Sukta 181
Sukta 10.181
Vasiṣṭha (named in the verse)
Dhātṛ / Savitṛ / Viṣṇu (triadic sourcing of the rite’s power; hymn concerns sacrificial formulation)
Anuṣṭubh (explicitly referenced; verse itself may be in a different meter in some recensions, but the mantra thematizes Anuṣṭubh)
这首短歌反思祭祀之力如何被“承载”并因正确的制式而生效——即合宜的韵律（阿努什图布 Anuṣṭubh）、受灵感启发的发现，以及恰当的祭仪言辞（yajus）。它把仪式的效验追溯到三位神圣源头：作为制定者的达特里（Dhātṛ）、作为推动者的萨维特里（Savitṛ）、以及作为遍满者的毗湿奴（Viṣṇu）。在他们的作用下，祭祀隐秘的座处、原初的祭辞与太阳的“gharma”（祭热）被重新寻得，并带入仪式的场域之中。
Mantras
Mantra 1
प्रथश्च यस्य सप्रथश्च नामानुष्टुभस्य हविषो हविर्यत् । धातुर्द्युतानात्सवितुश्च विष्णोरथंतरमा जभार वसिष्ठः ॥
其广阔者，其广阔即其名——为彼，阿努什图布（Anuṣṭubh）以供献为供献而奉上。由光耀的造定者达特利（Dhātṛ），由萨维特利（Savitṛ），由毗湿奴（Viṣṇu），瓦西什塔（Vasiṣṭha）携来那阿闼婆那式的内在支撑——祭仪之行进战车、内在的承载。
Mantra 2
अविन्दन्ते अतिहितं यदासीद्यज्ञस्य धाम परमं गुहा यत् । धातुर्द्युतानात्सवितुश्च विष्णोर्भरद्वाजो बृहदा चक्रे अग्नेः ॥
他们发现那被置于彼岸之物：当祭祀的至上座处隐于洞窟之中。由达特利（Dhātṛ）的光耀，由萨维特利（Savitṛ），由毗湿奴（Viṣṇu），婆罗陀婆阇（Bharadvāja）为阿耆尼（Agni）造就“广大”（Bṛhat）——使火在灵魂的广阔中炽燃。
Mantra 3
तेऽविन्दन्मनसा दीध्याना यजुः ष्कन्नं प्रथमं देवयानम् । धातुर्द्युतानात्सवितुश्च विष्णोरा सूर्यादभरन्घर्ममेते ॥
他们以被点燃的明照之心而寻得：那最初坠落的《夜柔》（Yajus），开启诸神之道。由达特利（Dhātṛ）的光耀，由萨维特利（Savitṛ），由毗湿奴（Viṣṇu），这些人从太阳携来“伽尔摩”（Gharma）——为行作之用的觉知真理之热。
Frequently Asked Questions
It explains how sacrifice becomes effective through correct form—especially the Anuṣṭubh meter and the right yajus-formula—and how this power is sourced from Dhātṛ, Savitṛ, and Viṣṇu.
Anuṣṭubh is treated as a “carrier” of the offering: the meter is not just poetic form but a ritual vehicle that helps speech deliver the oblation correctly.
Gharma is the heat/ardor that ripens the rite; symbolically it is solar clarity and truth-energy drawn into the sacrifice so the work becomes luminous and successful.
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