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सायण-भाष्यम्

‘य एनम् ’ इति षड़ृचं सप्तमं सूक्तं भरद्वाजस्यार्षं पौष्णम् । अन्त्यानुष्टुप् आदौ पञ्च गायत्र्यः । तथा चानुक्रांतं - ‘ य एनमन्त्यानुष्टुप्’ इति । गतो विनियोगः ॥

Jamison Brereton

56 (497)
Pūsaṇ
Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
6 verses: gāyatrī, except anuṣṭubh 6
This hymn has several elements familiar from the previous Pūṣan hymns: he is “the best charioteer” (vs. 2, cf. VI.55.2); he helps the thoughts of poets reach their goal (vs. 4, cf. VI.53.4); he helps us win the prize of cattle (vs. 5, cf. VI.53.4, 10).
There are several novelties in the hymn as well. The hymn begins by naming Pūṣan as “porridge-eater” in an enigmatic construction. Porridge is indeed well known from elsewhere as Pūṣan’s characteristic food (see, e.g., VI.57.2 in the next hymn), but is the last phrase of verse 1 an ominous warning, as some have taken it (Pūṣan will be insulted), or a positive indication of Pūṣan’s eagerness to respond, as others have (he doesn’t need to be invited twice, when porridge is mentioned)? We think that it is neither one; rather, “porridge eater” is such a unique designation for Pūṣan that a poet need provide no further clues to identify him.
In verse 2 Indra appears as Pūṣan’s companion; this partnership is further devel oped in the next hymn, VI.57. The third verse is the most puzzling of the hymn. Nothing further is known about this story—if it is a story—of Pūṣan, the Sun’s char iot wheel, and the gray cow, though we suspect that it is connected with the extremely puzzling nearby verse VI.48.17, also of Pūṣan. If so, this associates Pūṣan with Indra in the tearing off of the wheel of the Sun’s chariot, a myth found in scattered pieces elsewhere. The “gray cow” may also be a naturalistic reference to a cloudy dawn twilight, with the sun rising through it. Whatever lies behind it, the image is striking.

Jamison Brereton Notes

Pūṣan

01 य एनमादिदेशति - गायत्री

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य ए॑नमा॒दिदे॑शति कर॒म्भादिति॑ पू॒षण॑म् ।
न तेन॑ दे॒व आ॒दिशे॑ ॥

02 उत घा - गायत्री

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उ॒त घा॒ स र॒थीत॑मः॒ सख्या॒ सत्प॑तिर्यु॒जा ।
इन्द्रो॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ जिघ्नते ॥

03 उतादः परुषे - गायत्री

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उ॒तादः प॑रु॒षे गवि॒ सूर॑श्च॒क्रं हि॑र॒ण्यय॑म् ।
न्यै॑रयद्र॒थीत॑मः ॥

04 यदद्य त्वा - गायत्री

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यद॒द्य त्वा॑ पुरुष्टुत॒ ब्रवा॑म दस्र मन्तुमः ।
तत्सु नो॒ मन्म॑ साधय ॥

05 इमं च - गायत्री

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इ॒मं च॑ नो ग॒वेष॑णं सा॒तये॑ सीषधो ग॒णम् ।
आ॒रात्पू॑षन्नसि श्रु॒तः ॥

06 आ ते - अनुष्टुप्

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आ ते॑ स्व॒स्तिमी॑मह आ॒रेअ॑घा॒मुपा॑वसुम् ।
अ॒द्या च॑ स॒र्वता॑तये॒ श्वश्च॑ स॒र्वता॑तये ॥