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PRAYERS - PRAISE. Slavic primordial prayers
Nothing is true in many worlds and on Midgard Earth. Follow only the Wisdom of the ancient Vedas,
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What is prayer? Prayer is a tool. Our Ancestors praised the Gods, but did not ask them for anything. We were engaged in SLAVO-words, therefore we are Slavs. Doxology is the creation of special vibrations, because language is given to us in order to glorify, that is, to WORD the resonance of attunement with the Gods (certain energy) with the help of words. Prayer is a vibration series associated with a certain hypostasis: either we turn to a specific God who controls specific elements, or to one of his manifestations - protection, help, support. This is a technique of attunement with certain vibrations. When we are attuned to this vibration, we appropriate this Power for our evolution. When a person believes, when he has an inner conviction that the object to which he is turning will help him, help and support come. At the same time, it doesn’t even matter whether we speak in our own words or without words, just a mental message and a mental touch to God works miracles. It is important from the Soul, with understanding, according to CONSCIOUSNESS, then prayer works very powerfully. And here it is important to accept these vibrations. Often a person is not ready to accept high vibrations if he lives for a very long time in low ones: aggression, anger, irritation and internal negativity. Praying means we tune in to the vibration of God and use His Power. Therefore, the prayer must be glorified, said, and not spoken (go - image, thief - steal. Steal images).
COMMANDMENT OF THE Slavs:
It is sacred to honor Gods and Ancestors and live according to your Conscience in harmony with Nature. What does this mean:
To honor sacredly is light, Light.
Honor - chi - the energy of life, thief - appropriate - appropriate the light power of the Gods for yourself, unite with them and become one with them, do not grovel before them, do not servile, but simply this recognition that we are one and the same with them.
To glorify is to glorify their power and use it for our evolution.
Living according to your conscience is a common message: do not do to others what you do not wish for yourself.
Living in harmony with nature - harmony is a relationship with natural vibrations .
We offer you here several of our native prayers to appeal to the Gods. The rest of the prayers can be found in the prayer archive. And remember that what is important is your intention to hear the Gods, to accept their Light.
The path of the Orthodox Faith-Veda
KumMir ROD
I believe in the Most High Race - the One and Many-Manifested God, the Source of all that exists and bears, who is the Eternal Krystal of all Gods. I know that the World is a Rod, and all the many-named Gods are united in it. I believe in the trinity of existence of Rule, Reveal and Navi, and that Rule is true, and was retold to the Fathers by our Forefathers. I know that Rule is with us, and we are not afraid of Navi, For Navi has no power against us. I believe in unity with the Native Gods, for we are Dazhboz’s grandchildren - the hope and support of the Native Gods. And the Gods keep their right hands on our rallies. I know that life in the Great Family is eternal, and we must think about the eternal while walking the paths of Rule. I believe in the power and wisdom of the Ancestors who are born among us, leading us to good through our Guides. I know that strength lies in the unity of the Orthodox clans, and that we will become glorious by glorifying the Native Gods! Glory to the Family and all the Gods who exist in Him!
Prayer of Devotion
R ode Almighty! Great our God! You are one and multi-manifest, You are our Light and Justice, You are the spring of Eternal Life, the source of boundless Love, the one that heals the Soul and Body. We praise You, God of Rule, Reveal and Navi. And we work every day on our souls in order to be Wise and Strong, a strong support for Mother Earth and defenders of our ancient Family, for You give us Inspiration and Joy, bestow Courage and Fortitude, give us the Veda and teach us Patience, so that we may walk the path with honor our life, inspiredly fulfilling Your sacred will. Glory to You, Rod Almighty! And to all the Native Gods existing in You!
Prayer to Rod. Protective
“ Oh my father, Rod! You are the God of Gods. Take me under your wing. Let no one stop me from living and working in Your Name. You are Perfect, and I am improving my Love for You, for I know that Love and justice are the most powerful protection from all evil. I thank You, my Father, for caring for me and my family. Om (Aum)" Malaya Perunitsa. Big Perunitsa. ⚡
Important: copy this protective prayer from the website by hand onto paper. So it was handed over to me - on paper, by hand.
Unity Prayer
The birth of the Almighty, who gave birth to the life of Reveal and Navi! You are the God of Our Gods and the beginning of the entire Divine Family. You are Father Sky - Svarog, the Grandfather of God, You are the Great Mother Lada - Love and the birth of the World. Like Perun, we see You in many battles, which leads us to military victories and the establishment of a righteous life. You are the holy knight of our Faith - Svetovit, God of Rule, Reveal and Navi. Yet you are the Great Triglav of our Faith-Veda. Glory to the Native Gods!
Prayer of Encouragement
R ode Vsebozhe! You are Holiness, more sacred than all saints! The highest Generator and the Eternal Spirit of Light, with the movement of your thoughts in Dyva you give birth to many worlds, therefore You are in everything and everything is in You, You fill all souls with the Limitless Light, You bless the Holy One for eternal life, happy are those who know Your highest wisdom ! They hold on to the Heavenly Parents, the Kin Gods and the Light Ancestors, asserting the Holiness of Rule on Earth, and go to the Most Pure Svarga! Filled with Your strength, protected by Your holiness, we live for You, faithfully fulfilling our destiny. Because You are the highest joy and boundless happiness! Thy love flows to us, with spiritual and physical gifts, and with all grace, for we abide in the unity of the Ancestral Fire, we sanctify our souls with pure deeds, we create a World of Good and Love! Glory to the Almighty Family!
Prayer "Dazhbozhya morning"
melting , our Dazhbozh, The world is illuminated with light, filled with joy! My soul wants grace, for I am grandson
God bless
Dazhbozh. I look at the sky and my heart trembles with unspeakable joy, because our Dido himself enters my home. Greetings, Sunshine! Bless my Spirit, Soul and body, so that I may remain in health and grace. Without You there is no breath, no movement of anything on Earth - Mokosh! Bless me, God, on a clear day, so that all my good undertakings will be accomplished, and so that Krivda will sink into the Pit! Glory to Dazhbog!
Morning Praise
God Almighty! Great our God! You are one and multi-manifest, You are our Light and justice, You are the storehouse of Eternal Life, the Spring of boundless Love, That which heals the Soul and Body. We praise You, God of Rule, Reveal and Navi. And every day we work on our Souls to be Wise and Strong, a strong support of Light Rus' and defenders of our ancestral Family, since You give us inspiration and Joy, bestow Courage and Fortitude, give us Knowledge and teach Patience, so that we pass the Path with honor our life, inspiredly fulfilling Your Sacred Will. Glory to You, God Almighty! Glory to all the Native Gods existing in you!
Prayer before starting any business to Svarog
Svarozhe, Dido of the Heavenly Family, You are the creator of the Explicit world - the sun, stars and Mother Earth. In You is the great power of creation, which manifests itself in the owners of our race. You are the beginning of all good deeds that are born in the hearts, ripen in the mind and bear fruit in reality. How can I begin without Your blessing? I pray to the Heavenly Father, may he bless my righteous cause, may he inspire me with his Light, so that I may do good and joy to the White Light, the Orthodox family, and my relatives. Glory to Svarog!
Prayer at the end of the case to Veles
You are the crown of everything and earthly lives, Veles, our God! Let my heart be filled with joy from what has been created, For my deeds are with a pure heart and bright thoughts. May my deeds manifest themselves as fruits of goodness and glory to my family! Bless, Velese, let it be so!
Prayers of Glory before eating food
VELES
Option 1
With the power of the Native Gods and human labor, food arrives, blesses the bodies and souls of Dazhbozh’s Grandchildren, sanctifying them with the desire for holiness. For the good and happiness of the Children of Svarozh, having food, we demand that we give, We create glory for the Great Family! Glory to the Native Gods!
Option 2
Glory to the Native Gods for our daily food, which gives us joy and our children a worthy life. We ask the Native Gods to bless food and treat our Ancestors, so that peace and harmony may reign between the Heavenly Family and the Earthly Family. Glory to the Native Gods!
Option 3
We praise the Gods of our Relatives for the daily food that they give us to create inspired works, we ask that this food be sanctified with the Primordial Light, filled with goodness and happiness for us and to treat the bright Ancestors! Glory to the Native Gods!
Option 4
O Progenitor, manifesting himself in the form of Sventovit, Svarog, Perun and Dazhdbog, Mokosh, Lada, Glory to Thee! Bless this food so that it will benefit us. Aum (Om) ⚡ - Perunitsa for food.
Option 5
Glory to the Ancestor-Rod, the Heavenly Rod, we thank Thee for our meal, for the bread and salt that You give us to nourish our bodies, to nourish our Soul, to nourish our Spirit, may our Conscience be strong and may all our deeds be, Yes, for the Glory of all our Ancestors and for the Glory of the Heavenly Family. So be it, so be it, so be it!
Option 6
Glory to the Most High Family and all the Gods for the food they give us. We ask the Native Gods to taste our food and with their Power to illuminate and treat our Ancestors with it. So that there is peace and unity between the Heavenly Race and the Earthly Race. Glory to the Most High Family!
Option 7
Father Svarozhe! Almighty God bless! Mother of God Lada! Makosh-Otrada! We thank the Ancestors for this meal! We fill you with our Love and Light! We will nourish all our bodies. We bless you with all the Power of God!
Prayer before bed
Option 1. God Almighty! Your blood children glorify You. As night sets foot on the Earth, Saint Veles walks on the Earth. And our souls are in
LADA MATUSHKA
They go through Nav, they call their ancestors through deep sleep. Therefore, we ask Veles the Father, who brought children to our earthly Ancestor, to protect our souls from Navi, and to come to the world of Reveal, like Dazhbog, in the morning healthy and strong. Glory to the Native Gods!
Option 2. Father Rod! Your blood children glorify You. As night sets foot on the Earth, Veles walks across the Earth with light. And our Souls are sent to Prav through Nav, calling our ancestors through deep sleep. We glorify Father Veles, who brought children to our Earthly Ancestor, we ask to protect our Souls from Navi and come to the world of Reveal, like Dazhbog, in the morning healthy and strong and bring new strength to the Orthodox Family. Glory to the Native Gods!
Parents' prayer for children
Family , through Father Svarog and Mother Lada, You give birth to the existence of the World, you manifest yourself in the Native Gods and in every creation. Now we are filled with Your Holy Spirit and we call upon all Your righteous powers! Let the Native Gods come and, through their physical manifestations, sanctify the souls of the children of our kind, who in Radeniya Svarozh become united with the Knowing Ones, the Saviors and the Native Gods! Glory to the Native Gods!
Prayer for family and children
R ode Almighty! I call your reviving Light! The power of Father Svarog and Mother Lada and all the Light Gods, come and bless! Dana-Voditsa, living spring, bring us health and cleanse our bodies, illuminate our thoughts, as the morning ray illuminates our native meadows and forests. Life was born in you, renew and enrich the life in our bodies and souls. May there be strength in our family, may our children become ten times stronger, twenty times richer, and hundreds of times wiser than us! So be it! Glory to the Native Gods!
A girl’s (vesta) prayer for marriage. A prayer for her betrothed.
“ When I get up early in the morning, I wash myself with blessings and turn to the idols of the Slavic Gods and Goddesses. Lada - Mother, hear me! There is no wife in the World without a husband, just as there is no Lada in Svarga without Svarog, for the great end of life was spent this way! Our Most Blessed Mother of God, I see how the eyes of my spirit have received the light, I sense within myself a great need for the peace of my soul! Let the face of my betrothed appear to me, for I have realized my path to Reveal! I am ready to accept him and follow the path of life, I see how happiness comes to my house, the children smile and the Sun shines joyfully! Glory to You, Ladushka! Glory to the Heavenly Family!” Malaya Perunitsa, Big Perunitsa. ⚡ Bow.
Learn the prayer by heart, read it in the morning, at sunrise. It would be nice in the summer, in nature.
Prayer for parents
ALIVE
We honor our parents and, glorifying the Gods, turn to Them to take care of the old age of our parents. For they brought us into the Manifest World, taught us to give life in harmony, to glorify the Native Gods, to honor the Holy Land and protect it from the alien race, the dashing eye. We call our Family, the Father of the Orthodox Gods: take our parents under Your guardianship. Let them live out their old age in peace, as Mother Share has created, and easily go to the Gods in their own time. And whoever needs it, let them return to Earth and happily overcome the intended path again. Glory to the Native Gods!
Prayer of husband and wife for the family
R ode Almighty! You, who hold within yourself everything that exists and bears, everything visible and invisible, let us join the well of Eternal Life, the source of endless love! God grant that our family union be kind and strong, send us beautiful, healthy and happy children for the good and happiness of the entire Orthodox family! Father Svarozh, make our life righteous in your strength and glory, so that we may have a good home and magnify the Gods, in unity of spirit and body, united in the Most High Family! Great Mother Lada, guardian of the Heavenly Family and the Earthly Family, be with us all our lives, may your maternal strength and affection envelop our family and protect it from all evil! Glory to the Most High Family, Svarog and Lada, and all the Gods and Ancestors!
Prayer to the family of the Almighty wife for her husband
R ode Vsebozhe! You are the Originator of the Universe, the Source of the Heavenly Race and the Earthly Race. I praise You and ask you to give my husband strong health, like an indestructible rock, a pure and bright mind, like a mountain spring, great strength, a courageous disposition, so that he stands firmly on his feet in life, takes care of our family, loves his children, respects me, glorifies the Gods . Glory to the Native Gods!
Here is another prayer for my husband . This prayer should be read every morning when you sincerely want your husband to be truly happy.
Clear sun, red Dazhdbozh, hear my call and my prayer. I am your earthly daughter. I turn to you with boundless love, illuminate the righteous path of my husband, so that his thoughts are bright and fair. May his path be blessed by you, clear Dazhdbozhe. Unite your Divine Fire with his Spiritual fire. May strength and wisdom be in him as much as he needs. So that he could do his deeds in the glory of the Divine. So that the Gods bless him. Glory to the Almighty!
Prayer to Lada Mother of her husband for his wife
Mother Lada, we praise Your all-encompassing love. You create harmony in the Universe, in the Families of Heaven and Earth, you fill our women with kindness and motherhood. Bless my wife with good health, long life, a gentle disposition, and a kind heart. So that she fills our family with love, raises our children, loves me devotedly, respects my mother and father, takes care of our household. Let only harmony reign in her soul, and let the words from her lips only flow like a song, and let eternal love reign in the beautiful eyes. Glory to Mother Lada and all the Native Goddesses!
Prayer to Mother Lada for women before rituals
In the great Mother Lada! We glorify Your Comprehensive Love for our Family. You are the Mother of our Gods, and we are Your grandchildren. Bless each of your children who lives in three worlds, take us under your care, endow us with wisdom and spiritual strength, so that our race grows in Great Glory. Incomprehensibly sensual is Your Love, Great Mother of our Gods. We glorify You with our Love and Honor. Let our songs of praise fly to Iriy, falling like a ray of sunshine into Your palms. Glory to the Native Gods!
Prayer to Mother - Alive
With Lavna and Trislavna be Alive-Zhivitsa, Goddess of Life and bearer of the Ancestral Light! We see how you descend in the rays of Grandfather Dazhbog, enter the sources of our bodies and fill us with health, strength and goodness. Without you there is no life in a person, but there is only Mother Mara, who announces the end of the life of Man. Now we pray and glorify the Light of the Most High Family, which comes with You and radiates through our palms. In that Light all life exists and outside of it there is nothing, then the Generator Rod itself descends in Your face. Glory flows to You, hundred-voiced, Originator of life, Mother Alive! Glory to Zhiva-Zhivitsa!
Prayer for love between husband and wife
Dear Mother Lelya, red and beautiful Slavic Goddess, You guarded our hearts and eternal consolation to our souls. Wrap your canopy around the heart of my dear fret (my dear fret) (name), so that we may rejoice in heavenly treasure all the days. On every journey, in every bright deed, strengthen her (his) spirit, fill it with the power of love. Let the clear dawns and the red sun bring peace to my soul and strength of spirit, for our love will shine forever. Honor to You, Mother Lelya, we are filled with Your tenderness, we give happiness to each other. Glory to Lele!
Prayer of a pregnant woman to the Goddess Makosha
mother , Heavenly Mother of God, our Makosha! Bless the fetus in my womb, so that my birth will be easy, so that my child will grow within me healthy and strong, and will be born in joy. All the days, mother, stay near me, as a protector and champion of women in labor of the Orthodox family. I will offer prayers and praise to you, for you are an all-loving and all-good guardian of the wives of the earthly race. Glory to Mokosh!
Prayer for the road
M is right when he goes on the road, not when he says he wants to be right. But he is right when his words and accomplishments coincide. Therefore, we say, from old to young, that we are the Children of the Gods, the Grandchildren of Dazhbog! He is with us all days and on all roads. During the day he sees with his golden eye, and in the night the silver Horse is His messenger. Therefore, it is appropriate for us to do our deeds according to our conscience, so we will have blessings in our ways and know Joy!
A woman's prayer for conception and birth of a child
My bright mother, Makosh-Mother! I pray to Thee for the life-giving power, for the holy and bright power, the one that makes the wives of the earthly race Mother of God, and brings the souls of our relatives’ Ancestors into our world. Bless me, Nanny, and autumn with great fertility, so that I may bring into the Reality of the Ancestors of my husband’s family, the bright and righteous souls that are in Navi. You are our loving and affable parent, glorious and tri-glorious, remain in the earthly race! Grant me good health, so that my children will be born easily and in joy, so that my burden will be born as offspring, to the glory of the Orthodox people. Let Divine grace, bright thoughts and Thy wisdom dwell in my soul. I must live according to Truth and Honor, with my husband in great love. Glory to Mokosh!
Healing prayer to Mother Alive
Merciful Mother Alive, you are the very Light of the Most High Family, which heals all kinds of diseases. Look at the Grandson of Dazhbozhy, who is getting sick. Let me know the cause of my illness, let me hear the voice of the Gods, who speak through illness and direct me to the path of Rule. See, Goddess, that I comprehend the truth, and from this health and vigor return to me, longevity in the body is established, and illnesses recede! So be it! Glory to the Alive!
Prayer to Veles for sleep protection
At night he steps on the ground, Veles walks through the dawns! Our God, he knows the Vedas and knows the way to Navi. I pray to Father Veles to take care of my soul in sleep, to drive away the Basurs and not to let bad thoughts go. May I see good and prophetic dreams, so that my heart may remain in harmony and peace. Let my sleep be sweet, like that of a healthy and vigorous child, for in dreams health is the essence of life. So be it! Glory to Veles!
Prayer for the Soul of the Deceased
Dear God, You hold within yourself everything that exists and does not exist, everything visible and invisible, You are Truth and Goodness, Love and Justice. Great is your mercy, You reward the righteous, You have mercy and save the lost, taking care of our lives through the Gods of the Family! It was you who commanded us to learn the laws of Rule through Revealed life, overcoming trials, and to sanctify the soul through noble labor! To love your relatives, to live in truth, to sow your path with honor, so that Glory will sprout! Our relative (the name of the deceased) passed away from life, therefore accept him (her) in your spiritual kingdom, reward him (her) according to his (her) worthy deeds, according to his (her) deeds ) to the righteous, forgive bad deeds, voluntary and involuntary lies, with your All-Light Spirit, cleanse him (her) and protect!
Prayer for the Ancestors
In rata, the Heavenly Ones are open and give Glory to the Ancestors! Our dear ancestors, Shchuras and Ancestors. We thank you for your health, for the strength that you send to us from the Dear Gods and help us in earthly affairs. May Svarog protect you and give you Strength! Stay happily in the Spiritual World, under our care! May there forever be a connection between generations - a sacred living connection between us! Glory to the Spirit of our Ancestors! Glory to the Native Gods!
Prayer for the blessing of water
R ode Almighty! I call your life-giving Light! The power of Father Svarog and Lada Mother and all the Light Gods, come and bless this water! Dana-Voditsa, living spring, I pour you from the horn, I pray to Father Rod! Bring us health and cleanse our bodies, illuminate our thoughts, as the morning ray illuminates our native meadows and forests. Life was born in you, renew and enrich the life in our bodies and souls. May there be strength in our family, may our children become ten times stronger, twenty times richer, and hundreds of times wiser than us! So be it! Glory to the Native Gods!
Prayer of the Spiritual Path
gods , bright and tri-light ancestors! Great Rus' - Dear Fatherland! The primordial sun embraces its native land with its rays. Makosh-Mother weaves the threads of fate, Dana clasped her hands around Mother Earth, which is full of life and offspring. I am walking along the path of Rule to the gates of Iria with the Great-Grandfathers together. Perun leads me to the Eternity of the immortal Family. The soul hears the voice of the Ancestors in the whistle of the Stribozhi winds and there is that great Colo of the appearance of the Slavic clans, the Colo that is eternal and indestructible, immortal, like my Faith, solid, like the Alatyr stone!
Prayer
Oh, Merciful Progenitor, may Your will be done, which wants everyone to grow and come to the light of truth, grow and have mercy on the Soul (name), accept this desire of mine as the voice of love commanded by You. AUM
Prayer for the family of the Lord Almighty, Father of Heaven and Earth! Come to my family and fill it with your grace, as rivers fill the sea with water, bless it with spiritual and physical prosperity, as the earth blesses its fields with its harvest. Every day the sun rises, illuminates the world with light and confirms the family (surname) in happiness and strength. Glory to the Almighty!
Prayer for the Human Race
Rhode Mighty! You are the Creator of Reveal, Navi and Rule, You created the Heavenly Family and the Earthly Family with the Women in Birth. I bring glory to You, as Your blood son (daughter). I praise the Sun-Dazhbog, who rises over the Earth-Makosh every morning, saturates and warms the Holy Land with a golden ray, and gives life to the earthly race - the children of the Orthodox Gods. Let the hundred-voiced glory of the Most Bright Dazhbog fly to Iriy and be filled there with the love of the children of the earth. Let Your seed grow in human souls with the power of the Righteous, the power of the holy Svarozh, happiness, health and long years!
Prayer for the Fatherland
To the birth of the Almighty, our one and many-manifest God, Mother Russia (Ukraine, Poland, the Czech Republic, Belarus and other Slavic lands), glorifies You in your deeds, may God be with us all the days, as the Parent, the Bright Ancestor, which is us Father and Mother. For we are a strong, rich and free race! Our power is the covenant of the Forefathers, which we protect and increase more closely from the apple of our eye. Autumn, rule with the wisdom and bright mind of our Spiritual guides, fill our rulers, relatives of us by blood and spirit, with strength and courage, bless the honest and devoted rulers and the righteous Orthodox army, bless with gifts of spiritual and physical weights and workers, and all Orthodox native believers, exalt and enrich the Many-Wise Men who burn for the good and prosperity of our Power, who lay their lives on the altar of the Fatherland and the Orthodox Veda Faith, let it be so, now and ever, from Kolyada to Kolyada! Glory to the Native Gods!
Prayer to Mother Glory
You , blue sky, where the Ancestors came from, look at the earthly race, cover us with your gaze, for here at the present time stand the brave Grandsons of Dazhbozh! We see a wondrous bird flying towards us and foreshadowing the good news that the Slavic race has been born again, for the opportune time has come and what was prophesied has come true! Spread your wings, Mother Glory, envelop our race with your cover, so that the power of all Native Gods fills the people, and they create life with their own hands, Nanny trusting in You! Let us follow your path to Heaven, for there is real life, and here is joy and knowledge of the Revealed World! My heart fills with love and my spirit grows stronger, praising you Nanny! We honor you, Mother of the Slavic clans, our gifts to you today! Glory to Mother Swa!
Prayer to Yarila
God Yarilo, our bright Sun, you gallop across the sky on a white horse, bringing spring to the land of the Orthodox family. There is no enlightenment either in the sky or in my soul without your life-giving ray. Appear your face in the Blue Sky, and let your spirit tremble in my soul. You, our God, are the Father of the brave and victorious, you are a mighty knight who makes a man out of a young man. I pray to you, Father, drive the Basurs away from my family, illuminate the house and bless my relatives! May I be in unity, Yaril, with the Ancestors and Gods, inspired by You to walk my path, boldly and victoriously! Glory to Yarila!
Collected and prepared prayers for the Heritage of the RODnovers, Old Believers
and from communication with the Magi and Vokhvins; and also the author of the photo
Vedana
Traditions and history of prayers
Slavic paganism takes its history from the 1st millennium BC. e., when the Slavs began to wander around different territories and adopt traditions from neighboring tribes. From the Indo-European culture they took the image of mother earth, the god of livestock and the god of thunderstorms, from the German-Scandinavian culture they took the images of dragons and various mythical creatures.
When composing prayers, the ancient Slavs turned to the great forces of nature and small entities - goblins, brownies, kikimoras, mermaids, etc. They worshiped them, made sacrifices and cajoled them in every possible way, asking for protection and patronage. The main deities for the Slavs were Mother Raw Earth and Perun. In the earth, the people saw the goddess of fertility, who bestows good harvests, and the thunder god was appointed the main god of the pantheon.
Dazhbog - birth legend
“The sky that bears the name of Svarog, the sky, the supreme blue steppe, the sky that gave birth to the Sun - Dazhbog!”
K. Balmont.
As they say, at the very beginning there was only one darkness (inertia, primordial chaos, “unmanifested”, “infinite”), in the bosom of which the Golden Egg arose, which brought to the Light the god Rod, the super-essential, primordial progenitor of the universe. Particles of the life-giving Light have not yet penetrated this part of the Universe and awakened life in it. This “dark” part of the universe, the so-called chaos, emptiness, but potentially containing life, manifests itself into existence as soon as a ray of Light from the highest consciousness illuminates it. Thus, by the will of the god Rod, everything that existed was awakened to Creation - this is how Svarog was born, who continued the Great Act of Creation of the universe, creating the entire world in the Forge of Heaven.
The original darkness was transformed by the movement that arose within it, revealing light and life. The will of Rod to love prompted the personification of Love itself to appear in the world - the goddess Lada - the mother-ancestor. The will of the Family to know gave birth to the Great and Wise Veles, who personifies Knowledge itself. The will to live brought into the world the goddess Zhiva, who herself is the life-giving force of the universe. This is how the first forces of the Universe were generated, thanks to which our entire world exists.
The light of the life-giving heavenly fire, generated by Svarog the Spirit-Father and Lada-Nature-Mother, with the first three sparks gave birth to Dazhdbog the Sun-faced, Perun - the heavenly warrior and Semargl - the fiery seven-flame Svarozhich. And with the fiery breath that arose from the blazing heat of the Svarozh Forge, Stribog, the grandfather of the winds and the patron of the air element, was revealed to the world.
“The sun is king, son of Svarog, who is Dazhbog.”
Ipatiev Chronicle2
The “Dove Book” says that “the red sun came from the face of God.” Our entire visible world, which we are given to see thanks to sunlight, is called “white” precisely because it is filled with the radiance bestowed by the Sun King. Our world is a Divine Creation, generated from the face of the central Luminary of the Universe.
So, Dazhbog is the first-born son of Svarog and Lada. He was born in the Heavenly Forge in Iria the Light, the first ardent spark that shone in the heavens, from which the whole white light was occupied. His brothers Svarozhich are the fire-haired Perun, born of the second spark and showing his strength and power in luminous lightning; The third spark lit the fire of Svarozhich on Earth - Ognebog-Semargl, giving light and warmth to people. All three Svarozhich are different manifestations of the fiery energy of the Universe: Dazhbog - the power of heavenly fire, Perun - the power of spatial fire, shining between heaven and Earth with lightning; god of the elemental power of fire Semargl. Dazhdbog represents the power of the primordial heavenly fire, which also gave birth to the fire of Perunov and Semarglov, but in mythology he is presented not as their father, but as an older brother.
But we will not delve into the intricacies of the divine hierarchy, for all such concepts introduce an element of division into that world, the existence of which is based on the highest laws of harmony and unity.
Dazhdbog - meaning of the name
“At Lukomorye every day we turn our gaze to the Gods who are Light. We call this Light Perun, Dazhbog, Khors, Yar and other names. And we sing glory to the Gods.”
“The Book of Veles”, part two “Trojan Ages”, chapter IV.
The name Dazhbog (also called Dazhdbog, Dazhbog, Dazhba, Dashuba) means “giver of light” or “giver of life.” And it is not at all connected with rain, just as his name can be mistakenly interpreted in one of the variations - “Dazhdbog”. Let's talk about this in more detail, analyzing the etymology and morphology of the name of our Light God.
The name of the god of sunlight comes from the word “giver” or “endower,” that is, the god who gives us life, light, warmth, protection, patronage. By the way, in Sanskrit the word “to give” is also based on the root da (दा). We see that the etymology of the name Dazhdbog in this case comes down to the meaning of “giver”, “bestower”, that is, God the Benefactor.
Also, the name Dazhbog can be interpreted as “Light God or “God of Light”.
Dazhbog - “Dazhiy god”, which means Day God or God of Fire. According to A.N. Afanasyev8, the name Dazhbog is related in root basis to the Sanskrit dah (दह्) ('burn'), Old German dag ('day') and the Lithuanian verb degu ('burning'). “Dazh” is an adjective from “dag” (Gothic dags, German tag, Sanskrit ahan (अहन्) instead of dahan) - meaning 'day', 'light'.
As mentioned above, Dazhbog is also called Svarozhich, that is, the son of Svarog. We find the name “Svarozhich”,
referring to the god of the Sun, in the apocrypha9: “Ini believe in Svarozhitsa and in Artemis” - which suggests a direct reference to the Sun and Moon, with which the goddess Artemis10 is personified in the ideas of the ancient Greeks.
Also, according to A.N. Afanasyev, with the ancient name of the Sun Dazhbog, the identity of the name of the morning dawn can be traced among the Slovins, which is called “dzhnitsa”, which is also related to the name of the star Dennitsa11. That is, the Sun at sunrise glows in the morning sky like a lit lamp. And here we see a metaphor, because Dazhbog is the son of Svarog, born in the heavenly Svarga.
Functions of a deity
Prayers were offered to Veles on a variety of occasions. First of all, of course, attention was paid to its agricultural functions. Initially, the cult of this deity is considered the oldest common Slavic.
It is interesting that in Christian culture there are still ideas about this character as a devil, an evil spirit. At the same time, his image was partially assimilated. Thus, Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, who patronized trade and wealth, took over some functions and was considered the master of the sea and underground worlds.
During Christian times, Veles, due to the consonance of his name, practically merged with Saint Blaise, who was the patron saint of cattle.
The remains of the cult survived for the longest time in the Russian North, where temples dedicated to it were created for many more years. It is noteworthy that for the reconstruction of the cult, folk icons of St. Blaise were of great importance, as well as conspiracies and folk prayers in which his name was used. The cult of Blasius himself is often compared to the cult of the bear, the owner of animals. A Russian folk tale has survived to this day, in which this beast appears in the demonic image of a forest king who begins to collect tribute from people.
In this regard, many rightly call him the patron saint of not only people, but also animals. He is considered the bearer of all kinds of material wealth. In prayers to the god Veles, it is customary to turn to the god Veles for health and protection from evil spirits, since he is associated with the kingdom of the dead and moves between worlds. At the same time, Veles is a good god; he has never been associated with evil spirits.
As a result, people turned to him for material benefits, asked for success in art and creativity, good work, and help in the fight against disease. In general, his sphere of influence was very wide, extending to all possible spheres of human life.
It is worth noting that almost all prayers to the god Veles, which can be found in various sources, are remakes. For the most part, they are created on the basis of a certain skeleton, fragmentary information that has come down to us from antiquity. At the same time, you need to be prepared for the fact that some of the rituals will simply be a figment of the imagination of today's neo-pagans. Some were created by modern shamans, in which case they can really have effective sacred power.
To pray to Veles, you need to install his symbol on your home altar. As an alternative, the Slavic deity is addressed in the lap of nature. Each ritual has certain principles based on the characteristics of pagan traditions; they must be adhered to.
When reading cleansing prayers and spells, you should definitely light a fire. If you make a specific request, then it should be supported by external signs and a small ritual should be performed. It all depends on your need at a particular moment. It is extremely important to read the glorification of Veles in gratitude for the help already received or upcoming. For example, they place demand on stones. This can be bread or porridge prepared by you personally from any cereal, pancake or flatbread. This material gift is presented in the form of a symbol. For example, a beautiful coin or stone. After some time, it should be taken to the forest and left in a secluded place.
Sun God Dazhdbog - analogies in the mythologies of different nations
In the mythological tales of different peoples, the solar gods are represented, as a rule, as the supreme deities of pantheons of gods, ancestors, givers of life and light.
In ancient Egyptian mythology, the supreme god of the Sun is Ra, the son of the primordial ocean Nun and the sky Naunet. He is also the essence of the god Atum - the demiurge, who “is Ra in his first sunrise” (“Book of the Dead”, chapter 17). God of first creation and personification of the Sun. In ancient Egyptian mythology, the Sun was also called the “Eye of Osiris” - the first-born Light.
In Sumerian-Akkadian mythology, the sun god Shamash (“lord of the day”) is the giver of light, fertility and prosperity.
In ancient Greek mythology, the god of the sun is Helios. In the Ipatiev Chronicle we find an insert from the Greek chronicle of Malala, where the god Helios is translated as Dazhbog: “and after (Svarog) his son reigned, called the Sun, his name is Dazhbog... The Sun is the king, the son of Svarog, who is Dazhbog, for the husband is strong "
And also the ancient Greek Apollo14 “radiant” - the god of light and the personification of the Sun, the son of Zeus-Sky - the god in charge of the whole world, and the goddess Leto. Similar to Dazhbog, who is also the son of Heaven (Svarog).
In ancient Roman mythology, Jupiter himself was revered as the god of sunlight - the powerful ruler of Heaven and the supreme ruler of the gods. Before Jupiter, the god Janus was the personification of sunlight and the deity of Heaven; he opened the heavenly gates and released the solar chariot into the sky.
In ancient Iranian mythology, Mithras is the god of sunlight, “the lord of divine light,” as the sacred “Avesta” says. Vedic Surya (originally Vivasvat), the son of the boundless space of Aditi, is also a prototype of the central Sun of our Universe. He is identified with Vishnu (Surya-Narayana). In the Bhagavad-Gita (chapter 15, text 12), Vishnu, appearing in the form of his avatar Krishna, says: “The radiance of the Sun, which dispels the darkness reigning in this world, originates from me, just as the light of the Moon emanates from me and fire."
Being a representative of the Vedic Trimurti15, which included such gods as Surya, Indra (or Vayu and Agni), he is identified with Dazhbog - the eldest Svarozhich in Triglav of the Russian Vedic pantheon of gods (Dazhbog, Perun (or Stribog) and Ognebog Semargl).
An ancient translator of the chronicle of Malala draws analogies between the name of the god of heavenly fire Hephaestus (“Ηφαισος”) with Svarog, and the god of the Sun Helios (“Ηλιος”) with Dazhbog.
A.S. Famintsyn correlates Dazhbog with the god of the day in German mythology under the name Tag, or Dag, Dagr, who follows the firmament on a golden-maned horse. Obviously, the god Tag was the god of the Sun.
Also, the sun gods of the Aztecs were Tonatiuh (the name means “Sun”), among the Mayans - Kinich-Ahau (“Sun-faced Lord”), among the Incas - Inti, the progenitor of life.
God Dazhdbog - attributes. Image
In mythological legends, Dazhdbog is described as follows. He is driven by a golden chariot along a heavenly path, paved by the light of the Sun. His shield is the red Sun - that shield was forged in the Forge of Svarogova. Dazhbog is depicted as a bright horseman, riding a golden-maned horse across the heavenly expanses, above the clouds. His shield illuminates the three worlds with ardent light, and with eight rays, like fiery arrows, it reflects the face of the Great Sun.
It is believed that the trees of Dazhbog, like Svarog, are beech and maple. The sacred animals protected by the sun god are: wolf, raven and horse. As a rule, the emblem of the Sun God was a white horse as a symbol of light.
Dazhdbog - god of sunlight
“The light in your soul will flare brighter and purer. And from its sparks the heat-fire will flare up... If the Sun rises, With the unity of grief, Your darkness will disappear and the dawn will shine brightly.”
A. Navoi “Language of Birds”.
The gods of the visible Sun in the Russian Vedic pantheon of gods are represented by four faces: the winter Sun Kolyada, the spring Sun - Yarilo, the summer Sun - Kupala, the autumn Sun - Khors. All of them are hypostases and manifestations on the earthly plane of existence of the highest Dazhbog Light.
Young spring Yarilo is the personification of youth and fullness of strength, awakening to life. Summer Kupala is the personification of wise maturity. The autumn elder Khors is a symbol of the fading energy of life, the completion of the path. The winter reborn Sun - the “baby” Kolyada - personifies the turning of the Wheel of Life from death to new birth.
However, there is also a version that Dazhbog is the god of the summer Sun. There is also a legend according to which, during the winter season, Dazhdbog hides his bright face in the monastery of the goddess of winter and death, Morena. While he sleeps, enchanted by her chilling spells, his golden-maned horse carries the Shield of the Dazhbogs across the sky, but in due time he awakens and ascends to his chariot in order to once again complete his Path in heavenly Svarga. This legend can be interpreted as the movement of the summer Sun across the sky, moderating its ardor, heat and light in winter and being reborn again with renewed vigor in summer. But, as mentioned above, the summer face of the Sun is just one of the incarnations of the Bright Dazhbog.
As the god of sunlight reflected into our world by the central star of our Solar System, Dazhdbog also appears in the form of daylight, thanks to which we perceive the entire material world through vision. There are many etymological parallels in different languages between words denoting daylight, day, sunrise, solar rays, radiance of light, the Sun itself, and words associated with the ability to contemplate this light and the world illuminated by the Sun: eyes, eyes, vision.
So, for example, “pupil (zrak)” among the Serbs means “ray of sunshine”; “vision” or “see” are clearly related in root to the words “dawn”, “glow”, “dawn”; the word “sharp” also means “clear”; eyes in the mythologies of many peoples were associated with stars shining from heaven: in Sanskrit bhās (भास्) - 'to be obvious, obvious', it also means 'to sparkle, shine', and also has the meaning 'brilliance, light', the word bha (भ ) - 'star, luminary, Sun'; "to marvel" is similar to the Sanskrit root div (दिव्) meaning 'to shine, sky, radiance, radiation'.
These etymological parallels are reflected in the naming system for the months. So, A.S. Famintsin7, describing the system of Slavic mythology, points out that among the Croats and Czechs the month of December is “Prosinets”, that is, the month when the rebirth of the Sun occurs, or its “shining”.
Fulfillment of desires
It was believed that Veles could help fulfill almost any desire. Of course, if you ask him about it correctly. True, one should not expect a miracle; even our distant ancestors did not count on it. For everything to come true, you yourself will need to take specific actions aimed at achieving your goal. Thanks to turning to the pagan deity, the path to this goal will be unhindered and easier.
Our ancestors were sure that the ancient conspiracy addressed to Veles was attractive. This means that it cannot be used to punish enemies or remove anything from your life. You can only ask that something you need and need appear in it. This could be health, profit, assistance in selling or opening a business; a pagan god can even assist in a successful marriage. Everything you can ask him for must be of an exclusively positive nature. The ritual itself should be performed on the waxing moon, preferably starting on Monday.
The classic pagan ritual is carried out over seven days. For this you will need a tall candle made from natural wax. At the same time, its color can be absolutely any, you cannot take only black. Take also seven keys and seven needles. Choose light keys so that they can hang on a needle stuck in a candle. You can even take souvenir ones, for example, intended for jewelry. You will also need to stock up on honey and birch bark.
If you do not yet have a home altar, you will need to make one in order to carry out the ritual of worship of Veles in accordance with all the rules. A small table is suitable for this. The main thing is to warn everyone at home so that they do not touch the objects placed on it.
The ritual should begin by clearly and unambiguously articulating your desire. Write it on birch bark in advance in such a way as if this event has already happened. For example, “I married a worthy man” or “I received a promotion.” It is important to consider that you should not ask for strength of body and spirit in this way, because there is a special prayer to Veles for recovery. But he told her later.
Next, say praise to the deity, light the fire and bring small demands. For seven days you will need seven candles, each time they must burn to the very end. Place a candle coated with honey on the birch bark on which your wish is written. After this, insert needles into the candle at different intervals, and hang one key on each of them. Light the candle coated with honey from the required fire, start reading the plot. Here is his text:
How fire burns, how water flows, how birds fly, how animals run. So Veles opens roads, unlocks locks, removes obstacles. The candle burns for seven days, seven keys hang on it. Keys fall, locks open, roads to my desire are unlocked. To the glory of Velesov, according to my word, my word is strong. Truly!
After reading this plot, say out loud the wish you are waiting for to come true. Leave the candle burning until the last needle with the key falls. Only after this can it be repaid. Be sure to do this directly with your fingers, do not blow out the candle. Do not touch fallen keys and needles until the end of the ceremony. They must lie on the altar for all seven days. As soon as the last key falls, the birch bark on which the wish is written should be burned on the home altar. Store the remaining ashes from it, as well as keys, needles and wax from the ritual candle under the threshold of your home or near the front door. The main thing is that they should not come into view of anyone.
Vyshny Dazhdbog - Slavic god
“And Vladimir began to reign in Kyiv alone, and placed idols on the hill behind the tower courtyard: a wooden Perun with a silver head and a golden mustache, and Khors, Dazhbog, and Stribog, and Simargl, and Mokosh.”
Laurentian Chronicle.
In Serbian and Bulgarian Christian legends the name “Dabog” is found, and it quite obviously carries the meaning of the bestowing, good-giving, light of God, however, this god is presented by Christians as the antipode of the heavenly god, and it is no wonder that the Light God of solar light, whom our ancestors revered before the adoption of Christianity in Rus', they attributed the characteristic features of a deity opposing the light, thereby deliberately distorting the original essence.
The Western Slavs have preserved mentions of Dazhdbog in the form of geographical names, in particular a tract called “Dats-Bogi”. And near the Baltic Sea, as was discovered by the researcher of Slavic mythology A.S. Famintsyn, there is the Dazhi region, as well as the Dazhi Lake and the Dazhi Forest, the names of which were probably given to the Bodrichi tribes that once lived here. Similar names of places are found in German lands, inhabited in ancient times by the Baltic Slavs.
Also, as mentioned above, among the northern Slavs the veneration of Dazhbog was mentioned in the Nestorov Chronicle.
