Rig Veda Sukta 177
Mandala 10Sukta 1772 Mantras

Sukta 177

Sukta 10.177

Devata

Pataṅga / Solar-bird (mystic Sun); associated with Asura (sovereign) and the Marīcīs (rays)

एषः संक्षिप्तः किन्तु परमगूढार्थः सूक्तः पतङ्गं ‘पक्षिणं’ सौरतत्त्वं च चिन्तयति—यः संविदः निगूढः सूर्यः, यं ऋषयः हृदया मनसा च पश्यन्ति। अयं सूर्यपतङ्गः असुरस्य मायया (ईश्वर्यरूपया निर्माणशक्त्या) मरिचीभिः (प्रकाशकिरणैः) च सम्बध्यते, तथा च ऋतस्य पदे (सत्यव्यवस्थायाः स्थाने) रक्षिता वाक्—प्रेरिता वाणी—इति अपि निर्दिश्यते।

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

Pataṅga is the “winged one,” a symbolic form of the Sun—an inner light that enlightened seers perceive through heart and mind, not only with the physical eyes.

Here Asura means a sovereign, ordering power, and māyā means the capacity to shape or form. The hymn suggests the Sun’s revelation works through a higher intelligence that organizes vision and insight.

It is the stable ground of truth-order—where inspired understanding becomes clear, protected, and assimilated. The seers “guard and drink” the shining inspiration there, meaning they preserve it and live by it.

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