Dashati 6
UttarārcikaPrapathaka 8Dashati 63 Mantras

Dashati 6

Saura (solar) ordering of time and rite: the Sun’s course, Dawn’s lawful arrival, and the hymn’s power to set the gods in motion and seat them in sacrifice

Deity

Sūrya (Vivasvat)

Melodic Character

Luminous forward-driving and ritually ‘awakening’—moving from nocturnal preparation into dawn’s radiance and soma-exhilaration

Rishi Family

R̥ṣi attribution is not supplied in the input and would require RV-source/anukramaṇī mapping for each mantra; the dashati appears to compile solar/dawn material with an Indra-soma verse typical of mixed sāman selections.

Tema dashati ini menegaskan tatanan Saura: perjalanan Sūrya/Vivasvat yang teratur menetapkan cahaya dan waktu, serta meneguhkan ṛta (aturan kosmik dan ritual). Dari persiapan malam menuju sinar fajar, Uṣas dan Aśvin dipanggil agar fajar tiba dengan selamat dan membawa daya hidup; kemudian Indra dipuji dengan soma yang diperah, supaya menganugerahkan vāja (kekuatan/hadiah kemenangan) dan vasu (kekayaan). Nyanyian yang tepat pada waktunya—selaras dengan pemerasan soma—dipandang sebagai brahman yang berkesan, menggerakkan para dewa untuk hadir dan duduk dalam korban suci, serta mendatangkan kemakmuran.

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

Because its central imagery and theological center is solar: Vivasvat (the Sun) and the lawful emergence of light (Uṣas), presenting cosmic order as the model for ritual order.

Night-to-dawn marks the correct timing of chant and sacrifice. The verses present dawn and the sun’s course as ṛta—regular, dependable order—so the rite should be performed with the same precision.

In sāman collections, solar/dawn themes often lead into soma-invitation. Indra is the foremost soma-drinker; the verse states that well-made hymns abide with the pressed soma and ‘set’ Indra firmly in the sacrifice to grant wealth and strength.