Rig Veda 6.52.5: Mandala 6, Sukta 52, Mantra 5
Sukta 6.52
- Rishi
- Bharadvāja tradition
- Devata
- Sūrya and Vasu-pati
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Adbhuta (wonder)
विश्वदानीं सुमनसः स्याम पश्येम नु सूर्यमुच्चरन्तम् । तथा करद्वसुपतिर्वसूनां देवाँ ओहानोऽवसागमिष्ठः ॥
viśva-dā́nīṃ su-mánasaḥ syāma páśyema nú sū́ryam uccárantam | tathā́ karad vásu-pátir vásūnāṃ devā́n ohā́no’vasā́gamiṣṭhaḥ ||
لِنَكُنْ في كلِّ حينٍ ذَوِي عَقْلٍ صَافٍ مُتَّسِق؛ ولِنَرَ سُورْيَا وهو يَصْعَدُ مُشْرِقًا. هكذا فَلْيُحَقِّقْ فَسُوبَتِي، سَيِّدَ الغِنَى، ذلك—مُقَرِّبًا الدِّيفَا بِعَوْنِهِ—حَتَّى تَمْتَلِئَ ذَوَاتُنَا بِالفُيُوضِ الحَقَّة.
Word by Word
- विश्वदानीम्
- always, at all timesIndeclinableअव्यय (कालवाचक/नित्यत्ववाचक): ‘सदा, सर्वदा’Role AdhikaraṇaRoot विश्वदा (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + दा ‘देने/दान’)
- सुमनसः
- of good mind, well-disposedAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole KartāRoot सुमनस् (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + मनस्)
- स्याम
- may we beVerbविधिलिङ् (optative), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदRole (क्रिया)Root अस् (धातु)
- पश्येम
- may we seeVerbविधिलिङ् (optative), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदRole (क्रिया)Root दृश् (धातु; पश्य-)
- नु
- now, indeedIndeclinableनिपात (अनुनासिक/प्रेरक/सम्बन्धसूचक) — ‘अब/नूनम्/खलु’Role (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोग-निपात)Root नु (निपात)
- सूर्यम्
- the SunNounपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole KarmaRoot सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
- उच्चरन्तम्
- rising, moving upwardParticipleवर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सूर्यम्’ विशेषणम्Role KarmaRoot उद्-चर् (धातु; चर् ‘गमन/चर्या’)
- तथा
- thus, in that wayIndeclinableअव्यय — ‘एवं, उसी प्रकार’Role (क्रिया-विशेषण)Root तथा (अव्यय)
- करत्
- let (him) do / may (he) makeVerbलोट् (imperative/benedictive use in Vedic), तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदRole (क्रिया)Root कृ (धातु)
- वसुपतिः
- Vasupati, lord of wealth (a deity/epithet)Nounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole KartāRoot वसुपति (प्रातिपदिक; वसु + पति)
- वसूनाम्
- of riches, of goodsNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग (RV usage often), षष्ठी, बहुवचनRole (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)Root वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
- देवान्
- the godsNounपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचनRole KarmaRoot देव (प्रातिपदिक)
- ओहानः
- bringing, conveying (hither)Participleवर्तमान कृदन्त (शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘वसुपतिः’ विशेषणम्Role KartāRoot ऊह् (धातु; ‘वह/उह/आहृत्य नयति’), उपसर्ग: आ- (आ-ऊह्)
- अवसा
- with help, by protectionNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (करण/हेतु-भाव) — ‘सहाय्येन’Role KaraṇaRoot अवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सहायता/रक्षा’)
- अगमिष्ठः
- may (he) come/arrive (to us)Verb (finite, Vedic aorist/benedictive type)आशीर्लिङ्/लुङ्-प्रयोग (वैदिक), तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘may he come/arrive’Role (क्रिया)Root गम् (धातु) + परि/आगम-भाव; ‘अगमिष्ठ’ (परिप्रयोग: अतिशय-गमन)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः: विश्वदानीम् | सुमनसः | स्याम | पश्येम | नु | सूर्यम् | उच्चरन्तम् | तथा | करत् | वसुपतिः | वसूनाम् | देवान् | ओहानः | अवसा | अगमिष्ठः । मुख्य-सन्धयः: (1) ओहानोऽवसा = ओहानः + अवसा (विसर्ग-सन्धि: अकारे परे ‘ः’ → ‘ो’ तथा अवग्रह)
- (2) दे॒वाँ ओहानः: संहितायां ‘देवान्’ + ‘ओहानः’ (नकारान्त-परसवर्ण/अनुस्वार-प्रयोग वैदिक-पाठभेदेषु सम्भवः)
- (3) सूर्य॑मु॒च्चर॑न्तम् = सूर्यम् + उच्चरन्तम् (म् + उ → म् उ, संधि-रूपेण संहितापाठः)
The meaning
Outer meaning
A prayer to remain in a good, harmonious mind and to behold the Sun rising; may the Lord of riches arrange it so that the Gods come near with help and grant true plenitudes.
Inner meaning
The seeker asks for a constant inner harmony (sumanas) so the ascending supramental Light (Sūrya uccarantam) can be directly seen within. “Vasupati of vasūni” is the inner Master of plenitudes—often functioning through Agni/Indra as the organizer of the sacrifice—who brings the divine powers close (devān ohānaḥ) by the force of grace (avasā), so the being is filled with right abundance: clarity, strength, joy, and true capacity.
Universal truth
Sustained inner harmony enables perception of higher truth as it rises in consciousness; when the inner guide gathers the right forces, life becomes filled with authentic abundance rather than restless acquisition.
Themes
illumination, inner harmony, divine nearness, boon of vision
The seer
- Rishi
- Bharadvāja
- Lineage
- Bārhaspatya
- Other hymns
- RV 6.1, RV 6.2, RV 6.44, RV 6.47, RV 6.61
Family tradition
Bharadvāja lineage of inspired priest-seers emphasizing effective inner sacrifice (Agni as guide) and luminous intelligence (Indra/Bṛhaspati stream).
Significance
Bharadvāja’s vision often turns ritual language into a psychology of awakening: right mental harmony, invocation of powers, and the ascent of light leading to plenitude (vasu).
The deity
- Devata
- Sūrya (with functional epithet Vasupati)
- Epithets
- uccarantam (ascending), vasupati (lord of plenitudes), avasāgamiṣṭha (most coming by help/grace—implicit in the hymn’s movement)
- Related deities
- Agni, Indra, Viśve Devāḥ, Savitar
Cosmic role
Sūrya is the revealer: the visible sign of truth that orders life; Vasupati is the disposer of true wealth and right distribution of powers.
Inner power
Sūrya as inner seeing (dṛṣṭi) and truth-illumination; Vasupati as the coordinating will-intelligence that attracts divine forces and establishes abundance in the nature.
In ritual
Where it is used
Viśve Devāḥ / Sūrya-related invocations within Soma and daily rites; also adaptable to dawn-oriented recitations.
वि॒श्व॒दानीं॑ सु॒मन॑सः स्याम॒ पश्ये॑म॒ नु सूर्य॑मु॒च्चर॑न्तम् । तथा॑ कर॒द्वसु॑पति॒र्वसू॑नां दे॒वाँ ओहा॒नोऽव॒साग॑मिष्ठः ॥
वि॒श्व॒ऽदानी॑म् । सु॒ऽमन॑सः । स्या॒म॒ । पश्ये॑म । नु । सूर्य॑म् । उ॒च्चर॑न्तम् । तथा॑ । क॒र॒त् । वसु॑ऽपतिः । वसू॑नाम् । दे॒वान् । ओहा॑नः । अव॑सा । आऽग॑मिष्ठः ॥
viśva-dānīm | su-manasaḥ | syāma | paśyema | nu | sūryam | uccarantam | tathā | karat | vasu-patiḥ | vasūnām | devān | ohānaḥ | avasā | āgamiṣṭhaḥ
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4 pādas of ~11 syllables each
Forward-driving, expansive cadence suited to aspiration and ascent.
Builds a sense of rising inner momentum—appropriate for ‘beholding the Sun ascending’ and invoking plenitudes.
- वि॒श्व॒दानी॑म् (viśvadānīm)
- Literal: at all times, always. Symbolic: unbroken continuity of aspiration and right inner poise
- सु॒मन॑सः (sumanasaḥ)
- Literal: good-minded, harmonious in mind. Symbolic: integrated consciousness; clarity free from division and turbulence
- सूर्य॑म् उ॒च्चर॑न्तम् (sūryam uccarantam)
- Literal: the Sun rising/ascending. Symbolic: the ascending Light of truth-consciousness; inner illumination mounting in the being
- वसु॑पतिः (vasupatiḥ)
- Literal: lord of riches. Symbolic: inner master of plenitudes (vasūni): powers, truths, right enjoyments; organizer of the sacrifice
- वसू॑नां (vasūnām)
- Literal: of riches/plenitudes. Symbolic: true inner wealth: force, light, joy, wideness, right action
- दे॒वान् ओहा॑नः (devān ohānaḥ)
- Literal: bringing the gods near, drawing them. Symbolic: gathering higher powers into the field of consciousness
- अव॑सा (avasā)
- Literal: by help, by grace/protection. Symbolic: descent of supportive power; divine assistance that makes realization effective
Auspicious benediction within offering: right mental state and vision of truth-light as fruit of divine help
At openings/invocations where illumination and right-mindedness are sought; dawn or morning pressing contexts are thematically aligned.
Āvāhana (inviting the powers), establishing barhis/inner seat, offering with intention of clarity and abundance.
Morning meditation/chant for mental harmony and ‘inner sunrise’; set an intention to receive truth-light and right abundance (not mere acquisition).
su-manas ‘good mind’ (manas from √man); paśyema optative of √paś; sūrya from √svar/√sur ‘shine’ (solar illumination as truth); vasu ‘good, wealth, excellence’—inner plenitude rather than material; pati ‘lord’ (PIE *pótis); āgamiṣṭhaḥ superlative nuance ‘most coming near’ from ā-√gam.
sumanas (harmonized mind), vision (darśana) as realization, vasu as plenitude of being
Seeing Sūrya’s ascent symbolizes aligning the being with Ṛta—truth-order becoming perceptible and governable.
Sūrya as satya-dṛś: truth made visible to consciousness.
Ascent of light from obscurity to manifestation; ordering of powers into a harmonious whole.
Proto-Vedāntic / integral-psychological reading (Aurobindo–Kashyap): ascent and descent, illumination leading to transformation.
dawn / sunrise
The ‘rising sun’ is the emergence of higher seeing in the mind; ‘riches’ are stabilized soul-powers and capacities that follow illumination.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The rising Sun as the advent of truth-consciousness: the mythic dawning of Sūrya becomes the inner emergence of illumination. The ‘lord of plenitudes’ draws the gods near, suggesting the assembly of powers around the awakened vision.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- pati ‘lord’ is a strong PIE inheritance (*pótis). The optative wishes (syāma, paśyema) show the old Indo-European modal system preserved in Vedic. Solar imagery as truth/knowledge is a pan-IE poetic inheritance.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi asks not for objects but for a state—sumanas—and for vision of Sūrya. The devatā respond by ‘coming near’ (ā-√gam) and arranging the inner plenitudes (vasu) as lived supports of the awakened mind.
‘Inner sunrise’ practice: stabilize a harmonious mind and invite truth-vision to rise.
ājñā (inner seeing) and sahasrāra (higher light)
nāḍī-śोधनā (gentle alternate-nostril) before chanting; then slow exhale on ‘sūryam uccarantam’.
Quiet, attentive, upward-open poise; receptive clarity.
Begin at dawn or early morning: 3 slow recitations, then sit in stillness visualizing a golden ascent in the forehead and crown; end by offering the day’s actions to ‘Vasupati’—right distribution of energies and resources.
Mixed udātta/anudātta/svarita per Rigvedic accent; maintain clear udātta lifts on key invocatory words (e.g., sū́ryam, devā́n where applicable by recension).
Keep the natural triṣṭubh swing: slight lift at the start of each pāda, gentle settling at cadence; avoid flattening ‘uccarantam’.
: keep ‘śv’ cluster crisp, : ‘su-ma-na-saḥ’ with clean short a’s, : long ‘ū’ sustained, : articulate ‘h’—not ‘o-ān’
bright, steady, upward-aiming; not forceful—luminous.
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