Sukta 58
Sukta 6.58
Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) (Mandala 6 convention)
Pūṣan
Jagatī (probable due to length; requires metrical verification)
ບົດສັນຍາສັ້ນນີ້ຖືກສະແດງຕໍ່ພູໂສນຊົມເຊີຍພຣະອົງໃນຖານະຜູ້ນໍາທາງຜູ້ມີພະລັງຫຼາຍ ຜູ້ຊົ່ງຮູບຊົ່ງສ່ອນແສງສະຫວ່າງ ແລະ ຊົ່ງຮັກປອງອອກປົກປ້ອງທຸກເສັ້ນທາງ ແລະ ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວດ້ວຍຄວາມເປັນລະບຽບທໍາມະຊາດຂອງພຣະອົງເອງ. ມັນພັນຮູບພູໂສນເຄື່ອນທຸດໃນ "ພາຊະນະທອງຄໍາ" ຜ່ານທະເລ ແລະ ທ້ອງຟ້າກາງ ໃນພາລະກິດຂອງສູຣຍະ ແລະ ສິ້ນສຸດດ້ວຍບົດບາດຂອງພຣະອົງໃນຖານະຍາດຈາກສະຫວັນມາຍັງໂລກ ແລະ ຈອມພຣະເຈົ້າແຫ່ງອິຫລາ, ນໍາພາຄວາມໃຫ້ທີ່ເປັນສິນດີ ແລະ ການເດີນທາງທີ່ປອດໄພ.
Mantras
Mantra 1
शुक्रं ते अन्यद्यजतं ते अन्यद्विषुरूपे अहनी द्यौरिवासि । विश्वा हि माया अवसि स्वधावो भद्रा ते पूषन्निह रातिरस्तु ॥
ພຣະອຳນາດອົງໜຶ່ງຂອງພຣະອົງແມ່ນສະຫວ່າງ, ອີກພຣະອຳນາດອົງໜຶ່ງແມ່ນບູຊາໄດ້; ພຣະອົງຄືຄືນຳພູນສະຫວັນໃນສອງວັນ, ແຕກຕ່າງໃນຮູບຮ່າງ. ເພາະພຣະອົງປົກປ້ອງການເຄື່ອນໄຫວທັງໝົດຕາມກົດໝາຍຂອງຕົວເອງ. ພຣະປູຊັນເຈົ້າ, ຂໍໃຫ້ການປະທານທີ່ເມດຕາຂອງພຣະອົງຢູ່ກັບເຮົາ, ເປັນສິ່ງທີ່ເປັນສິດໃນເສັ້ນທາງພາຍໃນ.
Mantra 2
अजाश्वः पशुपा वाजपस्त्यो धियंजिन्वो भुवने विश्वे अर्पितः । अष्ट्रां पूषा शिथिरामुद्वरीवृजत्संचक्षाणो भुवना देव ईयते ॥
ພຣະປູຊັນ, ຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງພຣະອຳນາດແບ້ ແລະ ມ້າ, ຜູ້ປົກປ້ອງຝູງສັດ, ຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງຄວາມອຸດົມສົມບູນ, ກະຕຸ້ນຄວາມຄິດໃຫ້ເຕັມບຣົມ, ຕັ້ງຢູ່ໃນໂລກທັງໝົດ. ພຣະອົງຄ່ອຍປົດປ່ອຍບວທທີ່ແໜ້ນແນ່ນ ແລະ ເປີດການຮົບກັນ; ທອງເບິ່ງໂລກຕ່າງໆ, ພຣະເທບເຈົ້າດຳເນີນໄປ, ນຳພາຕົວເຮົາຜ່ານຂັ້ນຕ່າງໆຂອງການມີຢູ່.
Mantra 3
यास्ते पूषन्नावो अन्तः समुद्रे हिरण्ययीरन्तरिक्षे चरन्ति । ताभिर्यासि दूत्यां सूर्यस्य कामेन कृत श्रव इच्छमानः ॥
ບາດນ້ຳທອງຂອງພຣະອົງ, ພຣະປູຊັນເຈົ້າ, ທີ່ເຄື່ອນໄຫວຢູ່ໃນທ້ອງທະເລ ແລະ ໃນໂລກກາງ, ໂດຍສິ່ງເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ, ພຣະອົງໄປໃນທູດຂອງພຣະສຸຣິຍະ, ປາຖະໜາຊື່ສຽງທີ່ເກີດຈາກຄວາມປິຕິຍິນດີ: ການຮັບຮູ້ແສງສະຫວ່າງຂອງວິນຍານທີ່ເກີດຈາກແສງແຫ່ງຄວາມຈິງ.
Mantra 4
पूषा सुबन्धुर्दिव आ पृथिव्या इळस्पतिर्मघवा दस्मवर्चाः । यं देवासो अददुः सूर्यायै कामेन कृतं तवसं स्वञ्चम् ॥
ພຣະປູຊັນເປັນຍາດພີ່ນ້ອງທີ່ດີຈາກສະຫວັນລົງສູ່ແຜ່ນດິນ, ເຈົ້າຂອງການອວຍຍົນທີ່ມີແຮງບັນດານໃຈ (ອິຫຼາ), ຜູ້ມີຄວາມໃຈກວ້າງ ແລະ ມີລັດສະໝີອັນອັດສະຫຼັດ. ພຣະເທບເຈົ້າທັງໝົດໄດ້ມອບພຣະອົງໃຫ້ແກ່ສຸຣິຍາ, ສ້າງຂຶ້ນຈາກຄວາມປິຕິຍິນດີ, ເຂັ້ມແຂງ ແລະ ເດີນຕາມໃຈຕົນເອງ: ພຣະອຳນາດທີ່ເຄື່ອນໄຫວຕາມແຮງບັນດານໃຈຂອງຕົວເອງໄປສູ່ແສງແຫ່ງຄວາມຈິງ.
Inside Sukta 58
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Pūṣan is praised as possessing distinct yet harmonious powers—luminous and adorable—spanning the two days like heaven itself.
- Development
His guardianship extends over all ‘workings’ (māyāḥ) by svadhā, and the hymn turns to his cosmic mobility: golden vessels moving through sea and midspace as he serves Sūrya’s purpose.
- Climax
Pūṣan’s role as Sūrya’s envoy and as the gods’ gifted power to Sūryā—strong, self-going, and delight-fashioned—reveals him as the dynamic guide of the solar order.
- Where it settles
The hymn settles in a practical boon: Pūṣan as good kinsman and lord of iḷā, asked to grant beneficent giving here and now, ensuring safe passage and auspicious outcome.
The deity: Pūṣan
- In the VedaPūṣan is invoked as a benevolent guardian and guide, “good kinsman” spanning heaven and earth, lord of iḷā, bounteous and wondrously radiant; he protects the manifold māyāḥ (workings/paths) by svadhā (his own law of being).
- Cosmic functionProtector of roads and journeys, fosterer of increase and safe return, and a solar-associated mediator who moves between realms (sea, midspace, and heaven) to support the Sun’s order and right movement.
- Inner significanceThe inner guide that safely conducts consciousness through changing days and diverse forms, guarding the soul’s workings and leading aspiration toward truth, clarity, and rightful enjoyment (kāma aligned with ṛta).
The seer
- Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)Bharadvāja-gotra; Bārhaspatya line (descended from Bṛhaspati) · A principal Ṛgvedic seer of Mandala 6, celebrated for hymns of luminous intelligence and right guidance, often linking ritual speech (brahman/iḷā) with divine protection and prosperity.
Famous verses
शुक्रं ते अन्यद्यजतं ते अन्यद्विषुरूपे अहनी द्यौरिवासि । विश्वा हि माया अवसि स्वधावो भद्रा ते पूषन्निह रातिरस्तु ॥यास्ते पूषन्नावो अन्तः समुद्रे हिरण्ययीरन्तरिक्षे चरन्ति । ताभिर्यासि दूत्यां सूर्यस्य कामेन कृत श्रव इच्छमानः ॥pūṣā subandhur diva ā pṛthivyā
Attributes of the deity
- Guide of paths and travelers
- Bounteous giver (maghavā)
- Wondrous radiance (dasmavarcāḥ)
- Protector by svadhā (innate order)
- Mediator linked with Sūrya/Sūryā
- Lord of iḷā (inspired speech/invocation)
- Many-formed across the two days (night/day)
Also by this seer
- Majority of Rig Veda Mandala 6 hymns attributed to the Bharadvāja family
- Notable deity hymns in Mandala 6 to Agni, Indra, the Aśvins, and allied powers of the solar order
- Bharadvāja is later remembered in Itihāsa-Purāṇa traditions as a great ṛṣi and teacher (distinct from, yet connected to, the Vedic Bharadvāja line)
The rite, step by step
- Prepare the altar and kindle Agni; establish a calm, directional intention (safe passage/prosperity).
- Recite RV 6.58 as an anuvāka-style praise to Pūṣan, emphasizing his guardianship of paths and his beneficent giving.
- Make offerings while naming Pūṣan as subandhu (good kinsman) and iḷaspati (lord of inspired invocation), requesting protection for the ‘inner and outer journey’.
- Conclude with a brief prayer for rāti (gracious giving) and kṣema (well-being/secure arrival), then perform pradakṣiṇā or a closing oblation (as per śrauta/gṛhya setting).
Offerings
- Ghee (ājya) into the fire
- Simple oblations such as milk/curd or grains (as customary)
- Optional sweet offering (payas/anna) in Pūṣan’s nourishing aspect
Frequently Asked Questions
Pūṣan is praised as a benevolent guide and protector—one who watches over paths and movements, brings nourishment and prosperity, and helps the seeker arrive safely in both outer travel and inner progress.
It is a poetic image for Pūṣan’s divine means of movement through different realms (sea and midspace). The phrase highlights his ability to travel between worlds and carry out the Sun’s purpose.
Traditionally it suits prayers for safe journeys, smooth beginnings, and protection of one’s work. It can be recited at dawn or before travel with a simple offering like ghee, asking Pūṣan for beneficent giving and right guidance.
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