Sukta 137
Sukta 1.137
Mitra–Varuṇa
ಈ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರವು ಋತದ ಆಕಾಶಸ್ಪರ್ಶಿ ರಾಜರಕ್ಷಕರಾದ ಮಿತ್ರ–ವರುಣರನ್ನು ಸಮೀಪಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದು ಹೊಸದಾಗಿ ಪಿಷ್ಠಿಸಿದ ಸೋಮವನ್ನು ಪಾನಮಾಡುವಂತೆ ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಪಿಷ್ಠಶಿಲೆಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಿದ್ಧವಾದ, ‘ಗೋ’ಯ ಕಿರಣತೆ (ಬೆಳಕು/ಜ್ಞಾನ)ಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಮೊಸರಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಿಶ್ರಿತವಾದ ಸೋಮವನ್ನು ಇದು ವರ್ಣಿಸುತ್ತದೆ; ಹೀಗೆ ಆ ಅರ್ಪಣೆಯನ್ನು ಉಷಸ್ಸಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸೂರ್ಯಕಿರಣಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹೊಂದಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಉದ್ದೇಶವೆಂದರೆ ದೇವರ ಸಾನ್ನಿಧ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವುದು, ಅವರು ಆ ಹವಿಯನ್ನು ಆನಂದದಿಂದ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುವುದು, ಮತ್ತು ಯಜಮಾನನ ವಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸತ್ಯ–ಋತಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸುವುದು.
Mantras
Mantra 1
सुषुमा यातमद्रिभिर्गोश्रीता मत्सरा इमे सोमासो मत्सरा इमे । आ राजाना दिविस्पृशास्मत्रा गन्तमुप नः । इमे वां मित्रावरुणा गवाशिरः सोमाः शुक्रा गवाशिरः ॥
ಪೂರ್ಣ ಹರ್ಷದಿಂದ, ಅದ್ರಿ (ಪಿಷಾಣಕಲ್ಲುಗಳು) ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಬನ್ನಿರಿ; ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಕಿರಣಗಳಿಂದ ಆಧಾರಿತವಾದ ಇವು ಸೊಮ-ಆನಂದಗಳು, ಇವು ಸೊಮ-ಆನಂದಗಳು. ದಿವಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಿಸುವ ಇಬ್ಬರು ರಾಜರೇ, ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬನ್ನಿರಿ, ನಮ್ಮ ಸಮೀಪಕ್ಕೆ ಬನ್ನಿರಿ. ಮಿತ್ರ-ವರುಣರೇ, ನಿಮ್ಮಿಗಾಗಿ ಇವು ‘ಗವಾಶಿರ’ ಸೊಮಪಾನಗಳು—‘ಗೌ’ (ಪ್ರಕಾಶ-ಜ್ಞಾನಕಿರಣಗಳು) ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಮಿಶ್ರಿತ—ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ ಗವಾಶಿರ.
Mantra 2
इम आ यातमिन्दवः सोमासो दध्याशिरः सुतासो दध्याशिरः । उत वामुषसो बुधि साकं सूर्यस्य रश्मिभिः । सुतो मित्राय वरुणाय पीतये चारुॠताय पीतये ॥
ಬನ್ನಿರಿ—ಇವು ಸೊಮಬಿಂದುಗಳು; ಮೊಸರಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಿಶ್ರಿತ ಸೊಮಗಳು, ಮೊಸರಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಿಶ್ರಿತವಾಗಿ ಪಿಷಿತ ಪಾನಗಳು. ಮತ್ತು ಉಷಸ್ಸುಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ, ಸೂರ್ಯನ ರಶ್ಮಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಒಂದಾಗಿ ಜಾಗೃತರಾಗಿರಿ. ಮಿತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ವರುಣರ ಪಾನಾರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ಈ ಸೊಮವನ್ನು ಪಿಷಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ—ಋತಕ್ಕೆ ಪಾನಯೋಗ್ಯವಾದ, ಮನೋಹರ ಆನಂದರೂಪ.
Mantra 3
तां वां धेनुं न वासरीमंशुं दुहन्त्यद्रिभिः सोमं दुहन्त्यद्रिभिः । अस्मत्रा गन्तमुप नोऽर्वाञ्चा सोमपीतये । अयं वां मित्रावरुणा नृभिः सुतः सोम आ पीतये सुतः ॥
ಆ ಸೊಮ-ಅಂಶುವನ್ನು—ಪೋಷಕ ರಸದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದ ಹಾಲುಕೊಡುವ ಹಸುವಿನಂತೆ—ಅದ್ರಿ (ಪೀಷಣಕಲ್ಲುಗಳು)ಗಳಿಂದ ದೋಹಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಅದ್ರಿಗಳಿಂದಲೇ ಸೊಮವನ್ನು ದೋಹಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಸೊಮಪಾನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬನ್ನಿರಿ, ನಮ್ಮತ್ತ ಮುಖಮಾಡಿ ಬನ್ನಿರಿ. ಹೇ ಮಿತ್ರ-ವರುಣರೇ, ಈ ಸೊಮವು ನರರಿಂದ ಸುತ (ಪೀಷಿತ/ಒತ್ತಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ)ವಾಗಿದೆ—ಪಾನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಸುತವಾಗಿದೆ.
Inside Sukta 137
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
A joyful call for Mitra–Varuṇa to come with the pressing-stones present and Soma-joys prepared in radiant support.
- Development
The hymn specifies Soma mixtures (radiance/cow-enriched and curd-mixed) and links the gods’ awakening to dawn and solar beams, tying ritual timing to cosmic rhythm.
- Climax
The direct invitation: “come here to us… for the drinking of Soma,” presenting the pressed Soma as a pleasing draught for Mitra–Varuṇa and for ṛta itself.
- Where it settles
It closes by reaffirming that the Soma is pressed by the people for the two gods to drink, sealing the offering and the desired alignment with ṛta.
The deity: Mitra–Varuṇa
- In the VedaA paired deity of sovereign order: Mitra embodies concord, contracts, and harmonious alliance, while Varuṇa embodies vastness, moral vigilance, and the binding power of cosmic law; together they are styled as “kings” who uphold ṛta.
- Cosmic functionThey stabilize ṛta (truth-order), oversee oaths and right conduct, and harmonize the rhythms of dawn and sunlight with the sacrificial order so that the worlds remain aligned.
- Inner significanceMitra–Varuṇa symbolize the inner governance of life: truthful speech, ethical restraint, fidelity to one’s word, and the calm clarity that comes when one’s inner order matches the cosmic order.
Famous verses
सुषुमा यातमद्रिभिर्गोश्रीता मत्सरा इमे सोमासो मत्सरा इमे । आ राजाना दिविस्पृशास्मत्रा गन्तमुप नः । इमे वां मित्रावरुणा गवाशिरः सोमाः शुक्रा गवाशिरः ॥इम आ यातमिन्दवः सोमासो दध्याशिरः सुतासो दध्याशिरः । उत वामुषसो बुधि साकं सूर्यस्य रश्मिभिः । सुतो मित्राय वरुणाय पीतये चारुॠताय पीतये ॥तां वां धेनुं न वासरीमंशुं दुहन्त्यद्रिभिः सोमं दुहन्त्यद्रिभिः । अस्मत्रा गन्तमुप नोऽर्वाञ्चा सोमपीतये । अयं वां मित्रावरुणा नृभिः सुतः सोम आ पीतये सुतः ॥Attributes of the deity
- Guardians of ṛta (cosmic truth-order)
- Royal sovereignty and protection
- Association with dawn (Uṣas) and solar rays (Sūrya)
- Moral oversight (oaths, vows, right conduct)
- Bestowers of harmony, peace, and right relationships
Also by this seer
- No additional attributions can be stated with certainty from the given data; the sukta is preserved as part of Mandala 1’s Mitra–Varuṇa Soma-invocations.
The rite, step by step
- Prepare the Soma stalks and set the pressing-stones (adri).
- Press Soma with the stones; filter and ready the draughts.
- Mix Soma as indicated: with ‘gavāśira’ (interpreted as cow/radiance—luminous enrichment) and with curd (dadhyāśira).
- Invoke Mitra–Varuṇa as heaven-touching kings; invite them to come near and turn toward the sacrificer.
- Offer the Soma in proper vessels; recite the verses at the moment of offering.
- Conclude with the request that they drink and thereby uphold ṛta and the rite’s success.
Offerings
- Pressed Soma (indavaḥ)
- Soma mixed with curd (dadhyāśira)
- Soma described as gavāśira (cow/radiance-enriched draught)
Frequently Asked Questions
They are paired Vedic “kings” who guard ṛta (truth-order). Mitra represents harmony and right agreements, while Varuṇa represents moral oversight and the binding power of cosmic law.
Freshly pressed Soma, prepared with pressing-stones and described in special mixtures—one enriched with “cow/radiance” (gavāśira) and another mixed with curd (dadhyāśira)—for Mitra–Varuṇa to drink.
It links the ritual to the cosmic schedule: dawn (Uṣas) and sunlight (Sūrya) symbolize awakening and clarity, fitting the idea that Soma-drinking supports ṛta and right order in both cosmos and life.
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