Sukta 177
Sukta 10.177
Pataṅga / Solar-bird (mystic Sun); associated with Asura (sovereign) and the Marīcīs (rays)
这首短小而极具神秘性的赞歌观照“翼者”Pataṅga——作为意识中隐秘的太阳之原理，唯有先知以心与意得以觉见。诗中把这太阳之鸟与阿修罗（主宰者）的摩耶（主权的塑形之力）、与玛里奇（照明之光线）相连，并指向在Ṛta（真理—秩序）的驻处被守护的Vāk（灵感之言）。
Mantras
Mantra 1
पतंगमक्तमसुरस्य मायया हृदा पश्यन्ति मनसा विपश्चितः । समुद्रे अन्तः कवयो वि चक्षते मरीचीनां पदमिच्छन्ति वेधसः ॥
明悟的先见者以心与意观见那有翼者，受阿修罗（Asura）之塑造神力所膏。于意识之海内，诗人洞察分明；知者寻求光线（mārīcī）之所——诸辉芒的驻处。
Mantra 2
पतंगो वाचं मनसा बिभर्ति तां गन्धर्वोऽवदद्गर्भे अन्तः । तां द्योतमानां स्वर्यं मनीषामृतस्य पदे कवयो नि पान्ति ॥
有翼者以心承持“言”（Vāc）；乾闼婆（Gandharva）在万有之胎内将它宣说。那光耀、具太阳之辉的灵感与慧思——诸仙（kavi）在ṛta（真理—秩序）之足迹处守护，并啜饮之。
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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