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Sukta 1.65
Gautama Rāhūgaṇa (traditional attribution for RV 1.65)
Agni (probable; RV 1.65 is an Agni hymn in the standard Anukramaṇī tradition)
Gāyatrī/Anuṣṭubh uncertain from single pāda excerpt; full hymn needed for secure meter
《梨俱吠陀》1.65 赞颂阿耆尼:他是隐而可寻的火焰,如同在洞穴中追踪猎物般被发现;他被祈祷之辞所“驾轭”,并承载祭品奉达诸神。此歌咏叹他不可遏止的奔涌——如脱缰骏马或泛滥之河——并描绘他为远照的知者,“由ṛta(正法/宇宙秩序)而生”,引导祭祀从幽昧走向光辉的秩序。
Mantra 1
पश्वा न तायुं गुहा चतन्तं नमो युजानं नमो वहन्तम् ॥
如兽循迹追逐潜藏洞窟中的猎物,他在幽隐中寻求而行;向那能轭合(诸力)者,向那能负载(供献与愿望)者,我们奉上敬礼。
Mantra 2
सजोषा धीराः पदैरनु ग्मन्नुप त्वा सीदन्विश्वे यजत्राः ॥
同心同德的智者循着足迹而来,近前就坐;一切堪受祭祀者都偎依你而坐——环聚于觉知意志之火焰。
Mantra 3
ऋतस्य देवा अनु व्रता गुर्भुवत्परिष्टिर्द्यौर्न भूम ॥
诸神依循Ṛta(宇宙正法)的誓律而行;其周遍的秩序成就——如天与地——为坚固的界限,维系我们生成之世。
Mantra 4
वर्धन्तीमापः पन्वा सुशिश्विमृतस्य योना गर्भे सुजातम् ॥
诸水膨涌而增益他——那善于生长者;在Ṛta(宇宙正序、真理法则)的胎藏之座中,善生于其胎。自真理—秩序隐秘的摇篮里,神圣之力升起,并得滋养。
Mantra 5
पुष्टिर्न रण्वा क्षितिर्न पृथ्वी गिरिर्न भुज्म क्षोदो न शम्भु ॥
他如悦人的滋养,如广阔如大地的根基;如山岳之厚重,如奔涌之流带来安宁——神圣之力如是屹立,扶持而施惠。
Mantra 6
अत्यो नाज्मन्त्सर्गप्रतक्तः सिन्धुर्न क्षोदः क ईं वराते ॥
如骏马竞驰,被放入赛道而奔;如洪水之河,浪涌奔突——当神圣之焰冲出时,谁能阻遏他?
Mantra 7
जामिः सिन्धूनां भ्रातेव स्वस्रामिभ्यान्न राजा वनान्यत्ति ॥
诸河之亲族,如兄之于妹,行于诸强者之间;如王者取纳诸林——阿耆尼(Agni),主宰者,为作业而认领大地之生长。
Mantra 8
यद्वातजूतो वना व्यस्थादग्निर्ह दाति रोमा पृथिव्याः ॥
当他为风所驱,遍布诸林之时,阿耆尼确使大地之毛发竖立——唤醒地表本性,使之战栗而应。
Mantra 9
श्वसित्यप्सु हंसो न सीदन्क्रत्वा चेतिष्ठो विशामुषर्भुत् ॥
他在诸水中呼吸,如天鹅栖止其间;以其明辨之意志,他最为警醒——为诸民成为黎明的带来者。
Mantra 10
सोमो न वेधा ऋतप्रजातः पशुर्न शिश्वा विभुर्दूरेभाः ॥
如苏摩(Soma)般,为智者与造作者,生于真理—秩序(ṛta);如幼兽般,体性广大,从遥远之处放光——阿耆尼(Agni),ṛta之远达威力。
The hymn primarily praises Agni, the sacred fire, as the priest and messenger who carries offerings and prayers from humans to the gods.
It points to Agni’s secret presence—fire latent in wood and also the inner flame of insight—something that must be sought, awakened, and honored through right effort and ritual.
Kindle and honor the divine flame so it can gather your energies, carry your intention upward, and align your actions with ṛta (truth-order), moving forward without obstruction.
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