Rig Veda Sukta 168
Mandala 10Sukta 1684 Mantras

Sukta 168

Sukta 10.168

Rishi

Traditionally, Sukta 10.168 is attributed to a Vāta-stuti seer in late Mandala 10; exact rishi requires Anukramaṇī confirmation.

Devata

Vāta (Wind)

Chandas

Likely Triṣṭubh (common in nature hymns of RV X); confirm by scan.

这首简短的《风颂》赞美风为无形而不可误认的力量:他的车声如雷,触及天界,扬起大地尘埃。诗中惊叹伐多在中空不息的运行与其神秘的来处,末了更指出他正是诸神的“自我”,亦为世界的胎藏与胚胎,堪受供献。

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.168

Mantras

Mantra 1

वातस्य नु महिमानं रथस्य रुजन्नेति स्तनयन्नस्य घोषः । दिविस्पृग्यात्यरुणानि कृण्वन्नुतो एति पृथिव्या रेणुमस्यन् ॥

如今,伐多(Vāta,风)之车的伟力奔驰而出,冲决前行;其声如雷。它触及天穹而行,造作赤红的光辉;又行于大地,扬起尘土。

Mantra 2

सं प्रेरते अनु वातस्य विष्ठा ऐनं गच्छन्ति समनं न योषाः । ताभिः सयुक्सरथं देव ईयतेऽस्य विश्वस्य भुवनस्य राजा ॥

众随从一齐被驱遣,循着伐多(Vāta)之后而行;他们前去迎会他,如少女赴集会。与他们同轭同车,那位神行进——他乃此一切生成世界之王。

Mantra 3

अन्तरिक्षे पथिभिरीयमानो न नि विशते कतमच्चनाहः । अपां सखा प्रथमजा ऋतावा क्व स्विज्जातः कुत आ बभूव ॥

他行于中界(antarikṣa)的诸道,竟无一日得以安止。水之友(Apāṃ sakhā),初生者,守持ṛta(宇宙正序、真理)者——他究竟在何处诞生?又从何处而来,遂成其有?

Mantra 4

आत्मा देवानां भुवनस्य गर्भो यथावशं चरति देव एषः । घोषा इदस्य शृण्विरे न रूपं तस्मै वाताय हविषा विधेम ॥

他是诸神之自我(ātman),是世界之胚胎;此神随其意而行。唯闻其声,不见其形;故我等以供献(havis)奉事彼风神Vāta——向那无形的推动者献上我等的归顺。

Frequently Asked Questions

The hymn praises Vāta, the Wind—an invisible force known by his sound and by what he moves in sky and on earth.

Wind is not just weather: it is a life-giving cosmic power that moves through the midspace without rest, supports the world’s order, and is sensed through effects rather than seen as a form.

It highlights Vāta’s subtle nature: we perceive him by his roar, rush, and the dust or clouds he drives, while his own ‘shape’ cannot be directly grasped—so worship is offered to the unseen mover.

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