Rig Veda Sukta 67
Mandala 8Sukta 6721 Mantras

Sukta 67

Sukta 8.67

Devata

Ādityas (collective)

本赞歌祈求阿底提耶诸神——维护ṛta(宇宙秩序)的王者——赐予庇护、恩惠,并使诸般目标得以圆满实现。诗歌由召请转入对危难中迫切护佑的请求,继而广泛驱逐仇恨、罪过与压迫性的苦患,将阿底提耶描绘为既守护法度、又医治社会与内心失序的护卫者。

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.67

Mantras

Mantra 1

त्यान्नु क्षत्रियाँ अव आदित्यान्याचिषामहे । सुमृळीकाँ अभिष्टये ॥

今我等祈求彼等王权之力——阿底提耶(Āditya)——之护佑;彼等慈惠而善意,为使我等所求在真理之法(ṛta)之下得遂所愿。

Mantra 2

मित्रो नो अत्यंहतिं वरुणः पर्षदर्यमा । आदित्यासो यथा विदुः ॥

愿密多罗(Mitra)使我们越过狭迫与苦厄;愿伐楼那(Varuṇa)与阿梨耶曼(Aryaman)引领我们渡越——使阿底提耶诸神(Ādityas),依其所知之法(ṛta),为我们安立通向广大之境的平安渡口。

Mantra 3

तेषां हि चित्रमुक्थ्यं वरूथमस्ति दाशुषे । आदित्यानामरंकृते ॥

因为他们确有光辉而可颂之护佑——那回应赞歌的庇荫——赐与那依正法奉献的施者;此乃阿底提耶诸神(Ādityas)之护持:随时可行,且以其秩序之力而充足。

Mantra 4

महि वो महतामवो वरुण मित्रार्यमन् । अवांस्या वृणीमहे ॥

你们伟大的护佑实为广大——噢伐楼那(Varuṇa)、密多罗(Mitra)、阿梨耶曼(Aryaman)。我们择取并领受你们的庇荫,使广大之法得以覆护我们,正直之道得以坚固。

Mantra 5

जीवान्नो अभि धेतनादित्यासः पुरा हथात् । कद्ध स्थ हवनश्रुतः ॥

阿底提耶诸神啊,请使我们安立于充盈的生命之境;在杀戮者的打击到来之前,先行护佑我们。呼唤之声的聆听者啊,你们究竟在何处?

Mantra 6

यद्वः श्रान्ताय सुन्वते वरूथमस्ति यच्छर्दिः । तेना नो अधि वोचत ॥

你们为疲惫的苏摩压榨者所备的庇护,无论是什么;你们的护覆,无论是什么——愿凭此,你们在我们之上宣言护持,使我们安立于平安。

Mantra 7

अस्ति देवा अंहोरुर्वस्ति रत्नमनागसः । आदित्या अद्भुतैनसः ॥

诸神啊,确有一片广阔之域在苦厄之外;确有无罪之宝藏。阿底提耶啊,你们以奇妙之力消解罪愆。

Mantra 8

मा नः सेतुः सिषेदयं महे वृणक्तु नस्परि । इन्द्र इद्धि श्रुतो वशी ॥

愿这为我等之“桥”(setu)不被割断;愿它为伟大的渡越拣选并环护我等。因因陀罗(Indra)确是闻名于世者,具自在威力之主。

Mantra 9

मा नो मृचा रिपूणां वृजिनानामविष्यवः । देवा अभि प्र मृक्षत ॥

愿敌对者、行邪曲者之伤害不临及我等;诸神啊,请从四周扫除他们,驱逐远去。

Mantra 10

उत त्वामदिते मह्यहं देव्युप ब्रुवे । सुमृळीकामभिष्टये ॥

又,阿底提(Aditi)啊,广大者,我以言辞亲近你,女神啊——慈和、赐疗愈之恩——为成就心灵所求。

Mantra 11

पर्षि दीने गभीर आँ उग्रपुत्रे जिघांसतः । माकिस्तोकस्य नो रिषत् ॥

请在低处与深处都渡我们过去;噫,威猛者之女啊,使我们脱离那欲击杀我们的人。愿无人伤害我们的托迦(tóka,子嗣/幼灵),愿我们的世系不受损。

Mantra 12

अनेहो न उरुव्रज उरूचि वि प्रसर्तवे । कृधि तोकाय जीवसे ॥

为我们造成广阔、无迟滞的通途与牧场;噫,广辉者啊,使我们得以展开而行、四方驰骋。为我们的托迦(tóka)得以生存,请成就此事。

Mantra 13

ये मूर्धानः क्षितीनामदब्धासः स्वयशसः । व्रता रक्षन्ते अद्रुहः ॥

他们是诸世界之巅顶,为不可欺夺者,自显其荣光;他们无欺无诈,守护誓律(vratá)。

Mantra 14

ते न आस्नो वृकाणामादित्यासो मुमोचत । स्तेनं बद्धमिवादिते ॥

愿那些阿底提耶(Āditya)诸神,将我们从群狼的颚口中解脱;阿底提(Aditi)啊,如同解开被缚的盗贼一般,愿他们松释那攫住灵魂的系缚。

Mantra 15

अपो षु ण इयं शरुरादित्या अप दुर्मतिः । अस्मदेत्वजघ्नुषी ॥

阿底提耶(Āditya)诸神啊,愿这支敌对的箭镞从我们身上被驱逐;愿那邪曲之念离开我们——那会击杀正道行进者的(恶意)。

Mantra 16

शश्वद्धि वः सुदानव आदित्या ऊतिभिर्वयम् । पुरा नूनं बुभुज्महे ॥

因为确然,施惠的阿底提耶(Āditya)诸神啊,我们凭你们的护佑,恒常受益:自古以来如此,如今亦然;你们的守护在我们的成长中不断延续。

Mantra 17

शश्वन्तं हि प्रचेतसः प्रतियन्तं चिदेनसः । देवाः कृणुथ जीवसे ॥

噫,明智洞照之诸天:纵有过咎,也使我们常常回归正道;为我们成就得以生存之力,使我们堪当生命,安住于真实(ṛta)。

Mantra 18

तत्सु नो नव्यं सन्यस आदित्या यन्मुमोचति । बन्धाद्बद्धमिवादिते ॥

此即为我们常新之所得,噫,阿底提耶(Ādityas):因为你,噫,阿底提(Aditi),解放那被缚者脱离其系缚——如人解开所系之结。

Mantra 19

नास्माकमस्ति तत्तर आदित्यासो अतिष्कदे । यूयमस्मभ्यं मृळत ॥

对我们而言,除此更无所越,噫,阿底提耶(Ādityas),当危厄飞越而至;唯你们——请怜悯我们,使我们得安稳。

Mantra 20

मा नो हेतिर्विवस्वत आदित्याः कृत्रिमा शरुः । पुरा नु जरसो वधीत् ॥

愿毗婆斯伐特(Vivasvat)之兵刃不击中我们,噢阿底提耶诸神(Ādityas);也愿那人造的敌对之矢不伤我们。愿它不在我们未及其时之前、不在我们尚未越过衰老之迫之前击杀我们。

Mantra 21

वि षु द्वेषो व्यंहतिमादित्यासो वि संहितम् । विष्वग्वि वृहता रपः ॥

噢阿底提耶诸神(Ādityas),请把憎恨与困厄远远驱散;请拆解那紧密纠结、缠结成团之物;请向四方驱逐那沉重压迫的灾厄。

Inside Sukta 67

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    A direct appeal for the protective ‘royal powers’ of the Ādityas, praised as gracious and favorable to the seeker’s aim.

  2. Development

    The hymn intensifies into practical safeguarding—crossing perilous conditions, warding off would-be harmers, and preserving the ‘toka’ (child/lineage/continuity).

  3. Climax

    A decisive protective turn: the Ādityas are asked to actively dismantle what is ‘knotted/compacted’—the tight formations of distress and hostility.

  4. Where it settles

    It closes with a broad apotropaic sweep: hatred, distress, and oppressive affliction are scattered in all directions, restoring space for ṛta and well-being.

The deity: Ādityas

  • In the VedaThe Ādityas are portrayed as luminous, “royal” guardians who uphold ṛta, watch over human conduct, loosen bonds of guilt, and grant wide shelter and well-being. They are repeatedly invoked as gracious (sumṛḷīka) and as protectors who drive away enmity and distress.
  • Cosmic functionTo maintain cosmic and social order through law, covenant, and moral oversight; to regulate the courses of sun and seasons, and to preserve harmony by restraining chaos, falsehood, and hostility.
  • Inner significanceThe Ādityas symbolize the inner governance of truth: conscience, clarity, ethical restraint, and the capacity to undo inner knots—fear, hostility, and self-sabotaging patterns—so intention can reach its rightful fulfillment.

Famous verses

sumṛḷīkān abhiṣṭaye
Verse 8.67.1Programmatic invocation: names the Ādityas as ‘kṣatriya’ sovereign powers and asks for their gracious protection so the seeker’s purpose is fulfilled under ṛta.Read verse 8.67.1 →
mākis tokasya no riṣat
Verse 8.67.11A vivid protection verse: asks to be carried across danger ‘in the low and in the deep’ and prays that none harm the ‘toka’ (child/lineage/inner continuity).Read verse 8.67.11 →
vi ṣu dveṣo vy aṃhatim
Verse 8.67.21The climactic dispersal prayer: commands the scattering of hatred and distress and the breaking apart of compacted oppression—an archetypal Āditya function of restoring order.Read verse 8.67.21 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Upholders of ṛta (truth-order)
  • Sovereign/royal protectors (kṣatriya powers)
  • Gracious and healing (sumṛḷīka)
  • All-seeing moral guardians
  • Bond-loosening and guilt-releasing
  • Dispellers of hatred, distress, and oppression

Also by this seer

  • Maṇḍala 8 contains a large Kāṇva corpus and many hymns to Indra, Agni, Soma, and the Ādityas; this sukta is part of that protective and order-affirming strand.
  • Because the rishi attribution is uncertain, no additional specific hymns can be assigned with confidence beyond RV 8.67 itself.

The rite, step by step

  • Establish the sacred fire (Agni) and purify the space with water and orderly seating.
  • Recite opening invocations to the Ādityas, explicitly requesting their ‘avaḥ’ (protection) and gracious disposition.
  • State the concrete need: safe passage through ‘low and deep’ conditions (danger, uncertainty), protection of household/lineage (toka), and freedom from attackers or hostile forces.
  • Offer oblations while repeating protective refrains/verses, asking the Ādityas to loosen knots of distress and to scatter hatred.
  • Conclude with a dispersal prayer: drive away dveṣa (enmity), aṃhati (distress), and rapas (oppressive affliction), sealing the rite with a final oblation and silent resolve to live by ṛta.

Offerings

  • Ghee (ājya) into the fire
  • Soma (where applicable in Soma context) or a substitute libation
  • Milk/curds and simple food offerings in domestic rites
  • Water oblations and sprinkling for purification

Frequently Asked Questions

The Ādityas are a group of deities linked with the sun and with moral-cosmic law (ṛta). They include figures like Varuṇa, Mitra, and Aryaman, invoked here together as protectors.

The hymn asks for Āditya protection—safe passage through dangers, safeguarding of one’s child/lineage (toka), and the removal of hatred, distress, and oppressive affliction.

Because they are seen as sovereign guardians of order: they rule by truth and law, restrain harmful forces, and ensure stability in the world and in human life.

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