Usas Hymns

21 Hymns Found in Mandalas: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

The Goddess of Dawn, a beautiful and radiant figure who renews life daily and drives away the dark fiends of night.

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Hymn 1.30

Stanzas: 22

Addressed to: Indra, Final Verses Asvins and Usas

Rishi: Medhatithi

This hymn is largely an enthusiastic invitation to Indra, the "Lord of a Hundred Powers," to drink Soma and provide aid in all endeavors. Worshippers seek his companionship, strength, and the joy he brings. It concludes by briefly calling upon the Ashvins and the radiant Dawn for swift support and riches.

Hymn 1.48

Stanzas: 16

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Praskanva

This hymn joyfully hails Ushas, the radiant Dawn goddess. It asks her to shine with abundant wealth, bringing cattle, horses, and prosperity. She's depicted as awakening the world, driving away enemies, and granting light and shelter from foes.

Hymn 1.49

Stanzas: 4

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Praskanva

A short, sweet hymn inviting the beautiful Dawn goddess, Ushas, to descend with her red-horsed chariot for the Soma offering. It highlights her role in awakening all creatures and praises her radiant appearance that illuminates the entire sky.

Hymn 1.92

Stanzas: 18

Addressed to: Usas and the Asvins

Rishi: Gotama

Witness the breathtaking arrival of Dawn, unfurling her radiant banners across the eastern sky. This hymn celebrates Ushas, the sky's beautiful daughter, as she banishes darkness, awakens life, and renews the world, blessing worshippers with wealth, vitality, and joyful days.

Hymn 1.113

Stanzas: 20

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Kutsa Angirasa

This hymn is a radiant ode to Dawn (Ushas), the goddess who brings light, dispels darkness, and awakens all life. It celebrates her eternal journey, her beauty, and her role in setting the world in motion, praying for her blessings of vitality, children, and wealth.

Hymn 1.123

Stanzas: 13

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Kaksivat

Step into the morning light with this hymn praising Dawn, the radiant goddess. She awakens the world, brings light and awareness, and reveals hidden treasures. Described as ever-young and beautiful, she follows cosmic order, blessing humanity with each new day.

Hymn 1.124

Stanzas: 13

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Kaksivat

Observe the majestic arrival of Dawn, a sky-daughter in light, steadfastly upholding divine laws. She illuminates the world, waking the drowsy, and bringing wealth. Compared to a maiden and a devoted wife, she encourages givers and promises prosperity.

Hymn 3.61

Stanzas: 7

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Vishvamitra Gathina

This hymn is a vibrant ode to Dawn, Ushas. It reverently praises her as an ancient yet eternally youthful goddess, radiant and powerful, who brings light, joy, and blessings to the world. It describes her magnificent chariot ride across the sky, embracing all creation and establishing cosmic order with her splendor.

Hymn 4.51

Stanzas: 11

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Vamadeva Gautama

This hymn celebrates the radiant Dawns, daughters of the sky, as they rise to dispel darkness and awaken life. They are ancient, yet ever-new, swift goddesses who bring movement, truth, and order to the world. Worshippers seek their blessings for wealth, children, and heroic strength, urging them to inspire generosity.

Hymn 4.52

Stanzas: 7

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Vamadeva Gautama

A vibrant ode to Dawn, portrayed as a joy-giving, radiant lady, mother of cows, and friend to the Ashvins. She appears like a colorful red mare, chasing away negativity and filling the expanse with light. The hymn invokes her auspicious presence, seeking her aid and blessings as she illuminates the worlds.

Hymn 5.79

Stanzas: 10

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Atri Bhauma

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Hymn 5.80

Stanzas: 6

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Atri Bhauma

This hymn is a magnificent ode to the divine Dawn (Ushas), praising her radiant beauty, vastness, and her role in awakening the world. She is celebrated for dispelling darkness, bringing light, prosperity, and joy, all while following cosmic order.

Hymn 6.64

Stanzas: 6

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

This hymn celebrates the glorious Dawn (Ushas), who rises like bright waves, illuminating the world and making all paths easy. She is a benevolent goddess, bringing light, repelling darkness, and bestowing wealth upon mortals as they rise and begin their day.

Hymn 6.65

Stanzas: 6

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

Another hymn celebrating Dawn, the sky's daughter, as she awakens the world and dispels night's darkness with her brilliant light. She brings glory, abundance, and strength to worshippers, like heroes bestowing wealth. The hymn recalls her ancient praise and seeks continued favor.

Hymn 7.75

Stanzas: 8

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

Celebrate the majestic Dawn, born of the sky, as she drives away darkness and reveals the world! This hymn praises Ushas for opening paths, bestowing wondrous wealth, cows, and heroes, and guiding all with her brilliant, treasure-laden chariot.

Hymn 7.76

Stanzas: 7

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

Witness the sacred Dawn, following Savitr's immortal light, making the world visible. This hymn celebrates Ushas as a banner of light, recalling how ancient wise ones and ancestors created her, and asks her, praised by the Vasishá¹­has, to bring abundant wealth.

Hymn 7.77

Stanzas: 6

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

Like a luminous young woman, Dawn shines forth, awakening life and banishing darkness. This hymn praises Ushas for her golden radiance, asking her to extend life, bring wealth in cows, horses, and chariots, and grant fearless pastures and nourishment to the worshippers.

Hymn 7.78

Stanzas: 5

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

As the first bright lights of Dawn appear, this hymn celebrates Ushas, daughter of the sky, for spreading her glories and banishing darkness and evil. It invokes her luminous chariot to bring abundant wealth, linking her arrival with the sun and sacrifice.

Hymn 7.79

Stanzas: 5

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

This hymn hails Dawn as a powerful force, akin to Indra, awakening all and making the world visible alongside the Sun. She opens paths, drives away darkness, and, like the Angiras beings, bestows immense riches and inspiration upon the devout worshippers.

Hymn 7.80

Stanzas: 3

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

The Vasistha sages awaken Ushas, the youthful Dawn, as she emerges from darkness, revealing all worlds and bringing new life. This hymn asks that these auspicious dawns, rich with horses, cows, and heroes, continue to rise, pouring forth abundance and well-being.

Hymn 7.81

Stanzas: 6

Addressed to: Usas

Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

This hymn celebrates Ushas, the radiant goddess of Dawn, who banishes darkness and brings forth the day. As she appears, accompanied by the Sun, the supplicants awaken and ask her for gifts, enjoyment, well-being, sustenance, and protection, seeking her blessings for a prosperous new day.