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Rig Veda · 435 of 1027
Mandala 5: HYMN LXXXI. Savitar.
1.THE priests of him the lofty Priest well-skilled in hymns harness their spirit, yea, harness their holy thoughts. He only knowing works assigns their priestly tasks. Yea, lofty is the praise of Savitar the God.
2.The Sapient One arrays himself in every form: for quadruped and biped he hath brought forth good. Excellent Savitar hath looked on heaven’s high vault, and shineth after the outgoing of the Dawn.
3.Even he, the God whose going-forth and majesty the other Deities have followed with their might, He who hath measured the terrestrial regions out by his great power, he is the Courser Savitar.
4.To the three spheres of light thou goest, Savitar, and with the rays of Sidrya thou combinest thee. Around, on both sides thou encompassest the night: yea, thou, O God, art Mitra through thy righteous laws.
5.Over all generation thou art Lord alone: Pūṣan art thou, O God, in all thy goings-forth. Yea, thou hast domination over all this world. Śyāvāśva hath brought praise to thee, O Savitar,
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Why does this hymn call Savitar by many names and roles?
The hymn lists names—Savitar, Mitra, Pūṣan, Courser—and roles to show a single divine power acting across forms and functions. It says he “arrays himself in every form” and “goest to the three spheres of light,” presenting divinity as active presence in animals, cosmic order, and daily movement.
This pattern echoes other Vedic hymns that weave epithets into a composite portrait, as in the Rig Veda hymns to Agni and Indra where one god appears under many aspects. The chapter uses names to claim Savitar’s sovereignty “over all generation” and his governance through “righteous laws,” unifying varied life and cosmic realms.
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