Rig Veda Sukta 47
Mandala 1Sukta 4710 Mantras

Sukta 47

Sukta 1.47

Rishi

Kaṇva

Devata

Aśvinau

Chandas

Jagati (probable for RV 1.47.1 due to longer line; requires metrical verification)

ຄຳສັດຖະກຳນີ້ຂອງທ່ານກັນວະອວຍະທູ່ອັສວິນທັງສອງໃຫ້ມາເທົ່າທັນທີດ້ວຍລົດພະຫັດສະຫວ່າງ ແລະ ດື່ມສົມາຫວານທີ່ຄັດອອກເພື່ອພວກທ່ານ, ເພີ່ມພູມພາສາ ລິຕະ ແລະ ຟື້ນຟູຄວາມສຸກຜາສຸກ. ມັນຂໍໃຫ້ທ່ານໝໍຄູ່ນີ້ປະທານລັດຕະນະ ແລະ ຣາຍິ ທີ່ມາຈາກທຸກພາກສ່ວນ, ທັງໃນທີ່ລິດຂອງໂລກ ແລະ ທ້ອງຟ້າອັນກວ້າງຂວາງ, ໃຫ້ແກ່ຜູ້ນະມັດສະການຜູ້ໃຈກວ້າງ. ສູກຕະປິດທັນຍົດດ້ວຍການຢືນຢັນຄວາມໃກ້ຊິດຍາວນານຂອງອັສວິນກັບພິທີການຂອງກັນວະ, ເຮັດໃຫ້ການເຊື້ອເຊີນນີ້ທັງເປັນສ່ວນຕົວ ແລະ ຖືກຕ້ອງຕາມປະເພນີ.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.47

Mantras

Mantra 1

अयं वां मधुमत्तमः सुतः सोम ऋतावृधा । तमश्विना पिबतं तिरोअह्न्यं धत्तं रत्नानि दाशुषे ॥

ນີ້ແມ່ນໂສມທີ່ຫວານເປັນຢ່າງຍິ່ງ, ຖືກຄັ້ນອອກມາ, ອັນເປັນຜູ້ເພີ່ມພູມຄວາມຈິງທາງສັກດາ; ຈົ່ງດື່ມມັນ, ອັສວິນທັງສອງ, ໂສມທີ່ຜ່ານພົ້ນນອກຈາກວັນ, ແລະ ຈົ່ງວາງໄວ້ໃນຜູ້ປະທານນັ້ນ ອັນເປັນວັດຖຸມີຄ່າ - ພະລັງແຫ່ງການເປັນຢ່າງສົມບູນ.

Mantra 2

त्रिवन्धुरेण त्रिवृता सुपेशसा रथेना यातमश्विना । कण्वासो वां ब्रह्म कृण्वन्त्यध्वरे तेषां सु शृणुतं हवम् ॥

ຈົ່ງມາ, ອັສວິນທັງສອງ, ພ້ອມລົດຮົມທີ່ງົດງາມ, ມີສາມບ່ອນນັ່ງ ແລະ ສາມວົງຫັນ, ງົດງາມໃນຮູບຮ່າງ. ພວກການວະ ກຳລັງສ້າງພະພຣະໃນພິທີບູຊາ; ຈົ່ງຟັງການຮຽກຮ້ອງຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າໃຫ້ດີ.

Mantra 3

अश्विना मधुमत्तमं पातं सोममृतावृधा । अथाद्य दस्रा वसु बिभ्रता रथे दाश्वांसमुप गच्छतम् ॥

ອັສວິນທັງສອງ, ຈົ່ງດື່ມໂສມທີ່ຫວານທີ່ສຸດ, ຜູ້ເພີ່ມພູມຄວາມຈິງທາງສັກດາ; ແລະ ບັດນີ້, ຜູ້ກໍ່ຄວາມອັດສະຈັນ, ທີ່ຖືຄວາມຮັ່ງມີທີ່ດີໃນລົດຮົມຂອງທ່ານ, ຈົ່ງໃກ້ຈະມາຫາຜູ້ປະທານຜູ້ຖວາຍ.

Mantra 4

त्रिषधस्थे बर्हिषि विश्ववेदसा मध्वा यज्ञं मिमिक्षतम् । कण्वासो वां सुतसोमा अभिद्यवो युवां हवन्ते अश्विना ॥

ເທິງຫຍ້າທັບສັກສາມບ່ອນນັ່ງ, ຜູ້ຮູ້ທຸກສິ່ງ, ຈົ່ງປະສົມພິທີບູຊາກັບຄວາມຫວານ. ພວກການວະ, ກຳລັງຄັ້ນໂສມ ແລະ ມຸ່ງຫວັງຂຶ້ນສູ່ທ້ອງຟ້າ, ຮຽກທ່ານທັງສອງ, ອັສວິນ, ໃຫ້ມາໃນພາລະກິດນີ້.

Mantra 5

याभिः कण्वमभिष्टिभिः प्रावतं युवमश्विना । ताभिः ष्वस्माँ अवतं शुभस्पती पातं सोममृतावृधा ॥

ດ້ວຍພະລັງການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອທີ່ພ້ອມນັ້ນ ເຊິ່ງທ່ານ, ອັສວິນທັງສອງ, ໄດ້ນຳການວະ ໄປສູ່ຄວາມປອດໄພ, ດ້ວຍພະລັງນັ້ນ ຈົ່ງປົກປ້ອງພວກຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໃຫ້ດີ, ເຈົ້າຜູ້ເປັນໃຫຍ່ແຫ່ງຄວາມສຸກສະຫວັກ; ແລະ ຈົ່ງດື່ມໂສມ, ຜູ້ເພີ່ມພູມຄວາມຈິງທາງສັກດາ.

Mantra 6

सुदासे दस्रा वसु बिभ्रता रथे पृक्षो वहतमश्विना । रयिं समुद्रादुत वा दिवस्पर्यस्मे धत्तं पुरुस्पृहम् ॥

ອັສວິນຜູ້ຊຳນານ, ຜູ້ຖືຄວາມຮັ່ງມີໃນລົດຮົມ, ຈົ່ງຂັບມາທາງນີ້ດ້ວຍມ້າທີ່ແຂງແຮງ; ຈົ່ງວາງໃຫ້ພວກຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ຣາຍິ - ບໍ່ວ່າຈາກຄວາມເລິກແຫ່ງມະຫາສະໝຸດ ຫຼື ຈາກທ້ອງຟ້າກວ້າງຂ້າງເທິງ - ທີ່ມີຄ່າປາຖະຫາຢ່າງຍິ່ງ, ຄວາມສົມບູນທີ່ວິນຍານປາຖະຫາ.

Mantra 7

यन्नासत्या परावति यद्वा स्थो अधि तुर्वशे । अतो रथेन सुवृता न आ गतं साकं सूर्यस्य रश्मिभिः ॥

ບໍ່ວ່າທ່ານນາສັຕຍະ ຈະຢູ່ໃນທາງໄກ ຫຼື ປະຈຳຢູ່ເໜືອຕູຣວະສະ, ຈາກບ່ອນນັ້ນ ຈົ່ງມາຫາພວກຂ້າພະເຈົ້າດ້ວຍລົດຮົມທີ່ຫັນວຽນດີ, ພ້ອມກັບລັສສີແຫ່ງດວງຕາເວັນ - ນຳເອົາຄວາມຖືກຕ້ອງອັນສະຫວ່າງເຂົ້າມາໃນເສັ້ນທາງຂອງພວກຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ.

Mantra 8

अर्वाञ्चा वां सप्तयोऽध्वरश्रियो वहन्तु सवनेदुप । इषं पृञ्चन्ता सुकृते सुदानव आ बर्हिः सीदतं नरा ॥

ຂໍໃຫ້ພະລັກທີ່ມີເຈັດຕົ້ນຂອງທ່ານ, ທີ່ສະຫວ່າງດ້ວຍຄວາມລຳພັງແຫ່ງພິທີບູຊາ, ນຳພາທ່ານມາທາງນີ້ສູ່ການຄັ້ນໂສມ. ຈົ່ງຮົ່ວການໄຫຼແຫ່ງການຊຸກຍູ້ ແລະ ການເພີ່ມພູມໃຫ້ແກ່ຜູ້ກະທຳຄວາມດີ, ໃຫ້ແກ່ຜູ້ປະທານຜູ້ໃຈກວ້າງງາມ - ຈົ່ງນັ່ງລົງເທິງບ່ອນນັ່ງສັກສາ, ວິລະຊົນທັງສອງ.

Mantra 9

तेन नासत्या गतं रथेन सूर्यत्वचा । येन शश्वदूहथुर्दाशुषे वसु मध्वः सोमस्य पीतये ॥

ດ້ວຍລົດຮົມນັ້ນ ທີ່ຜ້າຄຸມຂອງມັນເປັນຄືດວງຕາເວັນ, ນາສັຕຍະທັງສອງ, ຈົ່ງມາ - ດ້ວຍລົດຮົມນັ້ນ ເຊິ່ງທ່ານໄດ້ຂົນຂວານສົ່ງມອບໃຫ້ຜູ້ປະທານ ຄວາມຮັ່ງມີ ແລະ ຄວາມຫວານ, ເພື່ອການດື່ມຄວາມປິຕິຍິນດີແຫ່ງໂສມ.

Mantra 10

उक्थेभिरर्वागवसे पुरूवसू अर्कैश्च नि ह्वयामहे । शश्वत्कण्वानां सदसि प्रिये हि कं सोमं पपथुरश्विना ॥

ດ້ວຍເທິງພວກເຮົາຮຽກພວກທ່ານມາເພື່ອຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ, ທ່ານຜູ້ມີຄວາມຮັ່ງມີຢ່າງຫຼວງຫຼາຍ, ແລະ ດ້ວຍເພງໄຟສົດໃສ. ເພາະໃນບັນດາການຊຸມນຸມທີ່ເປັນທີ່ຮັກຂອງພວກການວະ, ທ່ານໄດ້ດື່ມໂສມມາສະເໝືອນ, ສະນັ້ນຈົ່ງມາສູ່ບັນດາການຊຸມນຸມພາຍໃນຂອງພວກເຮົາອີກເທື່ອໜຶ່ງ.

Inside Sukta 47

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    The hymn opens by presenting the sweetest Soma to the Aśvins and urging them to drink, linking their presence with the strengthening of ṛta.

  2. Development

    The poet expands the invitation into a request: come in the treasure-bearing chariot, bring desirable plenitude, and place ‘jewels’ of fulfilled being in the giver.

  3. Climax

    A peak petition for rayi drawn from both cosmic extremes—ocean-depths and the wide heaven—signaling the Aśvins’ reach across all domains of abundance and rescue.

  4. Where it settles

    The sukta resolves by invoking tradition and intimacy: in the beloved Kaṇva session the Aśvins have always drunk Soma, so they are called to return and assist again.

The deity: Aśvinau

  • In the VedaTwin youthful gods, bright and swift, “dasrā” (wondrous/skillful) and beneficent, arriving in a chariot with strong steeds to drink Soma and to aid mortals with healing, rescue, and gifts.
  • Cosmic functionThey mediate transitions—night to dawn, sickness to health, danger to safety—bringing timely assistance and restoring order (ṛta) through quick intervention and life-giving boons.
  • Inner significanceThe awakening powers that restore balance: clarity after darkness, vitality after depletion, and the ‘timely help’ that integrates body and mind; also the paired faculties of discernment and effective action moving together.

The seer

  • KaṇvaKaṇva (Kaṇva-gotra; Kaṇva family of seers) · A prominent Rigvedic seer whose lineage is especially associated with Aśvin and Soma hymns, known for vivid invitational poetry that links ritual generosity with divine bestowal.

Famous verses

madhumattamaḥ sutaḥ somaḥ
Verse 1.47.1Sets the ritual center: the offering of the ‘most honeyed’ Soma and the direct request that the Aśvins drink and bestow ratna upon the generous worshipper, explicitly tying them to ṛta.Read verse 1.47.1 →
rayiṃ samudrād uta vā divas pari
Verse 1.47.6Expresses the hymn’s broadest prosperity-vision: the Aśvins bring treasure on their chariot and grant rayi from both sea-depths and heaven, portraying them as universal givers.Read verse 1.47.6 →
उक्थेभिरर्वागवसे पुरूवसू अर्कैश्च नि ह्वयामहे । शश्वत्कण्वानां सदसि प्रिये हि कं सोमं पपथुरश्विना ॥
Verse 1.47.10Concludes with the key social-theological claim: the Aśvins’ enduring participation in the Kaṇva ‘sadas’ (session/assembly), grounding the present invocation in established sacred relationship.Read verse 1.47.10 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Twin deities
  • Swift chariot-borne arrival
  • Healers and rescuers
  • Lovers of Soma and ritual praise
  • Bestowers of wealth (rayi) and powers (ratna)
  • Associated with dawn/transition
  • Called ‘dasrā’ (wondrous, skillful)
  • Protectors of the generous worshipper

Also by this seer

  • Numerous hymns in Rig Veda Mandala 1 associated with the Kaṇvas (including multiple Aśvinau and Soma-oriented suktas)
  • Kaṇva family contributions across the Rigveda, especially in early mandalas where Kaṇva poets preserve ritual formulas of invitation (āhvāna) and praise (stuti)

The rite, step by step

  • Prepare the ritual space and seat the intention: invite the Aśvins as ‘ṛtāvṛdhā’ (increasers of ṛta).
  • Press and strain Soma; present it as ‘madhumattama’ (most honeyed/sweet).
  • Recite the invitational verses (āhvāna) requesting their swift arrival in the chariot with strong steeds.
  • Offer Soma with the drinking formula, emphasizing the Aśvins’ delight in the libation and their habitual presence among the Kaṇvas.
  • State the boons: ratna (jewels/powers), rayi (prosperity), protection, and renewal sourced from all realms (ocean-depths and heaven).
  • Conclude with reaffirmation of relationship: they have ‘ever drunk’ Soma in the Kaṇva assembly—therefore come again and help.

Offerings

  • Soma (pressed and offered for drinking)
  • Stotra/uktha (hymns of praise)
  • Arka (songs/verses of ‘flame’—inspired praise)

Frequently Asked Questions

The Aśvinau are the twin Vedic gods who arrive swiftly in a chariot, heal and rescue beings in distress, and bring prosperity. In this sukta they are invited to drink Soma and to grant gifts to the worshipper.

The poet asks the Aśvins to accept the sweet Soma, strengthen ṛta (right order), and place ‘ratna’ (jewels/powers) and ‘rayi’ (prosperity, plenitude) in the giver—abundance coming from every realm.

It emphasizes an ongoing relationship: the Aśvins have ‘always’ drunk Soma in the Kaṇva ritual sessions. This makes the invitation credible and intimate—calling them to return as trusted allies of the lineage.

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