Lexicon of Rig Veda

Lexicon

of Rig Veda

Dawn is a beautiful image of great Goddess of higher illumination and bliss, who comes from supreme world of the Sun, full of bliss, and widely does to people, 1.48.7. She comes from the Beyond, 1.134.4, and becomes available for intuitive perception in Overmind, mid-world of air, 1.92.1. O Dawn, do come with bliss from the luminous world of Heaven above, 1.49.1, shining out thou illumest altogether the luminous worlds by rays, 1.49.4. Like dancing-girl she cast forms from above, uncover her breast like cow an udder, creating the light for all world, Dawn has burst open darkness like cows a pen, 1.92.4, splendid, she creates light, Daughter of Heaven, Dawn drive away by brightness hostility, away – forces that make us err, 1.48.8, verily like splendid woman Dawn is going, bringing enjoyment, calling the strong one and having feet, she goes, makes those who have wings to fly upwards, 1.48.5, she awakes the lying one to move, another – for enjoyment, for searching, for riches, them who see little – to see widely, Dawn awoke all worlds, 1.113.5, awoke one for strength in battle, another – for hearing of the Truth, another for search, for the bliss, another – for the motion to goal; different living – to see, 1.113.6, the bright leader of true word, she of various lights, was manifested in consciousness, burst open doors for us, setting the world in motion and now for us revealed riches, Dawn awoke all the worlds, 1.113.4, then soaring birds, two-footed, four-footed, O bright Dawn, everywhere arose after the laws of Truth to the boundaries of Heaven, 1.49.3. We have crossed over to another shore of this darkness, shining out Dawn creates manifestation of knowledge; smiles as if inviting to hearing of the Truth, breaking forth, fair of front she awakes to right-mindedness, 1.92.6. Driving away the Enemy, guardian of the Truth, born in the Truth, full of the bliss, impelling true words leading to happiness, bringing advent of the gods, here now, O Dawn, do shine out, most excellent, 1.113.12. Do bring all the gods, O Dawn, do establish within us plenitude of cows (perceptions from supramental Svar), of horses (of force), of utterances, O Dawn, hero-strength, 1.48.12. Let me gain that giving hearing of the Truth wealth full of removing demons hero-might, full of horses. Thou illumest widely the Wideness with great work, with hearing of the Truth, O begetting plenitudes, O blissful, 1.92.8. O Dawn, now, here, O full of cows (perceptions from supramental Svar), O full of horses (of strength), O widely luminous, do illuminate to us riches, O full of true word, 1.92.14.