(RV
7.76.4)
satyamantrā ajanayann uşhāsam,
By the truth in their thoughts they brought to birth the Dawn.
The Dawn is the outbreak of the Divine Light on the being emerging
out of the Night of Nescience and Ignorance. It is the herald of
the glories of knowledge, power and bliss to come. But this Dawn
does not appear all of a sudden. Its advent has to be prepared for
conditions created in one’s being and nature that make it ready
for the revelation. The seeker has to open himself systematically
to the reign of truth, rejecting the rule of falsehood. His mind
and its activity of thinking must be filled with the movements of
truth. Truth in thought, truth in feeling, truth in speech, must
become normal to his life. It is only then that the Dawn consents
to manifest and open the gates of Delight.
(RV 7.75.7)
satyā satyebhir-mahatī mahadbhir-devī devebhir yajatā yajatraiĥ,
rujad drļhāni
dadad-usriyāņām prati gāva uşhasam vāvashanta.
True with the gods who are true, Great with the gods who are
great, sacrificial Godhead with the gods sacrificial
she breaks open the strong places, she gives
of the shining herds; the cows low towards the Dawn.
When Usha, the long-looked for Dawn arrives, she brings with her
the luminous truth of the superconscient with which the gods are
charged, brings the might and power of the Divine Will that the
gods carry with them, receives her share of the soul’s offering to
the gods. With her light and power of Truth she breaks into the
dark recesses of the sub-conscious regions where the radiant hosts
of Light are kept hidden and imprisoned by the enemies; the freed
lustres troop up with joyous cries.
(RV 5.79.8)
uta no gomatīr-işha ā vahā duhitar divaĥ, sākam sūryasya rashmibhiĥ
...
Bring to us luminous impulsion's, O daughter of Heaven, along
with the rays of the Sun.
Dawn, the Goddess heralding the birth of Light, brings to man not
only the illumination of thought, rays of Truth, but she also
charges his forces of will and action with the superconscient
Light. She makes it possible for both thought and will to be
united in illumination so that the pilgrim-soul soars effortlessly
on the luminous wings of Knowledge and Power.
(RV 7.77.3)
devānām chakshuĥ subhagā vahantī shvetam nayantī sudŗshīkam-ashvam,
ushā adarshi rashmibhir-vyaktā chitrāmaghā
vishvamanu prabhūta,
Happy, bringing the Gods’ eye of vision, leading the white Horse
that has perfect sight, Dawn is seen expressed
entirely by the rays, full of her varied riches,
manifesting her birth in all things.
The divine Dawn brings with her an ease and happiness that are
causeless; she gives to man the faultless vision of the gods; she
urges into action the pure Power of Life which is fully conscious
and seeing; she brings with her the varied richness of divine
plenty, illumination, intuition, discernment, forces of diverse
kinds. When she appears, all springs to a new life.
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