Marut and Agni hymns).
  • Later Vedic-Itihāsa-Purāṇic tradition remembers Atri among the Saptarṣis and associates him with a durable rishi-lineage (Ātreya).

The rite, step by step

  • Prepare the altar and kindle Agni; establish a steady recitation rhythm in Triṣṭubh cadence.
  • Invite the Marut-host as a unified gaṇa, praising their ever-new powers and swift movement.
  • Offer oblations while naming their key epithets (sons of Pr̥śni, impetuous, vast givers, ṛta-knowers).
  • Petition for mṛḷatā (grace), protection, and increase—outer prosperity and inner ‘vastness’.
  • Conclude with reaffirmation of truth-hearing and right order, sealing the request with final oblations.

Offerings

  • ghee (ājya) into Agni
  • Soma (where applicable)
  • grain cakes/oblations (puroḍāśa) in extended rites
  • water/libations as supportive offerings

Frequently Asked Questions

They are a collective host of storm-deities—youthful, radiant, and powerful—often linked with Rudra and called the sons of Pr̥śni. In this hymn they act as many powers moving as one force.

It praises their strength and truth-alignment, then asks them to be gracious (mṛḷatā), protect the worshipper, and grant increase—both as outer abundance (like rain and wealth) and as inner ‘vastness’ of consciousness.

The Maruts are called ṛta-knowers (ṛtajñāḥ), meaning their power is not mere violence but ordered energy. The hymn suggests their gifts and protection come when human effort and speech align with truth (satya) and cosmic rightness (ṛta).

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