Rig Veda Sukta 33
Mandala 10Sukta 339 Mantras

Sukta 33

Sukta 10.33

Devata

Pūṣan (inner guide) with Viśve Devāḥ as protectors

Ten hymn przedstawia Pūṣana jako wewnętrznego przewodnika niesionego "wewnątrz", podczas gdy Viśve Devāḥ stoją jako zbiorowi opiekunowie przeciwko niebezpieczeństwu i wrogim siłom. Łączy on motyw podróży i ochrony z nauką moralną: nie wolno przekraczać vrata bogów (prawa kosmicznego), a prawdziwy rozwój przychodzi poprzez właściwe zaprzężenie - zdyscyplinowane zharmonizowanie z boskim porządkiem.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.33

Mantras

Mantra 1

प्र मा युयुज्रे प्रयुजो जनानां वहामि स्म पूषणमन्तरेण । विश्वे देवासो अध मामरक्षन्दुःशासुरागादिति घोष आसीत् ॥

Zaprzęgli mnie naprzód, przywódcy wśród ludzi; niosłem Puszan wewnątrz. Wtedy wszyscy bogowie ochraniali mnie: 'Duhszasu przyszedł!', taki był krzyk.

Mantra 2

सं मा तपन्त्यभितः सपत्नीरिव पर्शवः । नि बाधते अमतिर्नग्नता जसुर्वेर्न वेवीयते मतिः ॥

Moje żebra palą mnie zewsząd jak rywalki-żony; niewiedza przygniata mnie - nagość, wyczerpanie. Moja myśl nie ucieka drżąc jak strach.

Mantra 3

मूषो न शिश्ना व्यदन्ति माध्य स्तोतारं ते शतक्रतो । सकृत्सु नो मघवन्निन्द्र मृळयाधा पितेव नो भव ॥

Jak myszy podgryzają mnie - moją samą siłę - o Stusetny, twojego śpiewaka. Choć raz, o hojny Indro, zmiłuj się; wtedy bądź nam jak ojciec.

Mantra 4

कुरुश्रवणमावृणि राजानं त्रासदस्यवम् । मंहिष्ठं वाघतामृषिः ॥

Widzący wybrał Kuruśravanę, króla Trāsadasyavę, najbardziej szczodrego dla śpiewaków Słowa.

Mantra 5

यस्य मा हरितो रथे तिस्रो वहन्ति साधुया । स्तवै सहस्रदक्षिणे ॥

Jego rydwan niesiony jest przez trzy jasne rumaki - niech on, podążając właściwą i umiejętną drogą, będzie uwielbiony naszą chwałą, Pan tysiąca mocy dawania.

Mantra 6

यस्य प्रस्वादसो गिर उपमश्रवसः पितुः । क्षेत्रं न रण्वमूचुषे ॥

Jego wypowiedzi są coraz słodsze - wypowiedzi Upamaśravasa, syna Ojca - przemówiły jak rozkoszne pole: szeroka przestrzeń wzrostu dla rozwoju duszy.

Mantra 7

अधि पुत्रोपमश्रवो नपान्मित्रातिथेरिहि । पितुष्टे अस्मि वन्दिता ॥

Przybądź tu, o synu Upamaśravaso, potomku Mitrātithiego; jestem tym, który cię chwali - stojąc na fundamencie Ojca, ofiaruję ci moją cześć.

Mantra 8

यदीशीयामृतानामुत वा मर्त्यानाम् । जीवेदिन्मघवा मम ॥

Gdybym mógł dzierżyć władzę pośród nieśmiertelnych - lub nawet pośród śmiertelnych - wtedy niech mój Maghawan żyje prawdziwie we mnie: Pan obfitości podtrzymujący życie duszy.

Mantra 9

न देवानामति व्रतं शतात्मा चन जीवति । तथा युजा वि वावृते ॥

Nie żyje on - nawet ze stu jaźniami - kto przekracza prawo Bogów; tylko przez zjednoczenie we właściwym jarzmie rozszerza się w prawdziwe stawanie się.

Inside Sukta 33

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    The speaker is ‘yoked forward’ by leaders and bears Pūṣan within, while a sudden alarm of danger is voiced and met by divine protection.

  2. Development

    The hymn develops as an invocation of guidance and safeguarding, expanding from personal peril to the wider principle that divine powers protect those who move rightly.

  3. Climax

    The explicit moral-spiritual assertion: none survives who oversteps the gods’ vrata; true widening/fulfillment comes only through right yoking (yujā).

  4. Where it settles

    It settles into reassurance—protection is secured through alignment with ṛta—leaving the hearer with a practical ethic for safe living and successful passage.

The deity: Pūṣan with Viśve Devāḥ as protectors

  • In the VedaPūṣan is invoked as the safe guide of paths and journeys, the one who leads, finds, and protects; here he is portrayed as being borne ‘within’ (antareṇa), an intimate indwelling guidance. The Viśve Devāḥ appear as a united divine host who guards the worshipper when danger is announced and warded off.
  • Cosmic functionPūṣan governs right movement—roads, passages, transitions, and successful arrival—while the Viśve Devāḥ represent the integrated powers of ṛta that collectively preserve order and avert calamity.
  • Inner significancePūṣan symbolizes inner orientation: conscience, discernment, and the guiding intelligence that keeps one on the true path. The Viśve Devāḥ signify the harmonized faculties (and supports of life) that protect when the mind is aligned with ṛta rather than fear or aggression.

The seer

  • UpamaśravasTraditionally linked to the late (10th) Maṇḍala poet families; specific gotra is not securely preserved in the received tradition. · Associated with RV 10.33, a hymn notable for its inwardized portrayal of Pūṣan as an ‘inner guide’ and its explicit ethical maxim about not overstepping the gods’ vrata.

Famous verses

vahāmi sma pūṣaṇam antareṇa
Verse 10.33.1Sets the hymn’s signature scene: Pūṣan carried within and the Viśve Devāḥ forming a protective response to an announced threat.Read verse 10.33.1 →
यस्य मा हरितो रथे तिस्रो वहन्ति साधुया । स्तवै सहस्रदक्षिणे ॥
Verse 10.33.5Highlights the deity’s dynamic, well-guided motion and generous power, supporting the hymn’s theme of safe conveyance and auspicious progress.Read verse 10.33.5 →
na devānām ati vratam
Verse 10.33.9Provides the hymn’s central teaching on vrata: transgressing divine law destroys life, while right yoking leads to true expansion and stability.Read verse 10.33.9 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Path-finder and guide
  • Protector in travel and liminal moments
  • Indwelling guidance (antareṇa)
  • Collective divine guardianship (Viśve Devāḥ)
  • Upholder of ṛta/vrata (cosmic law)

Also by this seer

  • RV 10.33 (entire sukta, traditional attribution)
  • Late-maṇḍala style composition emphasizing protection, right guidance, and adherence to divine law (vrata)

The rite, step by step

  • Prepare the fire (if available) or a clean recitation space; establish intention for protection and right guidance.
  • Invoke Pūṣan as the inner guide and ask for safe leading on the path; mentally ‘carry’ the deity within as the hymn suggests.
  • Invoke the Viśve Devāḥ as a protective circle; explicitly name dangers/obstacles to be averted.
  • Recite the key verses emphasizing protection and vrata; conclude with a resolve to act within divine order.
  • Offer gratitude and, if traveling, begin movement immediately after the closing recitation.

Offerings

  • Ghee (ājyā) into Agni (where a fire rite is performed)
  • Simple oblations such as grains or a small food offering (anna/odana) where customary
  • Water libation and respectful salutation (namas) as a minimal offering in non-fire contexts

Frequently Asked Questions

Pūṣan is the Vedic guide of paths and safe passages. In this hymn he is presented as an inner guide—something the worshipper ‘carries within’ while moving through danger.

The Viśve Devāḥ are the ‘All-Gods,’ a collective form of divine protection. They represent the unified powers that guard the worshipper when threats arise and when one stays aligned with ṛta.

It teaches that no one truly thrives by crossing the gods’ law (vrata). Real growth and freedom come from ‘right yoking’—disciplined alignment of action and mind with divine order.

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