Sukta 86
Sukta 8.86
Viśvaka
Jagatī (12-syllable cadence typical for longer pādas; refrain-like closing)
Himne Jagatī yang ringkas ini menyeru Aśvin—si kembar penyembuh yang menakjubkan dan pembawa sukacita—seraya memohon agar mereka “membentuk makhluk yang berjasad” (tanūkṛ-) dan menjaga agar ikatan persahabatan tidak terputus. Melalui permohonan yang diulang sebagai refrein, sang resi Viśvaka mengingat kembali kebaikan-kebaikan Aśvin dan membingkai pertolongan mereka sebagai perlindungan keutuhan daya hidup, kemakmuran, serta persahabatan yang teguh di bawah Ṛta (tatanan kosmik).
In this hymn
Addressed to
Mantras
Mantra 1
उभा हि दस्रा भिषजा मयोभुवोभा दक्षस्य वचसो बभूवथुः । ता वां विश्वको हवते तनूकृथे मा नो वि यौष्टं सख्या मुमोचतम् ॥
Kamu berdua sungguh menakjubkan; kamu berdua tabib penyembuh; kamu berdua pembawa sukacita; kamu telah menjadi daya bagi kecakapan dan bagi sabda yang terilham. Maka Viśvaka menyeru kamu untuk pembentukan diri-berjasad: janganlah memutus kami; janganlah melonggarkan ikatan persahabatan.
Mantra 2
कथा नूनं वां विमना उप स्तवद्युवं धियं ददथुर्वस्यइष्टये । ता वां विश्वको हवते तनूकृथे मा नो वि यौष्टं सख्या मुमोचतम् ॥
Bagaimana kini orang yang gelisah-batin dapat mendekat dan memuji kamu, jika kamu berdua tidak menganugerahkan dhī (fikiran-terang) untuk mencari keadaan yang lebih baik? Maka Viśvaka menyeru kamu untuk pembentukan diri-berjasad: janganlah memisahkan kami; janganlah melepaskan ikatan persahabatan.
Mantra 3
युवं हि ष्मा पुरुभुजेममेधतुं विष्णाप्वे ददथुर्वस्यइष्टये । ता वां विश्वको हवते तनूकृथे मा नो वि यौष्टं सख्या मुमोचतम् ॥
Sesungguhnya, kamu berdua telah mengurniakan kepadanya pertumbuhan yang melimpah—bahkan kepada Viṣṇāpū—demi pencarian yang lebih baik. Maka Viśvaka menyeru kamu berdua untuk pembentukan diri yang berjasad: janganlah memisahkan kami; jangan lepaskan ikatan persahabatan.
Mantra 4
उत त्यं वीरं धनसामृजीषिणं दूरे चित्सन्तमवसे हवामहे । यस्य स्वादिष्ठा सुमतिः पितुर्यथा मा नो वि यौष्टं सख्या मुमोचतम् ॥
Dan Wira itu—penguasa kelimpahan yang memandu lurus—walau berada jauh sekalipun, kami seru untuk pertolongan. Yang kemanisan budi-lurusnya seperti seorang bapa: janganlah ia melonggarkan dan mencerai-beraikan persekutuan kami; jangan lepaskan kami daripada ikatan sahabat seperjuangan.
Mantra 5
ऋतेन देवः सविता शमायत ऋतस्य शृङ्गमुर्विया वि पप्रथे । ऋतं सासाह महि चित्पृतन्यतो मा नो वि यौष्टं सख्या मुमोचतम् ॥
Dengan Ṛta (Tertib-Kebenaran), dewa Savitṛ menjadi tenang dan membawa damai; tanduk Ṛta telah ia bentangkan luas dalam kebesarannya. Ia telah menewaskan bagi kami Ṛta, bahkan terhadap yang gagah yang berjuang dalam pertempuran: janganlah ia melonggarkan persekutuan kami; jangan lepaskan kami daripada ikatan sahabat seperjuangan.
Inside Sukta 86
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
The hymn opens by praising the Aśvins as wondrous healers and joy-bringers, competent in skill (dakṣa) and inspired speech (vacas).
- Development
Viśvaka grounds his plea in remembered benefactions: the twins’ capacity to foster abundance and well-being, and their readiness to respond to sincere calling.
- Climax
The recurring refrain becomes the emotional peak—an urgent request that they “shape the embodied being” and not loosen the bond of friendship/aid that sustains life.
- Where it settles
The hymn settles into assurance through Ṛta-oriented stability: divine help is framed as the preservation of order, peace, and unbroken companionship for the worshipper.
The deity: Aśvinau
- In the VedaThey rescue, restore, and renew—granting health, longevity, safe passage, and prosperity to devotees who call them.
- Cosmic functionThey mediate the transition from night to day and from disorder to restored harmony, bringing timely aid, rejuvenation, and auspicious beginnings; their interventions re-knit life, strength, and fortune in the human sphere.
- Inner significanceThey symbolize the twin powers of restoration—physical healing and psychological reassurance—helping the seeker reintegrate body, breath, and mind, and preserving supportive bonds (sakhyā) that sustain the self through crisis.
The seer
- ViśvakaA relatively obscure Rigvedic seer in Mandala 8 associated with Aśvin hymns that emphasize healing, embodied well-being (tanū), and the safeguarding of sakhyā (bonded friendship/support).
Famous verses
mā no vi yauṣṭaṃ sakhyā mumocatam
mā no vi yauṣṭaṃ sakhyā mumocatam
ऋतेन देवः सविता शमायत ऋतस्य शृङ्गमुर्विया वि पप्रथे । ऋतं सासाह महि चित्पृतन्यतो मा नो वि यौष्टं सख्या मुमोचतम् ॥Attributes of the deity
- Twin divine horsemen
- Dawn-associated arrival and swift help
- Healers and restorers (bhiṣaj)
- Bringers of joy and well-being (mayo-bhū)
- Rescuers in peril and grantors of prosperity
- Allies who maintain friendship/companionship (sakhyā)
Also by this seer
- Attributed authorship within Rig Veda Mandala 8 Aśvin-related material (including RV 8.86) characterized by refrained invocations and healing/prosperity petitions.
The rite, step by step
- Prepare a clean seat and kindle/maintain the household fire (or lamp) with a calm, focused intention for health and wholeness.
- Invoke the Aśvins by name and epithets (Dasrā, Bhiṣajā, Mayobhūvā), welcoming their dawn-like arrival.
- Recite the hymn (or selected verses) with emphasis on the refrain-like petition: “mā no vi yauṣṭaṃ sakhyā mumocatam” (do not sever/release our fellowship).
- Offer oblations while mentally requesting tanūkṛ- (right shaping of the embodied being), relief from affliction, and increase of well-being.
- Conclude with a brief silent dedication, asking that restored order (ṛta) and supportive companionship remain firm through the day.
Offerings
- Ghee (ājya) into fire
- Milk/curd or sweet offering (pāyasa) where customary
- Water libation and simple flowers (optional, non-vedic adjunct)
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn praises the Aśvins (Aśvinau), the divine twin helpers known as wondrous ones (Dasrā), healers (Bhiṣajā), and bringers of well-being (Mayobhūvā).
It asks them to restore and “shape” the embodied person (tanūkṛ-), bring well-being and growth, and not loosen the bond of supportive friendship (sakhyā) that keeps one safe and whole.
It is especially suited to dawn, the Aśvins’ time, as a morning prayer for health, protection, and steady support through the day, often alongside a simple ghee offering or quiet recitation.
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