Courtesy: Sri.Samba
I'm presenting here my interpretation of a few verses (in no particular order) of Savitha Sooktham from Rug Vedham.
Savitha Sooktham
The Sun-Light is coming to us, again and again, through the dark outer space on a pure golden chariot illuminating objects that come in its way thus differentiating the living from the non-living.
It is to be noted that the Sun is not coming towards the earth, it is the Sun's light that is coming towards us.
The god(dess) of sun(light) comes to earth ascending and descending by taking the forms of (seven) pure horses (colors); the goddess comes from very far off places to shed the troubles of this world (by illuminating the obstacles).
If we presume that Savitha is Sun light, it can be easily understood that the Sun light is consists of (driven by) seven pure colours (horses), which is actually explaining the phenomenon of VIBGYOR.
It is unfortunate that the modern scholars (including Saayana Aachaarya), having interpreted Savitha as Sun, explained this verse as if the Sun appears rising up until noon and then appears falling till the evening.
Actually, the ascent and descent of the (sun) light travelling from Sun to Earth can be explained by the fact that the light travels in the form of transverse waves (crests and troughs); the wave nature of light being established in next verse.
The straight rays of sun-light illuminating the outer space travel at very high frequency; does anyone know where the Sun goes to during nights and which worlds it illuminates?
The paths in which the Sun-Light travels were established long before, well-formed, and are devoid (free) of any particles. O goddess of light, come across the space and illuminate our world
Savitha Sooktham
आ कृष्णेन रजसा वर्तमानो निवेशयन्नमृतं मर्त्यं च ।
हिरण्ययेन सविता रथेना देवो याति भुवनानि पश्यन् ।।
The Sun-Light is coming to us, again and again, through the dark outer space on a pure golden chariot illuminating objects that come in its way thus differentiating the living from the non-living.
It is to be noted that the Sun is not coming towards the earth, it is the Sun's light that is coming towards us.
याति देवः प्रवता यात्युद्वता याति शुभ्राभ्यां यजतो हरिभ्याम् ।
आ देवो याति सविता परावतो अप विश्वा दुरिता बाधमान: ।।
The god(dess) of sun(light) comes to earth ascending and descending by taking the forms of (seven) pure horses (colors); the goddess comes from very far off places to shed the troubles of this world (by illuminating the obstacles).
If we presume that Savitha is Sun light, it can be easily understood that the Sun light is consists of (driven by) seven pure colours (horses), which is actually explaining the phenomenon of VIBGYOR.
It is unfortunate that the modern scholars (including Saayana Aachaarya), having interpreted Savitha as Sun, explained this verse as if the Sun appears rising up until noon and then appears falling till the evening.
Actually, the ascent and descent of the (sun) light travelling from Sun to Earth can be explained by the fact that the light travels in the form of transverse waves (crests and troughs); the wave nature of light being established in next verse.
वि सुपर्णो अन्तरिक्षाण्यख्यत् गभीरवेपा असुरः सुनीथः।
क्वेदानीम् सूर्यःकश्चिकेत कतमान्द्याम् रश्मिरस्याततान ।।
The straight rays of sun-light illuminating the outer space travel at very high frequency; does anyone know where the Sun goes to during nights and which worlds it illuminates?
ये ते पन्थाः सवितः पूर्व्यासो अरेणवः सुकृता अन्तरिक्षे ।
तेभिर्नो अद्य पथिभिः सुगेभी रक्षा च नो अधि च ब्रूहि देव ।।
The paths in which the Sun-Light travels were established long before, well-formed, and are devoid (free) of any particles. O goddess of light, come across the space and illuminate our world
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