The , also called the , is the 125th ' occurring in the 10th mandala of the Rigveda|. In the present day, the ' is popularly chanted during the worship of the ', in the daily rituals of temples, and also in various Vedic sacrificial ceremonies like ', etc. It is also chanted at the end of .
Text's Sequential Index
The proper sequential occurrence of , in the Rigveda| text is:
''[[Anukramaṇī|]]'' (Indices of the seer, deity number of verses & metre)
Since tradition mandates that all the 's in the Vedas must specify the ' or ' , the ', number of verses in it, and the ', the same follows below: , as the synchronized form of. This is one of the very few 's in the Rigveda| for which the ' and ' are one and the same.
The ', in its apparent, general sense, is the proclamation by the ' of her own power, glory, pervasiveness, and actions. , in his commentary, states that, - a ' - has eulogized herself in this '. , having dissolved her individuality - the ego - has hence identified herself with the ', the all pervasive ', and thus with all the forms in the universe and the functionaries thereof, has praised herself. Hence, she is the ' of this ' and also the '. The 'I' refers to, in the ', is no more the narrow, limited ego which identifies itself with the microcosmic body-mind complex. It is the illimitable, eternal, residual Pure Consciousness - the Substratum of both the ego and the universe. Her words, perhaps, remain the boldest, uncompromising proclamations of the realisation of Advaitic Truth by any seer in the entire realm of the Vedas.
'' The :''
1. I proceed with the Rudras, with the Vasus, with the 's and the 's; I support both Mitra and, Agni and, and the two.
2. I support the foe-destroyingand Bhaga; I bestow wealth upon the institutor of the rite offering the oblation - pouring forth the libation and deserving of careful protection. 3. I am the sovereign queen, the collectress of treasures, cognizant of, the chief object of worship; as such, the gods have put me in many places, abiding in manifold conditions, entering into numerous. 4. He who eats food through me; he who sees, who breathes, who hears what is spoken, does so through me; those who are ignorant of me, perish; hearken who is capable of hearing, I tell you that which is deserving of belief. 5. I verily myself declare this which is approved of by both gods and men; whomsoever I choose, I render him an exalted one, make him a, make him Brahman or make him highly intelligent. 6. I bendthe bow for Rudra, to slay the tormenting, Brahman-hating enemy. I wage war against men ; I have pervaded the Heaven and earth. 7. I bring forth the paternal upon the crown of ; my genesis is from the waters ; from thence, I pervade through all beings and reach this heaven with my body. 8. I verily myself breathe forth like the wind, issuing out form to all the created worlds; beyond the heaven, beyond the world - so vast am I in my greatness.
