Rig Veda Sukta 59
Mandala 1Sukta 597 Mantras

Sukta 59

Sukta 1.59

Rishi

Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (traditional for RV 1.59)

Devata

Agni Vaiśvānara

Chandas

Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas, standard for many Agni hymns here)

本赞歌颂扬阿耆尼为毗湿瓦那罗——普遍之火,万火在其中欢悦;又称其为人类聚落的“脐”(中心纽带),使众人依正法与秩序相系相守。诗中呈现阿耆尼为受灵感启迪的祭官(Hotṛ),将古老而雄伟的赞颂与供献奉达诸神,赐予婆罗陀婆阇族裔及一切人民以力量、兴盛与有序的生活。

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.59

Mantras

Mantra 1

वया इदग्ने अग्नयस्ते अन्ये त्वे विश्वे अमृता मादयन्ते । वैश्वानर नाभिरसि क्षितीनां स्थूणेव जनाँ उपमिद्ययन्थ ॥

阿耆尼(Agni)啊,诚然,你之外的一切诸火都在你——这唯一不死之火——中得其欢悦。毗湿瓦那罗(Vaiśvānara)啊,你是诸居处之脐与结纽;如柱石一般,你维系众人,使之趋于尺度与正序。

Mantra 2

मूर्धा दिवो नाभिरग्निः पृथिव्या अथाभवदरती रोदस्योः । तं त्वा देवासोऽजनयन्त देवं वैश्वानर ज्योतिरिदार्याय ॥

阿耆尼成为天之首、地之脐;于是他立于两界之间,作为奔走而能动的驱行者。诸神生出你这位神圣者——毗湿瓦那罗啊——你确是为雅利安求道者而有的光明。

Mantra 3

आ सूर्ये न रश्मयो ध्रुवासो वैश्वानरे दधिरेऽग्ना वसूनि । या पर्वतेष्वोषधीष्वप्सु या मानुषेष्वसि तस्य राजा ॥

如同太阳中的光线,安定而不移;诸有之财富安置于毗湿瓦那罗·阿耆尼之中。凡在群山、在草木药植、在诸水之中,以及凡在人类之中者——于这一切,你为其王。

Mantra 4

बृहती इव सूनवे रोदसी गिरो होता मनुष्यो न दक्षः । स्वर्वते सत्यशुष्माय पूर्वीर्वैश्वानराय नृतमाय यह्वीः ॥

如同广阔的两界(天地)向其子倾怀,如是言辞涌出——阿耆尼为祭官(Hotṛ),如具圆满才能之人般善巧。为那光明世界之主,为那真实威力者,古老而强劲的颂辞奔涌,趋向毗湿瓦那罗——最具男子气概的领袖。

Mantra 5

दिवश्चित्ते बृहतो जातवेदो वैश्वानर प्र रिरिचे महित्वम् । राजा कृष्टीनामसि मानुषीणां युधा देवेभ्यो वरिवश्चकर्थ ॥

甚至越过广阔的天界,噢生知者(Jātavedas)毗湿瓦那罗,你的伟大已满溢而出。你是人类诸族群之王;凭你的战力,你为诸神开辟了宽广之地与自由通行之路。

Mantra 6

प्र नू महित्वं वृषभस्य वोचं यं पूरवो वृत्रहणं सचन्ते । वैश्वानरो दस्युमग्निर्जघन्वाँ अधूनोत्काष्ठा अव शम्बरं भेत् ॥

今我宣说这公牛之伟力——普鲁族所随从者,破障之杀者。毗湿瓦那罗·阿耆尼击灭达修之势,震落诸重障,遂击碎商婆罗。

Mantra 7

वैश्वानरो महिम्ना विश्वकृष्टिर्भरद्वाजेषु यजतो विभावा । शातवनेये शतिनीभिरग्निः पुरुणीथे जरते सूनृतावान् ॥

毗湿瓦那罗以其伟大为万民之建造者;在婆罗陀婆阇诸祭中可敬,光辉遍照。于赢得百胜之事中,凭其百重威力,阿耆尼在多重引领中长存,富有真实而吉悦之言。

Frequently Asked Questions

Vaiśvānara is Agni as the universal fire shared by all people—present in homes, in sacrifice, and as a cosmic power that holds communities together.

It means Agni is the central bond of settled life: the hearth and ritual fire around which order, unity, and right measure (ṛta) are established.

It can be recited during lighting a lamp or tending a sacred fire, with a simple ghee offering, to invoke clarity, inner strength, and harmony in the household or community.

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