Rig Veda Sukta 64
Mandala 5Sukta 647 Mantras

Sukta 64

Sukta 5.64

Rishi

Vasiṣṭha

Devata

Varuṇa and Mitra (invoked together)

Chandas

Gāyatrī (opening style suggests shorter meter; exact metrical classification may vary by recension—commonly treated as gāyatrī-type in such openings)

这首短颂将密特拉与伐楼那并祈为护佑的主宰:他们如围栏的界限般环绕祭者,在广阔天辉之中守护其生命。诗中祈请二神悦纳衡量得当的赞歌,并在献火点燃之时迅速趋赴所榨的苏摩,向施主与歌者广施恩惠。全篇以简练的祈祷融汇了宇宙秩序(ṛta)、社会和谐与祭仪当下的迫切性,求得护持与正当安居。

Mantras

Mantra 1

वरुणं वो रिशादसमृचा मित्रं हवामहे । परि व्रजेव बाह्वोर्जगन्वांसा स्वर्णरम् ॥

我们以启示之颂(ṛc)呼唤伐楼那——摧破伤害者——并呼唤密特拉。二神如围栏环抱守护,以双臂环绕那光辉之人,使其在天光的广大中得以安稳。

Mantra 2

ता बाहवा सुचेतुना प्र यन्तमस्मा अर्चते । शेवं हि जार्यं वां विश्वासु क्षासु जोगुवे ॥

那两位以清明之慧(su-cetu)前行的大神力,为歌者所颂扬。因为你们恒久的赐福,是求道者在一切居处与诸境域中的确实依怙。

Mantra 3

यन्नूनमश्यां गतिं मित्रस्य यायां पथा । अस्य प्रियस्य शर्मण्यहिंसानस्य सश्चिरे ॥

愿我们如今得达密多罗(Mitra)的行程与道路,行于这位可爱而不伤害者的庇护之中;愿我们随行于他的安宁。

Mantra 4

युवाभ्यां मित्रावरुणोपमं धेयामृचा । यद्ध क्षये मघोनां स्तोतॄणां च स्पूर्धसे ॥

密多罗与伐楼那啊,愿我以颂歌为你们二位安置一首相称的赞词;因为在居处之中,你们为慷慨者与歌咏者而竞力。

Mantra 5

आ नो मित्र सुदीतिभिर्वरुणश्च सधस्थ आ । स्वे क्षये मघोनां सखीनां च वृधसे ॥

密多罗啊,请以你明耀的启示来临;伐楼那也同来,到这共同的座处。于你们自己的居所,愿你们增益慷慨者与同道的伙伴。

Mantra 6

युवं नो येषु वरुण क्षत्रं बृहच्च बिभृथः । उरु णो वाजसातये कृतं राये स्वस्तये ॥

婆楼那啊,你们二位为我们支撑那广大而崇高的王权;又为我们开辟辽阔之境,使我们得以赢取力量的丰盈,得以成就财富,并得真实的安泰。

Mantra 7

उच्छन्त्यां मे यजता देवक्षत्रे रुशद्गवि । सुतं सोमं न हस्तिभिरा पड्भिर्धावतं नरा बिभ्रतावर्चनानसम् ॥

当我祭火升起之时,噢可敬的二位——具天授王权、光辉之牛群者——请奔赴而来,循迅疾之道;仿佛以强有力之手,趋向那已榨的苏摩。噢两位英雄之力,怀抱颂歌的欢悦而来。

Frequently Asked Questions

They are paired Ādityas who rule through truth and order: Mitra supports harmony and agreements, while Varuṇa upholds universal law and restrains wrongdoing. Together they protect and stabilize life under ṛta.

The hymn asks Mitra–Varuṇa to guard the worshipper from harm, to accept a well-formed hymn, and to come swiftly to the pressed Soma when the offering-fire is kindled.

It fits Soma-ritual settings and fire-offering moments, especially around dawn or the time when the fire is rising/brightening, as the hymn explicitly calls the deities to the freshly pressed Soma.

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