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Sukta 6.55
Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition (Mandala 6 attribution)
Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
这首短颂主要赞颂普善(Pūṣan)为引导与守护正道(ṛta)之神,祈请他“前来”,并成为御者,驾车引领祭者安然前行。诗中交织旅途与驾轭的意象——以山羊牵引普善之车——同时更深地祈求解除束缚,在人生道路上赐予兴盛而光明的指引。
Mantra 1
एहि वां विमुचो नपादाघृणे सं सचावहै । रथीॠतस्य नो भव ॥
来吧,解脱之子、光辉者(Napat),与我们同来相契相依。愿你为我们作ṛta(宇宙正法、真理秩序)之御者,导引我们的行进。
Mantra 2
रथीतमं कपर्दिनमीशानं राधसो महः । रायः सखायमीमहे ॥
我们祈求那最上之御者为友——佩结发之威力者,广大赐予之主,宏富(rādhas)的自在者;愿他作我们财富之同伴。
Mantra 3
रायो धारास्याघृणे वसो राशिरजाश्व । धीवतोधीवतः सखा ॥
光辉者啊,你是内在财富之流,是安居善福之积聚;哦 Ajāśva 啊,你是那不断奋求之思者的朋友。
Mantra 4
पूषणं न्वजाश्वमुप स्तोषाम वाजिनम् । स्वसुर्यो जार उच्यते ॥
如今我们当赞颂普善(Pūṣan)——阿阇阿湿瓦(Ajāśva),那赐予充盈之力、使劲力丰盛的御者;他被称为“光辉姊妹之爱者”,依恋那内在的明曙、光明的黎明者。
Mantra 5
मातुर्दिधिषुमब्रवं स्वसुर्जारः शृणोतु नः । भ्रातेन्द्रस्य सखा मम ॥
我已向母亲那亲密的护持者陈述此言;愿“姊妹之爱者”垂听我们——他是因陀罗(Indra)之兄,也是我的同伴。愿他在内里承接我们的呼唤。
Mantra 6
आजासः पूषणं रथे निशृम्भास्ते जनश्रियम् । देवं वहन्तु बिभ्रतः ॥
愿群羊(山羊)阿阇(ajāsaḥ)善加套轭,在车上载运普善(Pūṣan)——那作为众民之荣光的普善;愿它们承载此神,扶持而行,持守其威德于运行之中。
The hymn resolves into praise of Pūṣan. While the opening uses a dual-address style, later verses explicitly name Pūṣan and use his characteristic imagery (like the goat-drawn chariot).
It means the deity is asked to lead the worshipper’s movement according to ṛta—truth, right order, and the straight path—so actions and journeys reach a good end without going astray.
Goats are Pūṣan’s traditional draft animals in Vedic imagery. They symbolize practical, steady conveyance and the safe carrying of divine guidance into real-world travel and daily life.
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