Rig Veda Sukta 47
Mandala 5Sukta 477 Mantras

Sukta 47

Sukta 5.47

Rishi

Atri (Ātreya tradition) (book 5)

Devata

Ambiguous/poetic: a feminine power (often read as Uṣas or a maternal cosmic principle) and the Pitṛs; hymn moves into ancestral/cosmic imagery

Chandas

Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)

这首简短的阿特里赞歌呼唤一位神秘的女性宇宙之力——常以乌莎斯(黎明)之象或伟大的母性本原来理解——她“唤醒”并召请皮特里(祖灵/先父)就座于祭仪之席。随后诗歌转入凝练的宇宙谜语(数目与“光之母牛”),描绘世界有序的孕育与生成;末尾祈求安康、立足稳固,并在密特拉—伐楼那、阿耆尼与广大苍穹的护佑下平安通行。

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.47

Mantras

Mantra 1

प्रयुञ्जती दिव एति ब्रुवाणा मही माता दुहितुर्बोधयन्ती । आविवासन्ती युवतिर्मनीषा पितृभ्य आ सदने जोहुवाना ॥

她自系其轭,自光明之天而行,发言宣告;伟大的母亲唤醒其女。那怀具灵思的年轻少女,行敬礼,向父祖(Pitṛ)在座处呼唤——召请祖灵之力,令祭仪在我们之中安立。

Mantra 2

अजिरासस्तदप ईयमाना आतस्थिवांसो अमृतस्य नाभिम् । अनन्तास उरवो विश्वतः सीं परि द्यावापृथिवी यन्ति पन्थाः ॥

迅疾者向那目标奔赴;他们已立于不死之脐。无尽而广大,诸道遍向四方流行,环抱天与地——灵魂循此通路,在宏阔的秩序中行旅。

Mantra 3

उक्षा समुद्रो अरुषः सुपर्णः पूर्वस्य योनिं पितुरा विवेश । मध्ये दिवो निहितः पृश्निरश्मा वि चक्रमे रजसस्पात्यन्तौ ॥

公牛——海洋——赤红的善翼者,进入父之古老胎藏。置于中天的是斑驳之石;它旋转而运行,守护世界空间的两端——持定界限,使真理之秩序得以安立。

Mantra 4

चत्वार ईं बिभ्रति क्षेमयन्तो दश गर्भं चरसे धापयन्ते । त्रिधातवः परमा अस्य गावो दिवश्चरन्ति परि सद्यो अन्तान् ॥

四者扶持之,致安稳;十者哺育其胎,使其得以行生。其至上的三重“光之母牛”环绕其身;它们行于天界,迅疾周遍诸边际——智慧之光线流转,令生成之形得以圆满。

Mantra 5

इदं वपुर्निवचनं जनासश्चरन्ति यन्नद्यस्तस्थुरापः । द्वे यदीं बिभृतो मातुरन्ये इहेह जाते यम्या सबन्धू ॥

此形相,此深奥之宣说——众人行于其中;诸河已立为众水。若二者自母而负持之,其余者便在此处、在彼处而生,为同胎相连之亲。于是那一真实在运动中似分而不离,仍以同源之内亲相系。

Mantra 6

वि तन्वते धियो अस्मा अपांसि वस्त्रा पुत्राय मातरो वयन्ति । उपप्रक्षे वृषणो मोदमाना दिवस्पथा वध्वो यन्त्यच्छ ॥

为他,诸思被铺展,诸业被织成:诸母为其子织就衣裳。近于那雄健者,她们欢悦;沿着天之道路,新娘们趋向于他——诸成形之力前来,为我们内在渐长的神圣诞生披上衣被。

Mantra 7

तदस्तु मित्रावरुणा तदग्ने शं योरस्मभ्यमिदमस्तु शस्तम् । अशीमहि गाधमुत प्रतिष्ठां नमो दिवे बृहते सादनाय ॥

愿此得成就,米特拉与伐楼那;愿此得成就,阿耆尼:愿此于我等成为安宁与喜悦,真正堪受颂赞。我们祈求坚固的凭依与安全的渡越;敬礼于广大之天(Dyaus),真理之大座。

Frequently Asked Questions

The hymn is intentionally poetic: it centers on a feminine awakening power (often interpreted as Uṣas/Dawn or a great Mother principle) and explicitly invokes the Pitṛs (ancestors). It ends by addressing Mitra–Varuṇa and Agni, with homage to the Vast Heaven.

Calling the Pitṛs to the “sadana” means inviting ancestral support and continuity into the ritual space—linking the living sacrificer to lineage, protection, and inherited order (ṛta).

They are symbolic cosmology. The verse compresses creation into measured powers: supporters and nurturers of an ‘embryo’ of becoming, and luminous ‘cows’ (rays/knowledges) moving through heaven to complete and protect the world’s formation.

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