Sukta 58
Sukta 3.58
Viśvāmitra Gāthina (attribution for Maṇḍala 3; specific hymn traditionally in Viśvāmitra cycle)
Aśvinau (with Uṣas/Dakṣiṇā imagery in support)
Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 3.58; verse-length and cadence consistent)
ຄຳສັນຖະບານນີ້ເຊື້ອເຊີນອັສວິນາູ ເມື່ອຮຸ່ງອາລຸນ, ເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ການມາຮອດຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວຂອງເຂົາທັງສອງກັບແສງສະຫວ່າງທີ່ຕື່ນຂຶ້ນຂອງອຸສາ ແລະ ການຖວາຍທີ່ຈັດລຽງຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງ ແລະ ໃຈກວ້າງຂອງທັກສິນາ. ຜ່ານຮູບພາບທີ່ສົດໃສຂອງ "ໂຄນັກແສງສະຫວ່າງ" ແລະ "ຄັງສົມບັດນ້ຳຜຶ້ງ", ມັນເຊື້ອເຊີນໝໍຄູ່ນີ້ໃຫ້ເດີນທາງຕາມເສັ້ນທາງເທວະຍານ ແລະ ດື່ມໂສມາທີ່ຫວານເຫມືອນນ້ຳຜຶ້ງໃນເຮືອນຂອງຜູ້ຖວາຍຍິນຊົນ.
Mantras
Mantra 1
धेनुः प्रत्नस्य काम्यं दुहानान्तः पुत्रश्चरति दक्षिणायाः । आ द्योतनिं वहति शुभ्रयामोषसः स्तोमो अश्विनावजीगः ॥
ໂຕນທີ່ເປັນແສງສະຫວ່າງ, ເຄົາລອຍຄວາມສຸກທີ່ປາຖະຫນາຂອງຄວາມຈິງບູຮານ, ເຄື່ອນໄປພາຍໃນເປັນບຸດຂອງທັກສິນາ. ນາງນຳພາແສງສະຫວ່າງທີ່ສະຫວ່າງແຈ້ງ; ແລະບົດຮ້ອງຂອງຕອນອາທິດໄດ້ປຸກໃຫ້ອ້າຍອັດສະວິນທັງສອງລຸກຂຶ້ນມາເຄື່ອນໄຫວຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວ.
Mantra 2
सुयुग्वहन्ति प्रति वामृतेनोर्ध्वा भवन्ति पितरेव मेधाः । जरेथामस्मद्वि पणेर्मनीषां युवोरवश्चकृमा यातमर्वाक् ॥
ພະລັງງານທີ່ຜູກມັດດີຂອງທ່ານແບກຫາບທ່ານມາຍັງນີ້ຕາມກົດໝາຍຂອງອາດຕາ; ຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈຂອງພວກເຮົາທີ່ຍົກຂຶ້ນລຸກສູງຄືກັບປັນຍາຂອງບັນພະບູລຸກ. ຈົ່ງເຕີບໃຫຍ່ແຂງແຮງເພື່ອພວກເຮົາ, ແລະບັດສັນຍາຄວາມຄິດອັນຕັດແຍະຂອງຄົນຂີ້ຄ້ານ; ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ສ້າງຄວາມຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຂອງທ່ານ, ຈົ່ງເຂົ້າມາໃກ້ພວກເຮົາ.
Mantra 3
सुयुग्भिरश्वैः सुवृता रथेन दस्राविमं शृणुतं श्लोकमद्रेः । किमङ्ग वां प्रत्यवर्तिं गमिष्ठाहुर्विप्रासो अश्विना पुराजाः ॥
ດ້ວຍມ້າທີ່ຜູກມັດດີແລະລົດສານທີ່ໝູນເວີນດີ, ອ້າຍຜູ້ກະທຳສິ່ງອັດສະຈິຍະທັງສອງ, ຈົ່ງຟັງຄຳເວົ້າທີ່ເວົ້າອອກນີ້ຈາກຫີນບີບ. ເປັນຫຍັງແທ້ໆ ທີ່ຮັບສັນຊາດຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ໃນອະດີດເອີ້ນທ່ານວ່າ 'ຜູ້ທີ່ກັບມາຕອບຮັບໄວທີ່ສຸດ'?
Mantra 4
आ मन्येथामा गतं कच्चिदेवैर्विश्वे जनासो अश्विना हवन्ते । इमा हि वां गोऋजीका मधूनि प्र मित्रासो न ददुरुस्रो अग्रे ॥
ຈົ່ງມາ, ຈົ່ງຮັບຮູ້ແລະມາຮອດ: ບໍ່ແມ່ນຫຼືວ່າປວງຊົນທັງຫຼາຍຮຽກຮ້ອງທ່ານດ້ວຍແຮງບັນດານຳທີ່ຕັ້ງຕໍ່ບໍ? ເພາະຄວາມຫວານແຫ່ງຄວາມສຸກທີ່ເປັນສິ່ງຊະນະແສງສະຫວ່າງເຫຼົ່ານີ້ຂອງທ່ານໄດ້ຖືກມອບໃຫ້ຢູ່ເບື້ອງໜ້າ, ຄືກັບພະລັງອັນເປັນມິດທີ່ຖວາຍໃນຕອນຕົ້ນຂອງແສງສະຫວ່າງສົດໃສ.
Mantra 5
तिरः पुरू चिदश्विना रजांस्याङ्गूषो वां मघवाना जनेषु । एह यातं पथिभिर्देवयानैर्दस्राविमे वां निधयो मधूनाम् ॥
ຂ້າມທະວີບຫຼາຍແຫ່ງ, ອ້າຍອັດສະວິນທັງສອງ, ສຽງຮ້ອງຂອງຜູ້ດົນໃຈຂອງທ່ານເຄື່ອນໄປໃນທ່າມກາງປວງຊົນ, ອ້າຍຜູ້ອຸດົມສົດໃສທັງສອງ. ຈົ່ງມາຍັງນີ້ທາງຫົນເສັ້ນທາງສູ່ເທວະດາ, ອ້າຍຜູ້ກະທຳສິ່ງອັດສະຈິຍະທັງສອງ; ຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ແມ່ນຄັງສົມບັດຂອງຄວາມສຸກທີ່ຫວານ.
Mantra 6
पुराणमोकः सख्यं शिवं वां युवोर्नरा द्रविणं जह्नाव्याम् । पुनः कृण्वानाः सख्या शिवानि मध्वा मदेम सह नू समानाः ॥
ບ້ານເຮືອນບູຮານ, ແລະມິດຕະພາບທີ່ເມດຕາກັບທ່ານທັງສອງ, ອ້າຍວິລະຊົນທັງສອງ; ມີຄວາມຮັ່ງມີຢູ່ໃນນ້ຳທີ່ໄຫຼ. ຈົ່ງສ້າງຂອງພັນມິດຕະພາບທີ່ມີຄວາມສຸກຂຶ້ນໃໝ່ອີກ; ດ້ວຍຄວາມສຸກທີ່ຫວານ ຈົ່ງໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາຊົມຊື່ນຮ່ວມກັນ, ບັດນີ້ໃນຄວາມເປັນໜຶ່ງດຽວ.
Mantra 7
अश्विना वायुना युवं सुदक्षा नियुद्भिष्च सजोषसा युवाना । नासत्या तिरोअह्न्यं जुषाणा सोमं पिबतमस्रिधा सुदानू ॥
ທ່ານອັສວິນ, ພ້ອມກັບພະວາຍຸ, ທ່ານຜູ້ຫນຸ່ມຜູ້ມີປັນຍາດີ, ຮ່ວມກັບຂະບວນລາດໃນຄວາມປິຕິຍິນດີດຽວກັນ, ທ່ານນາສັຕຍະ, ທ່ານຜູ້ເພີດເພີນກັບໂສມະທີ່ຢູ່ເໜືອວັນ, ຈົ່ງດື່ມມັນໂດຍບໍ່ລົ້ມເຫຼວ, ທ່ານຜູ້ໃຈກວ້າງ.
Mantra 8
अश्विना परि वामिषः पुरूचीरीयुर्गीर्भिर्यतमाना अमृध्राः । रथो ह वामृतजा अद्रिजूतः परि द्यावापृथिवी याति सद्यः ॥
ທ່ານອັສວິນ, ອ້ອມຮອບທ່ານມີການດົນໃຈຫຼາຍດ້ານ, ພະຍາຍາມດ້ວຍເພງສວດຜະຍາຍແລະບໍ່ລົ້ມເຫຼວ. ລາດຂອງທ່ານ, ເກີດຈາກອາດຕາແລະຂັບເຄື່ອນດ້ວຍກຳລັງຂອງຫີນບີບ, ແລ່ນອ້ອມສະຫວັນແລະແຜ່ນດິນໃນພິລາດດຽວ.
Mantra 9
अश्विना मधुषुत्तमो युवाकुः सोमस्तं पातमा गतं दुरोणे । रथो ह वां भूरि वर्पः करिक्रत्सुतावतो निष्कृतमागमिष्ठः ॥
ທ່ານອັສວິນ, ໂສມະທີ່ມີຄວາມຫວານຄ້າຍນ້ຳຜຶ້ງຫຼາຍທີ່ສຸດຖືກບີບແລ້ວແລະຮຽກຮ້ອງ; ຈົ່ງດື່ມມັນ, ຈົ່ງເຂົ້າມາໃນເຮືອນ. ລາດຂອງທ່ານ, ງົດງາໃນຄວາມງາມແລະຮູບຮ່າງ, ໄດ້ໄປຮອດບ່ອນທີ່ກະກຽມແລ້ວຂອງຜູ້ບີບ.
Inside Sukta 58
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
A luminous “cow of light” pours forth the desired delight of ancient truth, while Uṣas’ praise sets the Aśvins in motion under Dakṣiṇā’s auspicious order.
- Development
The poet’s call moves “across many worlds,” urging the twins to come by godward paths; the hymn gathers images of sweetness, treasure, and beneficence as the ritual invitation intensifies.
- Climax
The Soma is declared supremely honey-rich and already pressed—an immediate, urgent welcome: “drink it; come into the house,” as the splendid chariot reaches the prepared place.
- Where it settles
The arrival is secured through praise and offering, leaving the sacrificer aligned with dawn’s illumination, right-giving order, and the Aśvins’ restorative presence.
The deity: Aśvinau
- In the VedaThe Aśvins are youthful twin gods, radiant and swift, who arrive in a shining chariot, bringing healing, rescue, prosperity, and timely aid; they are repeatedly invited to the Soma offering at dawn. Here they are stirred by Uṣas’ chant and approached through Dakṣiṇā—right-giving generosity that makes the sacrifice effective.
- Cosmic functionThey mediate the transition from night to day, restoring wholeness and continuity—health, safe passage, and renewed vitality—so that the rite and the world move forward in auspicious order.
- Inner significanceThey symbolize prompt help and integrative healing powers within consciousness: the capacity to respond quickly, harmonize dualities, and convert awakening insight (Uṣas) and right discernment/giving (Dakṣiṇā) into lived strength.
The seer
- Viśvāmitra GāthinaViśvāmitra (Gāthina/Kauśika line) · A royal-turned-seer whose visionary hymns in Maṇḍala 3 are central to Vedic praise of Indra and the ordering power of mantra; later tradition remembers him for profound tapas and transforming insight.
Famous verses
dhenuḥ … dakṣiṇāyāḥ
pathibhir devayānaiḥ
somas taṃ pātam ā gatam duroṇe
Attributes of the deity
- Twin, youthful, radiant
- Swift chariot-borne arrivals
- Healers and rescuers (dasra—wonder-workers)
- Dawn-associated (early soma guests)
- Bestowers of sweetness, plenty, and good fortune
- Travelers on devayāna (godward) paths
Also by this seer
- Primary seer of much of Rigveda Maṇḍala 3 (Viśvāmitra maṇḍala)
- Hymns to Indra, Agni, and allied deities across RV 3 (traditional attributions within the Viśvāmitra cycle)
- Associated in later tradition with the Gāyatrī mantra (popular attribution; not a Rigvedic colophon claim)
The rite, step by step
- At first light, prepare the ritual space and seat for the deities (āsana) and kindle/maintain the sacred fire as appropriate to the soma setting.
- Press Soma and ready the honey-sweet libation; arrange accompanying oblations and dakṣiṇā (gifts) in right order.
- Recite the hymn as an āhvāna (invitation), emphasizing the devayāna paths and the Aśvins’ swift chariot approach.
- Offer Soma with the call to drink and enter the house (duroṇa), strengthening the bond between deity and sacrificer.
- Conclude with praise and a request for protection, health, and successful rite, sealing the offering through orderly distribution of dakṣiṇā.
Offerings
- Soma (madhu-sweet, freshly pressed)
- Ghee/clarified butter (as supporting oblation, where applicable)
- Dakṣiṇā (gifts/fees to officiants; symbolic right-giving)
- Milk/curds/honey imagery (as praised sweetness; contextually aligned offerings)
Frequently Asked Questions
The Aśvinau are twin Vedic gods known for swift help, healing, and rescue. This hymn calls them at dawn to bring health, good fortune, and a successful beginning to the Soma rite.
Uṣas is Dawn, the awakening light that stirs divine movement and inspiration. Dakṣiṇā is the “right-giving” offering or sacred generosity that makes the sacrifice well-ordered and effective.
The hymn centers on inviting the Aśvins to arrive by the godward paths and drink the freshly pressed, honey-sweet Soma in the sacrificer’s house, sealing a bond of blessing and protection.
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