Rig Veda Sukta 33
Mandala 2Sukta 3315 Mantras

Sukta 33

Sukta 2.33

Rishi

Gṛtsamada

Devata

Rudra

Chandas

Triṣṭubh (standard for RV 2.33)

本颂以恭敬而审慎的措辞祈请鲁陀罗:他既令人敬畏又赐福,诗人求其恩泽而非震怒。格里察玛达祈愿自己不被断绝于“太阳的观照”,并祈求兴盛的力量、子嗣与免受伤害的护佑;同时赞颂鲁陀罗的净化之力,反复致敬以安抚这位猛烈的神。

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.33

Mantras

Mantra 1

आ ते पितर्मरुतां सुम्नमेतु मा नः सूर्यस्य संदृशो युयोथाः । अभि नो वीरो अर्वति क्षमेत प्र जायेमहि रुद्र प्रजाभिः ॥

噢,马鲁特之父啊,愿你的恩泽临到我们;莫将我们逐离太阳的瞻见。愿英雄之力在我们中兴盛;噢,楼陀罗(Rudra)啊,愿我们与子嗣一同向前出生、向前展开。

Mantra 2

त्वादत्तेभी रुद्र शंतमेभिः शतं हिमा अशीय भेषजेभिः । व्यस्मद्द्वेषो वितरं व्यंहो व्यमीवाश्चातयस्वा विषूचीः ॥

鲁陀罗啊,凭你所赐、最为安宁的灵药,愿我得以度过百个寒冬。把一切憎恨远远驱离我们;驱散困厄;驱逐那从四方潜行袭来的诸般病患。

Mantra 3

श्रेष्ठो जातस्य रुद्र श्रियासि तवस्तमस्तवसां वज्रबाहो । पर्षि णः पारमंहसः स्वस्ति विश्वा अभीती रपसो युयोधि ॥

鲁陀罗啊,在一切所生之中,你以光辉为最卓越;在诸强者中,你最为强大,执雷之臂者。渡我们越过逼迫之彼岸,赐我们安泰;抵御那暴烈之力的一切侵袭。

Mantra 4

मा त्वा रुद्र चुक्रुधामा नमोभिर्मा दुःष्टुती वृषभ मा सहूती । उन्नो वीराँ अर्पय भेषजेभिर्भिषक्तमं त्वा भिषजां शृणोमि ॥

鲁陀罗啊,愿我们不以礼拜而触怒你;公牛啊,愿恶颂与失当的呼唤不激起你。以你的灵药振起我们的英雄之力;在诸医者之中最善医治者啊,我们聆听并承认你。

Mantra 5

हवीमभिर्हवते यो हविर्भिरव स्तोमेभी रुद्रं दिषीय । ऋदूदरः सुहवो मा नो अस्यै बभ्रुः सुशिप्रो रीरधन्मनायै ॥

以供献之物呼唤者,以赞歌与祭品奉事者——愿鲁陀罗(Rudra),那强腹者、善受祈请者,于此不加害于我等。愿那褐黄者、善唇者,向我等之心意与愿念而柔和。

Mantra 6

उन्मा ममन्द वृषभो मरुत्वान्त्वक्षीयसा वयसा नाधमानम् । घृणीव च्छायामरपा अशीया विवासेयं रुद्रस्य सुम्नम् ॥

愿那公牛之力——与马鲁特(Marut)同在的鲁陀罗——以更强健的生命之势,扶举并欢悦我这奋求者。愿我得其不可侵的荫庇,如护佑之温暖;愿我以正当的趋近,赢得鲁陀罗的慈惠恩泽。

Mantra 7

क्व स्य ते रुद्र मृळयाकुर्हस्तो यो अस्ति भेषजो जलाषः । अपभर्ता रपसो दैव्यस्याभी नु मा वृषभ चक्षमीथाः ॥

鲁陀罗啊,你那施怜之手在何处——那医治之手,带来清凉甘露的手?你除去神圣的侵袭与灼迫;公牛之力啊,如今请以拯救的目光垂视于我。

Mantra 8

प्र बभ्रवे वृषभाय श्वितीचे महो महीं सुष्टुतिमीरयामि । नमस्या कल्मलीकिनं नमोभिर्गृणीमसि त्वेषं रुद्रस्य नाम ॥

我向那赭色之公牛、光辉者,发出宏大而强有力的赞歌,成就圆满的颂赞。以致敬之礼,我们向那涤除内垢者俯首;以我们的礼拜,我们宣唱鲁陀罗(Rudra)那炽烈的圣名。

Mantra 9

स्थिरेभिरङ्गैः पुरुरूप उग्रो बभ्रुः शुक्रेभिः पिपिशे हिरण्यैः । ईशानादस्य भुवनस्य भूरेर्न वा उ योषद्रुद्रादसुर्यम् ॥

以坚固的肢体,多形而可畏,那赭色者以闪耀的黄金为饰。作为这广阔世界的主宰,无人能从鲁陀罗夺去王权般的威能;在他阿修罗(asurya)之力前,黑暗亦不能立。

Mantra 10

अर्हन्बिभर्षि सायकानि धन्वार्हन्निष्कं यजतं विश्वरूपम् । अर्हन्निदं दयसे विश्वमभ्वं न वा ओजीयो रुद्र त्वदस्ति ॥

可敬者啊,你执持箭矢与弓;可敬者啊,你佩戴祭仪所尊的、具一切形相的光辉。可敬者啊,你怜悯这整个广大之生成;鲁陀罗啊,世间无有比你更强者。

Mantra 11

स्तुहि श्रुतं गर्तसदं युवानं मृगं न भीममुपहत्नुमुग्रम् । मृळा जरित्रे रुद्र स्तवानोऽन्यं ते अस्मन्नि वपन्तु सेनाः ॥

当赞颂那位闻名者:居于深处(garta-sad),青春而强盛,凶猛如野兽,威烈而能击倒者。鲁陀罗啊,受赞之时,愿你怜悯赐福于歌者;愿你的冲击与敌意转向他处,不要落在我们身上。

Mantra 12

कुमारश्चित्पितरं वन्दमानं प्रति नानाम रुद्रोपयन्तम् । भूरेर्दातारं सत्पतिं गृणीषे स्तुतस्त्वं भेषजा रास्यस्मे ॥

连孩童也向前来之父俯首;我亦如是,向临近而来的鲁陀罗致敬。我称颂你为广阔之赐予者,为真实之主(sat-pati)。你既受赞颂,必将赐予我们诸般医药与疗愈之力。

Mantra 13

या वो भेषजा मरुतः शुचीनि या शंतमा वृषणो या मयोभु । यानि मनुरवृणीता पिता नस्ता शं च योश्च रुद्रस्य वश्मि ॥

你们的疗愈之力啊,马鲁特众——纯净者、最赐安宁者、带来喜悦者——那些我们之父摩奴所拣选的;那诸般安泰与福祉之恩赐,我向鲁陀罗祈求。

Mantra 14

परि णो हेती रुद्रस्य वृज्याः परि त्वेषस्य दुर्मतिर्मही गात् । अव स्थिरा मघवद्भ्यस्तनुष्व मीढ्वस्तोकाय तनयाय मृळ ॥

愿鲁陀罗之矢远离我们;愿那猛烈者广大之恶意消散而去。赐予施惠者以坚固的护持,慷慨的鲁陀罗啊;请怜悯我们的幼子与后裔,护佑内在祭业之延续。

Mantra 15

एवा बभ्रो वृषभ चेकितान यथा देव न हृणीषे न हंसि । हवनश्रुन्नो रुद्रेह बोधि बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः ॥

如此,褐色的公牛、洞明者啊:神明啊,愿你待我们,使你既不嗔怒,也不击杀。聆听呼唤者鲁陀罗啊,在此为我们觉醒;愿我们在会集之中宣说那广大(Bṛhat),富有英雄之力。

Inside Sukta 33

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    A petition to the Father of the Maruts for grace, asking not to be driven away from the Sun’s vision and for thriving heroic force and progeny.

  2. Development

    Praise intensifies: Rudra is named as tawny, bull-like, brilliant, and mighty; salutations multiply as the hymn seeks to turn fierce power into protective, purifying favor.

  3. Climax

    The hymn openly proclaims Rudra’s “fierce Name” while simultaneously bowing to him as the remover of inner defilement—uniting dread and devotion in a single act of surrender.

  4. Where it settles

    A final plea: may Rudra not be angered nor strike; may he hear the call, awaken here, and grant the community vast speech and heroic strength in the assembly.

The deity: Rudra

  • In the VedaRudra is portrayed as the tawny, brilliant, bull-like lord—fierce, swift, and formidable—yet also a healer and remover of inner and outer afflictions when honored with proper praise and salutations.
  • Cosmic functionHe governs storm-like, sudden and transformative forces—both destructive and medicinal—guarding the boundaries of life, health, and vitality, and releasing purification through intense power.
  • Inner significanceRudra represents the purifying intensity within: the force that can wound when resisted (anger, disorder) but heals and clarifies when approached with humility, truth, and disciplined reverence.

The seer

  • GṛtsamadaĀṅgirasa (Gṛtsamada lineage; associated with the Bhṛgu/Āṅgiras stream in later tradition) · A principal seer of Maṇḍala 2, noted for powerful, precise praise-hymns that combine devotion with ritual pragmatism—especially the celebrated Rudra hymn (RV 2.33).

Famous verses

mā naḥ sūryasya saṃdṛśo yuyothāḥ
Verse 2.33.1Sets the hymn’s central aim: Rudra’s grace, continued participation in the solar order (“vision of the Sun”), and flourishing of strength and progeny.Read verse 2.33.1 →
tveṣaṃ rudrasya nāma
Verse 2.33.8A peak praise-verse describing Rudra as the tawny Bull and explicitly honoring him as purifier, while proclaiming the fierce Name—classic Rudra theology in compact form.Read verse 2.33.8 →
na hṛṇīṣe na haṃsi
Verse 2.33.15Concluding pacification and assurance: asks Rudra neither to be angered nor to strike, and to awaken to the call—closing with communal well-being and inspired speech.Read verse 2.33.15 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Fierce yet beneficent (ugra-śiva polarity)
  • Healer/purifier (remover of defilement and disease)
  • Father/lord of the Maruts
  • Bull-like strength and virility
  • Brilliant, tawny, radiant presence
  • Responsive to sincere invocation and salutations

Also by this seer

  • Most of Rig Veda Maṇḍala 2 (a large set of hymns attributed to Gṛtsamada)
  • Hymns to Agni and Indra in Maṇḍala 2 that emphasize correct invocation and protection in battle and ritual

The rite, step by step

  • Prepare the altar and kindle Agni; establish a calm, purified space (ācamana/inner settling).
  • Recite RV 2.33 with clear intention: first invite Rudra’s grace and nearness, then offer praise that acknowledges his power.
  • Perform repeated namas (salutations) during the central praises, explicitly requesting non-harm and benevolence.
  • Conclude with a direct plea for Rudra to hear the call and awaken here, sealing the rite with a wish for strength and good speech in assembly.

Offerings

  • Ghee (ājya) into Agni
  • Soma or soma-substitute libation where applicable
  • Simple oblations (milk, grains) according to household rite
  • Verbal offering: stuti (hymn of praise) and namas (salutation)

Frequently Asked Questions

It asks for Rudra’s grace and protection—health, strength, progeny, and safety—while requesting that his fierce power not turn into harm.

The “Sun’s vision” points to life, order (ṛta), clarity, and well-being. The prayer asks to remain in that life-giving, truthful sphere and not fall into darkness, illness, or misfortune.

No. The hymn openly acknowledges his fierceness, but it also praises him as a purifier and healer who becomes beneficent when approached with sincere praise and salutations.

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