
Sukta 7.53
Vasiṣṭha
Dyāvāpṛthivī (Heaven and Earth)
Triṣṭubh (probable)
这首由婆悉吒所作的短颂,同声祈请天与地(Dyāvā-Pṛthivī)——广大而神圣的双亲,维持并扶持ṛta(宇宙秩序)。诗人求他们在祭祀中居于最先、最尊之位,偕同“神圣的众族”(诸护持之力)前来,并赐予祭主丰厚的财宝与长久的安宁福祉。
Mantra 1
प्र द्यावा यज्ञैः पृथिवी नमोभिः सबाध ईळे बृहती यजत्रे । ते चिद्धि पूर्वे कवयो गृणन्तः पुरो मही दधिरे देवपुत्रे ॥
以祭祀礼敬诸天,以恭敬礼拜大地——无间无隔——我祈唤那两位广大、堪受供献者。因为连古昔的诗圣也曾吟诵称扬,将这两位神之子、伟大的力量置于前列。
Mantra 2
प्र पूर्वजे पितरा नव्यसीभिर्गीर्भिः कृणुध्वं सदने ऋतस्य । आ नो द्यावापृथिवी दैव्येन जनेन यातं महि वां वरूथम् ॥
噫,先于万有而生的父母啊,请以常新之歌辞,在梨多(Ṛta,正序)的座中成就你们的临在。天与地啊,请偕同神圣的族类(诸力)来到我们这里;你们的护佑之广阔,实为伟大。
Mantra 3
उतो हि वां रत्नधेयानि सन्ति पुरूणि द्यावापृथिवी सुदासे । अस्मे धत्तं यदसदस्कृधोयु यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
诚然,天与地啊,你们为善施者所安置的宝藏处所甚多。凡我等尚有所缺者,请置于我等之中;赐与不竭者啊,愿你们常以安泰之和护持我等。
They are Heaven and Earth praised together as a divine pair—the primordial Parents who support the world and make the sacrifice stable and effective.
It asks Heaven and Earth to come to the sacrifice, extend wide protection, grant many forms of wealth, and fill whatever is still lacking, while guarding the worshippers with well-being (svasti).
It means the ordered, truthful foundation of the rite and of life—where right speech and right action align with cosmic order, allowing protection and blessings to flow.
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