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एकं सद्विप्रा बहुधा वदन्ति

🕉️ vedic·📿 9× जप·🕐 At dawn during meditation, or before study of scripture and inter-faith reflection·📜 Rigveda 1.164.46

अन्य नाम / खोज: ekam sat vipra bahudha vadanti · indram mitram varunam agnim ahuh · ekam sad vipra bahudha vadanti · truth is one sages call it by many names · rigveda 1.164.46

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अर्थ

ऋषि दीर्घतमा द्वारा रचित ऋग्वेद (१.१६४.४६) का यह प्रसिद्ध मन्त्र समस्त हिन्दू चिन्तन की सर्वाधिक उद्धृत पंक्तियों में से एक है। यह घोषित करता है कि यद्यपि परम सत्य को इन्द्र, मित्र, वरुण, अग्नि, यम आदि असंख्य नामों से पुकारा जाता है, तथापि वह सत् मूलतः एक ही है। 'एकं सद्विप्रा बहुधा वदन्ति' सनातन धर्म की उस दृष्टि का ध्वजवाक्य बन गया है जो समस्त देवताओं और मार्गों के पीछे की एकता को देखती है।

उत्पत्ति और कथा

Rigveda 1.164.46 · Rishi Dirghatamas Auchathya · Vedic period (c. 1500 BCE or earlier)

This line closes a verse within the famous riddle-hymn of the Rigveda known as the Asya Vamasya Sukta, ascribed to the blind seer Dirghatamas. The hymn poses profound questions about the cosmos, the sun, time and the divine. In this verse the seer resolves the apparent multiplicity of the Vedic gods by declaring that the one Existent (Ekam Sat) is what the wise address through many names — Indra, Mitra, Varuna, Agni, the celestial Garutman, Yama and Matarishvan.

शास्त्रों में वर्णित

Through the ages this single line has been quoted by saints, philosophers and reformers — from the Upanishadic seers to Swami Vivekananda at the Parliament of Religions — as proof that the Vedic vision embraces all forms of the divine. Many devotees say that meditating on it dissolves the inner quarrel between paths and grants a peace born of seeing the one Truth everywhere.

मंत्र

किसी भी पंक्ति या ▶ बटन पर टैप कर सुनें

इन्द्रं मित्रं वरुणमग्निमाहुरथो दिव्यः सुपर्णो गरुत्मान्। एकं सद्विप्रा बहुधा वदन्त्यग्निं यमं मातरिश्वानमाहुः॥

Indraṃ mitraṃ varuṇam agnim āhur atho divyaḥ sa suparṇo garutmān | Ekaṃ sad viprā bahudhā vadanty agniṃ yamaṃ mātariśvānam āhuḥ ||

अर्थ:वे उसी एक को इन्द्र, मित्र, वरुण और अग्नि कहते हैं, और वही दिव्य सुन्दर पंखों वाला गरुत्मान (सुपर्ण) भी है। सत्य एक ही है, किन्तु ज्ञानी जन उसे अनेक प्रकार से वर्णित करते हैं — उसी को अग्नि, यम और मातरिश्वा भी कहते हैं। वस्तुतः वह एक ही सत् तत्त्व अपने भिन्न-भिन्न रूपों के अनुसार ऋषियों द्वारा अनेक नामों से पुकारा जाता है, फिर भी वह सदा एक ही रहता है।

शब्द-दर-शब्द अर्थ

उच्चारण सुनने के लिए किसी भी शब्द पर क्लिक करें

इन्द्रम्🔊indramIndra (the lord of the heavens)
मित्रम्🔊mitramMitra (the friendly deity of day and harmony)
वरुणम्🔊varuṇamVaruna (the deity of cosmic order and waters)
अग्निम्🔊agnimAgni (the sacred fire)
आहुः🔊āhuḥthey call (Him), they name (Him)
अथो🔊athoand also, moreover
दिव्यः🔊divyaḥthe divine, the heavenly one
सः🔊saḥHe (that very same One)
सुपर्णः🔊suparṇaḥthe beautiful-winged one (the celestial bird / sun)
गरुत्मान्🔊garutmānGarutman (the winged celestial being, Garuda)
एकम्🔊ekamOne (the single, undivided Reality)
सत्🔊satthe Existent, the Truth, that which is
विप्राः🔊viprāḥthe wise, the seers, the inspired sages
बहुधा🔊bahudhāin many ways, by many names
वदन्ति🔊vadantispeak of, describe, call
यमम्🔊yamamYama (the lord of dharma and the departed)
मातरिश्वानम्🔊mātariśvānamMatarishvan (the cosmic wind / vital breath)

एकं सद्विप्रा बहुधा वदन्ति पाठ के लाभ

Reveals the foundational Vedic truth that the divine is one, named in many ways

Cultivates a spirit of harmony, tolerance and respect for all paths and traditions

Deepens understanding of non-dual (Advaita) wisdom from its earliest Vedic root

Frees the mind from sectarian narrowness and the quarrel over names and forms

Inspires reverence for the seers (rishis) and the inclusive vision of Sanatana Dharma

Steadies contemplation on the one Reality (Sat) underlying all diversity

एकं सद्विप्रा बहुधा वदन्ति जप विधि

जप संख्या9बार
उत्तम समयAt dawn during meditation, or before study of scripture and inter-faith reflection

Recite the verse slowly with attention to its meaning, holding the contemplation that all the named deities point to one indivisible Reality (Ekam Sat). It is well suited to japa, to the opening of spiritual study, and to interfaith or unity gatherings. Chant with a calm, reverent mind, ideally after a few moments of silence, letting the truth of oneness settle in the heart.

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

It means 'Truth (or That which Exists) is One; the wise call it by many names.' It teaches that the various gods such as Indra, Agni, Varuna and Yama are different names and powers of one and the same Supreme Reality.
It is the second half of Rigveda 1.164.46, from a long philosophical hymn (the Asya Vamasya Sukta) attributed to the seer Dirghatamas Auchathya. It is among the oldest statements of unity in all of human scripture.
It is frequently cited as the heart of Hinduism's inclusive outlook — that there is one Truth approached through many names, deities and paths. It underlies the harmony between the many forms of worship in Sanatana Dharma and its respect for other traditions.
It reconciles both: the many gods are real powers and aspects, yet they are expressions of a single underlying Reality (Sat). The worship of any form, done sincerely, reaches that one Truth.

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