Rig Veda 6.7.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 7, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.7
- Devata
- Agni Vaiśvānara
- Chandas
- Trishtubh
- Rasa
- Vira (heroism) and Adbhuta (wonder)
त्वद्विप्रो जायते वाज्यग्ने त्वद्वीरासो अभिमातिषाहः । वैश्वानर त्वमस्मासु धेहि वसूनि राजन्त्स्पृहयाय्याणि ॥
tvád vipró jāyate vā́jy agne tvád vīrā́so abhimātiṣā́haḥ | vaiśvānara tvám asmā́su dhehi vásūni rājan spṛhayā́yyāṇi ||
منكَ، يا أَغني، يولدُ الفِبْرا (vipra) المُلهَمُ ذو وفرةِ القوّة؛ ومنكَ تنهضُ قوى الأبطالِ القاهرين للفكرِ المعادي. يا فايشفانارا، أَودِعْ فينا الخيراتِ المشتهاة، أيّها الملك—كنوزًا نتوقُ إلى أن نتجسّد بها.
Word by Word
- त्वत्
- from youPronounपञ्चमी (अबल.) एकवचनRole अपादानRoot त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- विप्रः
- a inspired sage/poetNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनRole कर्तृRoot विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
- जायते
- is born/arisesVerbलट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचनRoot √जन् (जने)
- वाजी
- prize-winning, vigorousAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (विप्रः इति विशेषणम्)Role कर्तृRoot वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
- अग्ने
- O AgniNounपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचनRole सम्बोधनRoot अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
- त्वत्
- from youPronounपञ्चमी एकवचनRole अपादानRoot त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- वीरासः
- heroes/menNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचनRole कर्तृRoot वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
- अभिमातिषाहः
- overcoming hostile assaults/opponentsAdjective (compound)पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (वीरासः इति विशेषणम्)Role कर्तृRoot अभिमाति-षाह (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास; षाह < √सह ‘to overcome’)
- वैश्वानर
- O VaiśvānaraNounपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचनRole सम्बोधनRoot वैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नेः नाम)
- त्वम्
- youPronounप्रथमा एकवचनRole कर्तृRoot त्वम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- अस्मासु
- in us/among usPronounसप्तमी बहुवचनRole अधिकरणRoot अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- धेहि
- place/establishVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचनRoot √धा (दधाति)
- वसूनि
- goods/treasuresNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचनRole कर्मRoot वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
- राजन्
- O king (lord)Noun (used as vocative)पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचनRole सम्बोधनRoot राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
- स्पृहयाय्याणि
- desirable, to be longed forAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन (वसूनि इति विशेषणम्)Role कर्मRoot स्पृहयाय्य (कृदन्त-विशेषण; desiderative/gerundive sense from √स्पृह् ‘to desire/long for’)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः: त्वत् विप्रः जायते वाजी अग्ने | त्वत् वीरासः अभिमातिषाहः | वैश्वानर त्वम् अस्मासु धेहि वसूनि राजन् स्पृहयाय्याणि || 1) त्वद्विप्रः = त्वत् + विप्रः (त् + व् → द्व्)
- 2) वाज्यग्ने = वाजी + अग्ने (ई + अ → य्-अ; ‘वाज्यग्ने’)
- 3) त्वद्वीरासः = त्वत् + वीरासः (त् + व् → द्व्)
- 4) राजन्त्स्पृहयाय्याणि = राजन् + स्पृहयाय्याणि (न् + स् → न्त्स्; external sandhi)
The meaning
Outer meaning
From Agni are born the inspired seer and the heroic men who conquer hostile forces. Vaiśvānara is asked to place within us desirable riches—treasures we long for.
Inner meaning
Agni is the generator of inner capacities: vipra (inspired seer) arises when the will is purified into luminous discernment; vīrāsaḥ (heroic powers) arise as courageous energies that overcome abhimāti—hostile thought, attacks of doubt, denial, and obstruction from the lower nature. The prayer ‘place within us’ (asmāsu dhehi) is central: the riches (vasūni) are to become embodied traits—stable powers of consciousness, not external possessions. As rājan (king), Vaiśvānara governs the inner kingdom, distributing energies that the soul truly desires (spṛhayāyyāṇi): clarity, strength, endurance, harmony.
Universal truth
Right will gives birth to right knowledge and right strength. When inner fire is established, inspiration and courage arise naturally, and the treasures we seek become inner qualities we can live from.
Themes
Inner-birth, Empowerment, Protection-from-hostility, Desirable-riches (vasu)
The seer
- Rishi
- Bharadvāja lineage seers (specific rishi uncertain)
- Lineage
- Bharadvāja
- Other hymns
- RV 6.7.1-2 (Vaiśvānara established as center and guide), RV 6.3 (Agni as giver of strength and protection—theme parallel), RV 6.16 (Agni as protector against hostility)
Family tradition
This family’s Agni hymns repeatedly connect Agni with the birth of the vipra (seer) and vīra (heroic energies), a hallmark of the psychological reading.
Significance
Defines a practical sadhana-result: inspiration (vipra) and conquering force (vīra) emerge from the inner fire; the ‘wealth’ is the stable embodiment of these powers.
The deity
- Devata
- Agni Vaiśvānara
- Epithets
- vājy agne (Agni of plenitude/force), vaiśvānara, rājan
- Related deities
- Indra (battle for light), Maruts (heroic life-forces), Sarasvatī (inspired speech/flow of insight)
Cosmic role
Giver of force and victory; awakener of inspired knowledge; protector in the battle for light.
Inner power
Transforms raw vital energy into heroic, disciplined power; births the seer-mind from the fire of aspiration; installs lasting inner riches.
In ritual
Where it is used
Agni praise for strength and protection within yajña
त्वद्विप्रो॑ जायते वा॒ज्य॑ग्ने॒ त्वद्वी॒रासो॑ अभिमाति॒षाह॑: । वैश्वा॑नर॒ त्वम॒स्मासु॑ धेहि॒ वसू॑नि राजन्त्स्पृह॒याय्या॑णि ॥
त्वत् । विप्रः॑ । जा॒य॒ते॒ । वा॒जी । अ॒ग्ने॒ । त्वत् । वी॒रासः॑ । अ॒भि॒मा॒ति॒ऽसहः॑ । वैश्वा॑नर । त्वम् । अ॒स्मासु॑ । धे॒हि॒ । वसू॑नि । रा॒ज॒न् । स्पृ॒ह॒याय्या॑णि ॥
tvat | vipraḥ | jāyate | vājī | agne | tvat | vīrāsaḥ | abhimāti-sāhaḥ | vaiśvānara | tvam | asmāsu | dhehi | vasūni | rājan | spṛhayāyyāṇi
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4 x ~11 syllables
Martial yet controlled; supports the ‘battle’ motif (abhimātiṣāha) and the firm request (dhehi).
Strengthens resolve and confidence; evokes a clean, bright courage rather than agitation.
- विप्र (vipra)
- Literal: inspired sage/seer. Symbolic: illumined intelligence born from purified will
- वाजी (vājī)
- Literal: possessing vāja; strong, victorious. Symbolic: plenitude of force; effective energy for realization
- वीरासः (vīrāsaḥ)
- Literal: heroes. Symbolic: courageous inner powers—disciplined life-energies
- अभिमातिषाह (abhimātiṣāha)
- Literal: conquering hostile attacks/hatreds. Symbolic: overcoming negative thought-forces, doubt, depression, resistance
- धेहि (dhehi)
- Literal: place, put, establish. Symbolic: make stable within the substance of mind-life-body
- वसूनि (vasūni)
- Literal: riches, treasures. Symbolic: inner possessions: peace, light, strength, joy, right relations
- स्पृहयाय्याणि (spṛhayāyyāṇi)
- Literal: to be desired/longed for. Symbolic: soul-desires (psychic preferences) rather than ego wants
- राजन् (rājan)
- Literal: king. Symbolic: sovereign organizer of the inner nature
Petition for inner formation: birth of vipra (seer-mind) and vīra (heroic forces) through Agni; used as a prayer for empowerment and protection against inimical forces.
When seeking victory over obstacles and increase of inner/outer prosperity in the rite
Offerings with petitions for vāja (force) and vasu (treasure)
Use before challenging conversations, study, or disciplined practice; as a mantra for overcoming negative thought patterns and installing steadier capacities.
vāja is taken as ‘plenitude of force’ because √vaj/√vāj in Vedic usage links to strength, speed, winning capacity; thus vājī is one who carries victorious energy. abhi-māti is hostile mentality/attack: the darkness working through thought; sāh (√sah) is to overpower. √dhā ‘place’ marks inner installation of vasu (stable riches/powers).
Generation of inspired mind (vipra) through divine fire, Vāja as force-plenitude, Victory over hostile mentality (abhi-māti)
Victory is framed as alignment with right order—hostility is what deviates from ṛta.
The vipra is satya-awakened intelligence; true riches are satya-consistent qualities.
Agni as creative forge: he ‘births’ new faculties (seer and hero) in the evolving being.
Integral Vedism: transformation of mind-life into illumined mind and heroic life-force through psychic fire.
Fire = transformative will; birth = emergence of new capacities; heroes = purified prāṇa; seer = illumined buddhi.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- Agni as begetter of the seer and the heroes: the mythic generation of inner faculties (vision and victorious force) from the universal Fire, enabling conquest of hostile mentality.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √jan ‘be born’ is a major IE root; √sah ‘overcome’ is Indo-Iranian prominent (Avestan sah-). The pairing vipra/vīra reflects an archaic Indo-European theme: inspired intelligence and heroic force as twin supports of victory.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi treats Agni as the inner origin of both illumination and strength; praise becomes request: ‘place in us’ the longed-for riches—i.e., establish stable spiritual capacities and fulfilled being.
Invoke Agni to generate the vipra (inner witness with insight) and the vīra (courageous disciplined energy) to overcome hostile thoughts.
Maṇipūra (force) + Ājñā (seer clarity)
Kapalabhati light (if suitable) 30–60 strokes to awaken vāja, followed by slow breathing; then chant to stabilize into clarity.
Dynamic steadiness—energized, fearless, and inwardly governed.
Identify one recurring ‘abhimāti’ (doubt, procrastination, resentment). Chant 7 times; after each round, affirm a single decisive action aligned with truth; feel it ‘placed within’ as a stable intention.
Exact svaras require śākhā notation; keep udātta peaks crisp on key verbs/nouns (jāyate, vīrāsaḥ, dhehi).
Maintain clear pāda breaks; emphasize ‘tvad’ at openings without harshness; let ‘dhehi’ land firmly.
‘tvad’ with clear dental ‘d’, ‘abhimātiṣāhaḥ’: articulate ṣā-haḥ with visarga audible but light, ‘vaiśvānara’: long ā; do not reduce vowels, ‘spṛhayāyyāṇi’: vocalic ṛ clear; double yāyyā as elongated glide without swallowing syllables
Firm, bright, courageous; avoid shouting—power with control.
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