Why did rishi śyāvāśva ātreya state not to commit any offence against ADITI to get illumination from Savitṛ?

 

 

The reciters/readers of famous Gayatri/Savitri Mantra (Rig Veda 3.62.10), might be aware that the presiding deity Savitṛ is being prayed through that mantra, to inspire or enlighten their intellects.

 

In Rig Veda 5.82.6 also the same Savitṛ is being prayed for acquiring many valuable things, but with a rider that the spiritual seeker should not commit any offense towards Aditi.

anāgaso aditaye devasya savituḥ save | viśvā vāmāni dhīmahi ||

(If we are) without offense to Aditi, at the impulsion of Savitar might we acquire all things of value.

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We have to remember that

• Rig Veda says ADITI is Mother of ādityās and the worlds are brought forth from the divine consciousness, Aditi - goddess of infinite being/Female ENERGY of BRAHMAN.
• Further, ādityās were stated to be born from ṛtam (ṛtajātā ), in a Rik is addressed to ādityās (Rig Veda 7.66.13). It implies that ADITI is none other than ṛtam.
• Rig Veda reminds us frequently that a SPIRITUAL seeker should adhere to the path of TRUTH - ṛtasya panthām (Rig Veda 7.44.5), for attaining SELF REALISATION.

Thus, it can be deduced that ṛtam indicates  (i) the goddess of infinite being/Female ENERGY of BRAHMAN/eternal BLISS as well as (ii) SATYAM or TRUTH, which the spiritual seeker is expected adhered to.

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Rishi śyāvāśva ātreya mentioned in Rig Veda 5.82.6 that one should not commit any offense against ADITI, so that at the impulsion of Savitar might, we acquire all things of value.

If understood esoteric sense, it means that the SPIRITUAL SEEKER should not deviate from ṛtam (PATH OF TRUTH), so that at the impulsion of Savitar, one will attain BLISS/Self Realisation.

anāgaso aditaye - not to deviate from ṛtasya panthām (PATH OF TRUTH).