Sukta 56
Sukta 5.56
Atri (Ātreya) — probable for RV 5.56
Maruts (invoked through Agni as mediator)
Trishtubh (probable)
ຄຳສັດຖານນີ້ເອີ້ນມາຣຸດ, ເຫຼົ່າທູນພະຍຸຂອງອິນທະ, ລົງມາຈາກສະຫວັນສະຫງ່າສົດສະບັບສູ່ໃນຊຸມຊົນມະນຸດ, ໂດຍອັຄນີຖືກອວຍຍົນເປັນຜູ້ປະກອບພິທີການລົງມາຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ ແລະ ເຮັດໃຫ້ການປະທັບຢູ່ຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າມີຜົນສັກສິດ. ມັນສັນລະເສີນຄວາມສາມັກຄີ, ຄວາມສະຫວ່າງສະຫວັດ, ແລະ ພະລັງຂັບຂີ່ທີ່ບໍ່ສາມາດຢຸດຍັ້ງໄດ້ຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ, ຂໍໃຫ້ການມາຮອດຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າປ່ອຍຄວາມອຸດົມສົມບູນ, ຄວາມຄິດພາວະທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ, ແລະ ໂຊກດີອັນກົມກຽວໃຫ້ແກ່ຜູ້ບູຊາຍັງສະຫວັດລະບູຊາ.
Mantras
Mantra 1
अग्ने शर्धन्तमा गणं पिष्टं रुक्मेभिरञ्जिभिः । विशो अद्य मरुतामव ह्वये दिवश्चिद्रोचनादधि ॥
ຮຽນອັຄນີ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຊື້ອເຊີນຫມູ່ທັບຂອງມາຣຸດ ທີ່ມາພ້ອມກັນເປັນໜຶ່ງ ແລະ ສະຫວ່າງດ້ວຍສີຄຳ ຈາກສະຫວັນທີ່ສະຫວ່າງ ໃຫ້ພະຄຸນເຫຼົ່ານີ້ລົງມາສູ່ຊຸມຊົນຂອງພວກເຮົາ ແລະ ຈຸດຊີວິທານທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ.
Mantra 2
यथा चिन्मन्यसे हृदा तदिन्मे जग्मुराशसः । ये ते नेदिष्ठं हवनान्यागमन्तान्वर्ध भीमसंदृशः ॥
ສິ່ງໃດທີ່ເຈົ້າຕັ້ງໃຈໄວ້ ຄວາມຫວັງຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ໄປຮອດແລ້ວ ຄຳອັນຄະນາທີ່ໃກ້ຊິດເຈົ້າທີ່ສຸດ ຈົ່ງເພີ່ມພະຄຸນໃຫ້ເຂັ້ມແຂງ ຜູ້ທີ່ມີສາຍຕາອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ການເອີ້ນນັ້ນເປັນຊ່ອງທາງທີ່ແນ່ນອນສຳລັບພະຄຸນຂອງເຈົ້າ.
Mantra 3
मीळ्हुष्मतीव पृथिवी पराहता मदन्त्येत्यस्मदा । ऋक्षो न वो मरुतः शिमीवाँ अमो दुध्रो गौरिव भीमयुः ॥
ດັ່ງໂລກທີ່ອຸດົມດ້ວຍພະຄຸນ ຖືກຕີແລະ ສັ່ນສະເທືອນ ຄວາມປິຕີທີ່ພຸ້ນຂຶ້ນກຳລັງມາສູ່ພວກເຮົາ ພະຄຸນຂອງເຈົ້າມາຣຸດ ຄືກັບໝີທີ່ບໍ່ຍອມຈຳນົນ ເຂັ້ມແຂງດັ່ງໂຕຜູ້ ແລະ ອັນຕະກຳທີ່ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່.
Mantra 4
नि ये रिणन्त्योजसा वृथा गावो न दुर्धुरः । अश्मानं चित्स्वर्यं पर्वतं गिरिं प्र च्यावयन्ति यामभिः ॥
ເຂົາເຈົ້າຂັບລົງດ້ວຍພະຄຸນ ຄືກັບສັດທີ່ບໍ່ສາມາດຢຸດຍັ້ງໄດ້ ແມ່ນແຕ່ຫີນທີ່ຊູ່ຟ້າ ພູເຂົາ ແລະ ພູຜາ ເຂົາເຈົ້າຍັບຍ້າຍໃຫ້ເຄື່ອນໄຫວດ້ວຍເສັ້ນທາງຂອງເຂົາ ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເຂົາເຈົ້າຍັບຍ້າຍອຸປະສັກທີ່ຢູ່ໃນໂຕເຮົາ ແລະ ເຮັດໃຫ້ເສັ້ນທາງເຄື່ອນໄຫວ.
Mantra 5
उत्तिष्ठ नूनमेषां स्तोमैः समुक्षितानाम् । मरुतां पुरुतममपूर्व्यं गवां सर्गमिव ह्वये ॥
ຈົ່ງລຸກຂຶ້ນມາໃນບັດນີ້ ພ້ອມກັບເຫຼົ່ານີ້ທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບກຳລັງຈາກຄຳສັງສຸກ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຊື້ອເຊີນມາຣຸດ ທີ່ອຸດົມທີ່ສຸດ ແລະ ບໍ່ເຄີຍມີມາກ່ອນ ຄືກັບການປ່ອຍແສງສະຫວ່າງອອກສູ່ທົ່ງກວ້າງ ເປັນການໄຫຼຂອງພະຄຸນສະຫວ່າງ.
Mantra 6
युङ्ग्ध्वं ह्यरुषी रथे युङ्ग्ध्वं रथेषु रोहितः । युङ्ग्ध्वं हरी अजिरा धुरि वोळ्हवे वहिष्ठा धुरि वोळ्हवे ॥
ຈົ່ງຄາບມ້າສີແດງໃສ່ລົດສູດ ຈົ່ງຄາບມ້າສີແດງໃສ່ລົດສູດນັ້ນ ຈົ່ງຄາບມ້າສີນຳ້ຕານທີ່ໄວໃສ່ຄານລົດ ເພື່ອແບກຫາບເຈົ້າ ເປັນຜູ້ແບກຫາບທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດ ຈົ່ງໃຫ້ພະຄຸນສະຫວັນຖືກຄາບເຂົ້າສູ່ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ.
Mantra 7
उत स्य वाज्यरुषस्तुविष्वणिरिह स्म धायि दर्शतः । मा वो यामेषु मरुतश्चिरं करत्प्र तं रथेषु चोदत ॥
ຜູ້ທີ່ສີແດງ ຖືພະຄຸນ ແລະ ມີສຽງອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ໄດ້ຕັ້ງຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ ເຫັນໄດ້ດ້ວຍຕາ ຈົ່ງຢ່າໃຫ້ເຂົາເຈົ້າຊັກຊ້າເຈົ້າມາຣຸດ ໃນເສັ້ນທາງຂອງເຈົ້າດົນນານ ຈົ່ງຊຸກຍູ້ເຂົາໄປຂ້າງໜ້າໃນລົດສູດ ຂໍໃຫ້ເຄື່ອງມືຂອງພະຄຸນທີ່ໄວວາ ເປັນພາຫະນະໃນການເຄື່ອນໄຫວໂດຍບໍ່ມີອຸປະສັກ.
Mantra 8
रथं नु मारुतं वयं श्रवस्युमा हुवामहे । आ यस्मिन्तस्थौ सुरणानि बिभ्रती सचा मरुत्सु रोदसी ॥
ບັດນີ້ພວກເຮົາເອີ້ນພະຄຸນມາຣຸດ ລົດສູດແຫ່ງຊັບສິນ ແລະ ກຽດຕິສັກສະຫວ່າງ ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວທີ່ນຳພາພວກເຮົາໄປຂ້າງໜ້າ ເຂົ້າໃນນັ້ນ ສະຫວັນ ແລະ ໂລກ ທັງສອງຈຶ່ງເຂົ້າມາຢືນຢູ່ ແບກຫາບຄວາມສຸກສະຫວັນ ຮ່ວມກັບມາຣຸດໃນຄວາມສາມັກຄີ.
Mantra 9
तं वः शर्धं रथेशुभं त्वेषं पनस्युमा हुवे । यस्मिन्त्सुजाता सुभगा महीयते सचा मरुत्सु मीळ्हुषी ॥
ຫມູ່ທັບຂອງເຈົ້າ ທີ່ງົດງາຢູ່ໃນລົດສູດ ຮີບຮ້ອນ ແລະ ປາຖະຫນາຄວາມສຸກທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ ພວກເຮົາເອີ້ນເຊື້ອເຊີນມາຫາພວກເຮົາ ໃນນັ້ນ ພະຄຸນທີ່ເກີດດີ ແລະ ໂຊກດີ ເຕີບໃຫຍ່ຂຶ້ນ ຮ່ວມກັບມາຣຸດ ນາງຜູ້ທີ່ໃຈບຸນໃນການໃຫ້.
Inside Sukta 56
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Agni is addressed first, asked to bring down the unified, golden-bright Marut-host from the luminous heaven into the human community.
- Development
The hymn builds the image of the Maruts as a vigorous collective power awakened by stomas; their arrival is portrayed as a release of luminous energies—like cows (rays) streaming outward—bringing force and expansion.
- Climax
The call peaks in the direct summoning of their splendid, impetuous chariot-host, emphasizing their irresistible momentum and the worshipper’s urgent invitation.
- Where it settles
It ends with the assurance that in their fellowship a well-born, fortunate, bounteous power (mīḷhuṣī) grows great—signaling prosperity and generous giving as the hymn’s final fruit.
The deity: Maruts
- In the VedaThe Maruts are a youthful, roaring, many-formed host—brilliantly adorned, chariot-borne, and tightly ‘pressed/compacted’ in unity—whose coming shakes the worlds and fills the sky with radiance and sound. They are praised as mighty companions of Indra, swift and impetuous, yet also bringers of help, vigor, and bounty to the worshipper.
- Cosmic functionThey govern storm-power and atmospheric dynamism—winds, thunder, and the charging life-force that clears, quickens, and releases fertility and rain; their collective force renews movement between heaven and earth.
- Inner significancePsychologically, the Maruts signify the surge of prāṇa and courageous energies that break inertia, purify stagnation, and drive the being toward right action; with Agni as guide, this force becomes disciplined inspiration rather than mere turbulence.
The seer
- Atri (Ātreya)Ātreya gotra (Atri’s seer-family) · One of the great Vedic ṛṣis and a principal family-seer of the Rig Veda; celebrated for hymns of luminous vision and for establishing powerful sacrificial speech (stoma) that ‘invigorates’ the gods.
Famous verses
divaś cid rocanād adhi
gavāṃ sargam iva
तं वः शर्धं रथेशुभं त्वेषं पनस्युमा हुवे । यस्मिन्त्सुजाता सुभगा महीयते सचा मरुत्सु मीळ्हुषी ॥Attributes of the deity
- Storm-host; many in one (gaṇa/śardha)
- Brilliant, golden-adorned (rukma imagery)
- Swift, chariot-borne, impetuous (tveṣa)
- Companions and empowerers of Indra
- Bringers of vigor, protection, and abundance
- World-shaking sound and radiant movement
Also by this seer
- Rig Veda Mandala 5 (many hymns of the Ātreyas, including prominent Agni and Indra praises)
- Atri is remembered in later tradition among the Saptarṣi and as a key ancestor of major Vedic lineages
- Associated in Vedic memory with hymnic mastery that calls divine forces from the ‘rocanā’ (luminous realms)
The rite, step by step
- Kindle/establish Agni and seat him as hotṛ and messenger (dūta) between humans and the gods
- Recite the opening invitation calling the ‘compact host’ of Maruts from the luminous heaven into the viś (community)
- Offer oblations while praising their unity, brilliance, and forward-driving force; request their ‘descent’ and aid
- Intensify the stoma (hymnic pressure) to ‘invigorate’ them and prompt their rising/arrival (ut tiṣṭha motif)
- Conclude by calling their splendid chariot-host and asking that bounteous fortune/abundance flourish in their company
Offerings
- Ghee (ājya) into Agni
- Soma (where applicable in the rite)
- Grain-cakes or simple oblations (as regional/practice variants)
- Hymns of praise (stoma) as the primary ‘offering’ of speech
Frequently Asked Questions
Agni functions as the divine messenger in Vedic ritual. By calling Agni first, the poet asks him to conduct the Maruts from the heavenly luminous realm into the sacrifice and the human community.
The Maruts are a group of storm and wind powers—many acting as one—known for speed, brilliance, and a roaring presence. They bring energizing movement, protection, and the conditions for rain and increase.
In Vedic poetry, “cows” often symbolize rays of light or streams of abundance. The hymn uses this image to say the Maruts’ coming releases luminous, life-giving energies outward into the world.
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