Sukta 55
Sukta 6.55
Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition (Mandala 6 attribution)
Unclear from provided excerpt alone; dual address (vām) with ‘napāt’ and ‘āghṛṇe’ suggests a paired power; often such epithets can touch Pūṣan/Agni/Sūrya lineages—requires confirmation from full sukta 6.55 header in a critical index
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。
Mantras
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。
Frequently Asked Questions
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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