Sukta 43
Sukta 2.43
Gṛtsamada (traditional attribution for RV 2.43)
Śakuni/Śakunta (bird-omen as ṛta-speaking sign)
Triṣṭubh (probable; verify against pada-count of full text tradition)
这首短歌颂赞并呼唤Śakuni/Śakunta（兆鸟、占兆之鸟），称其为与ṛta（正法、宇宙秩序）相应的真实言者；其鸣声在祭仪与日常生活中被解读为有意义的征兆。诗人赞美此鸟“二重的声音”，仿佛受过训练的诵唱者，并一再祈请它从四方发出吉祥、净化的言语。全歌由此将“听兆”神圣化：自然之声成为赐福、正慧（sumati）与会众集会中成功的通道。
Mantras
Mantra 1
प्रदक्षिणिदभि गृणन्ति कारवो वयो वदन्त ऋतुथा शकुन्तयः । उभे वाचौ वदति सामगा इव गायत्रं च त्रैष्टुभं चानु राजति ॥
循吉祥的右旋之道，歌者赞颂；群鸟依时令、依真秩（ṛta）而言，发出其征兆。它以两种声音发言，如同诵唱《娑曼》（Sāman）者；它光辉显现，随顺《伽耶特丽》（Gāyatrī）与《特里什图布》（Triṣṭubh）两种韵律。
Mantra 2
उद्गातेव शकुने साम गायसि ब्रह्मपुत्र इव सवनेषु शंससि । वृषेव वाजी शिशुमतीरपीत्या सर्वतो नः शकुने भद्रमा वद विश्वतो नः शकुने पुण्यमा वद ॥
如同优陀伽多（Udgātṛ）一般，鸟啊，你歌唱《娑曼》（Sāman）；如同梵言之子一般，你在诸次榨取祭（savana）中宣告。又如公牛，如健捷的赛者，趋向幼嫩而增长的诸力；鸟啊，请从四方对我等说善，对我等从万方说福净（puṇya）。
Mantra 3
आवदँस्त्वं शकुने भद्रमा वद तूष्णीमासीनः सुमतिं चिकिद्धि नः । यदुत्पतन्वदसि कर्करिर्यथा बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः ॥
噢，鸟啊，你既发声，就对我们说吉祥之语；即使静坐无言，也请为我们唤醒正慧。你振翼腾起时，若如卡尔卡里（karkarī）般鸣叫，愿我们在集会（vidatha）中宣说广大（bṛhat），并充满英雄之力。
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn addresses the Śakuni/Śakunta, an omen-bird whose call is treated as meaningful speech aligned with ṛta (cosmic order).
It repeatedly asks the bird to “speak the good” and “speak the purifying/fortunate” from every direction, and to awaken right understanding (sumati) in the listener.
In Vedic terms it is about ṛta: hearing nature’s rhythms as ordered and truthful, and using that hearing to cultivate clarity, auspicious action, and effective speech in ritual and community.
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