Rig Veda Sukta 84
Mandala 7Sukta 845 Mantras

Sukta 84

Sukta 7.84

Rishi

Vasiṣṭha

Chandas

Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)

Dalam himne Triṣṭubh yang ringkas ini, Vasiṣṭha menyeru Indra dan Varuṇa bersama-sama sebagai “dua raja”, memalingkan mereka kepada korban suci dengan persembahan penuh hormat dan aliran ghee yang berkilau. Penyair menegaskan penyempurnaan upacara dan mantra yang berjaya—indah dalam perhimpunan—serta memohon kemakmuran yang digerakkan para dewa, pertolongan pelindung, dan kesejahteraan bagi anak keturunan dan garis keturunan. Himne ini berakhir dengan keyakinan bahawa nyanyian itu telah sampai kepada para dewa, sambil memohon penjagaan berterusan mereka dalam svasti (kesejahteraan).

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.84

In this hymn

Addressed to

  • Indra-VarunaIndra-Varuṇa

    Indra is hailed as the victorious wielder of power who breaks obstacles and releases abundance; Varuṇa is praised as the sovereign upholder of ṛta, binding and releasing through his moral-cosmic authority.

Mantras

Mantra 1

आ वां राजानावध्वरे ववृत्यां हव्येभिरिन्द्रावरुणा नमोभिः । प्र वां घृताची बाह्वोर्दधाना परि त्मना विषुरूपा जिगाति ॥

Aku memalingkan kamu berdua, wahai dua raja, ke arah yajña (korban suci), O Indra dan Varuṇa, dengan persembahan dan penghormatan. Dorongan yang berkilau oleh ghṛta (ghee), mengambil tempat pada lengan kamu, bergerak mengelilingi dengan sendirinya dalam pelbagai rupa, menyampaikan persembahan ke jangkauan yang ditetapkan baginya.

Mantra 2

युवो राष्ट्रं बृहदिन्वति द्यौर्यौ सेतृभिररज्जुभिः सिनीथः । परि नो हेळो वरुणस्य वृज्या उरुं न इन्द्रः कृणवदु लोकम् ॥

Kerajaan kamu yang luas digerakkan oleh Langit sendiri—kamu yang mengikat dengan tali-tali perentang dan jambatan-jambatan. Singkirkan dari sekeliling kami tekanan kemurkaan Varuṇa; moga Indra menjadikan bagi kami ruang yang lapang untuk didiami.

Mantra 3

कृतं नो यज्ञं विदथेषु चारुं कृतं ब्रह्माणि सूरिषु प्रशस्ता । उपो रयिर्देवजूतो न एतु प्र णः स्पार्हाभिरूतिभिस्तिरेतम् ॥

Indah telah dijadikan yajña kami dalam perhimpunan-perhimpunan; teguh telah dijadikan susunan-susunan brahman (mantra), dipuji dalam kalangan para sūri (yang tercerahkan). Semoga rayi—kekayaan keberadaan—yang digerakkan para dewa, mendekati kami; bawalah kami melampaui, dengan pertolongan dan perlindungan yang diidamkan.

Mantra 4

अस्मे इन्द्रावरुणा विश्ववारं रयिं धत्तं वसुमन्तं पुरुक्षुम् । प्र य आदित्यो अनृता मिनात्यमिता शूरो दयते वसूनि ॥

Wahai Indra dan Varuṇa, letakkanlah dalam diri kami rayi yang menghimpun segala yang diingini—kaya dengan vāsú (harta) dan melimpah kuasa. Kerana Āditya, wira yang tidak terukur, mengurangi kepalsuan dan mengagihkan vāsú—kekayaan sejati dari keberadaan.

Mantra 5

इयमिन्द्रं वरुणमष्ट मे गीः प्रावत्तोके तनये तूतुजाना । सुरत्नासो देववीतिं गमेम यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥

Nyanyianku ini telah sampai kepada Indra dan Varuṇa; ia maju, menggerakkan zuriat dan jiwa-anak kami. Semoga kami, yang kaya dengan ratna sejati, mencapai devavīti—penemuan dan kenikmatan para dewa; kamu peliharalah kami sentiasa dengan svasti—keadaan sejahtera.

Inside Sukta 84

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    A direct ritual invitation: Indra and Varuṇa are turned toward the sacrifice with offerings and homage, while the ghee-bright impulse moves to meet them.

  2. Development

    The poet stresses efficacy—sacrifice and mantric speech are ‘made beautiful’ and ‘made effective’ in the assemblies, praised among the illumined.

  3. Climax

    A strong petition for devajūta rayi (god-driven wealth) and for coveted protections that carry the worshippers beyond danger and limitation.

  4. Where it settles

    The hymn closes with assurance that the song has reached the deities, requesting enduring svasti and protection for children, descendants, and the whole community.

The deity: Indra–Varuṇa

  • In the VedaTogether they are addressed as “two kings,” approached with oblations, ghee, and homage, asked to grant protection, passage beyond dangers, and wealth guided by the gods.
  • Cosmic functionTheir pairing integrates force and order: Indra’s dynamic victory and release of life-giving goods with Varuṇa’s governance of law, truth, and the right course of the sacrifice and world.
  • Inner significanceIndra represents decisive energy, courage, and breakthrough; Varuṇa represents conscience, restraint, truth, and alignment with right order. Invoked together, they symbolize power disciplined by ethics—effective action guided by inner law.

The seer

  • VasiṣṭhaVasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra; one of the principal seer-families of the Rigveda, prominent in Mandala 7) · A foremost ṛṣi and brahmán-priestly poet of the Rigveda, celebrated for powerful sacrificial speech (brahman) and for hymns that unite ritual precision with ethical-cosmic order (ṛta).

Famous verses

ā vāṃ rājānāv adhvare
Verse 7.84.1Sets the ritual frame by inviting Indra–Varuṇa as ‘two kings’ and vividly portraying the self-moving, many-formed ghee-bright offering reaching them.Read verse 7.84.1 →
kṛtaṃ no yajñaṃ
Verse 7.84.3Articulates the hymn’s central sacrificial theology: the yajña and brahman are ‘well-made,’ and the prayer seeks god-driven wealth and protective helps that carry one beyond.Read verse 7.84.3 →
yūyaṃ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ
Verse 7.84.5Concluding dedication and blessing: the song is said to have reached Indra and Varuṇa, with a clear request for continual guarding through svasti for offspring and lineage.Read verse 7.84.5 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Dual sovereignty (“two kings”)
  • Protection (ūtí) and safe passage beyond peril
  • Bestowers of wealth and well-being (svasti)
  • Guardians of ṛta and sacrificial correctness
  • Receivers of ghee-offering and reverent homage

Also by this seer

  • Primary seer of much of Rigveda Mandala 7 (Vasiṣṭha Maṇḍala)
  • Noted Indra hymns and Indra–Varuṇa pair-hymns within Mandala 7
  • Hymns to Varuṇa and themes of ṛta (cosmic order) and protection (ūtí)
  • Vasiṣṭha is a major figure across later Vedic-Itihāsa tradition (as a paradigmatic sage and priest)

The rite, step by step

  • Prepare the altar/fire and seat the intention: invite the ‘two kings’ toward the adhvara (sacrificial course).
  • Offer ghee (ghṛta) with namas (reverent acts) while reciting the opening verse of invitation.
  • Affirm the rite’s completion: proclaim the sacrifice and brahman-formulations as well-made and praised among the wise (sūri).
  • Petition for devajūta wealth (god-driven prosperity) and for protective helps (ūtayaḥ) that ‘carry beyond’ obstacles.
  • Conclude by dedicating the hymn, asking for ongoing guardianship and svasti for offspring and lineage.

Offerings

  • Ghee (ghṛta) oblations
  • Havis (general sacrificial offering; as context allows)
  • Soma (possible, if performed within a Soma rite)
  • Namas (acts/words of homage as ritual offering of reverence)

Frequently Asked Questions

The hymn addresses Indra and Varuṇa together, treating them as “two kings” who jointly grant protection, order, and prosperity.

It asks that the sacrifice and sacred speech be effective, and that Indra–Varuṇa bring god-guided wealth, protective help, and lasting well-being (svasti), especially for children and lineage.

Their pairing unites Indra’s power to overcome obstacles with Varuṇa’s governance of truth and right order (ṛta), making the prayer both forceful and ethically aligned.

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