Rig Veda 9.100.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 100, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.100
- Rishi
- Pavamāna Soma seer tradition
- Devata
- Soma Pavamāna
- Chandas
- Likely Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Adbhuta (wonder)
पुनान इन्दवा भर सोम द्विबर्हसं रयिम् । त्वं वसूनि पुष्यसि विश्वानि दाशुषो गृहे ॥
punānā́ índavā bhara sóma dvibárhasaṃ rayím | tváṃ vasū́ni puṣyasi víśvāni dā́śuṣo gṛhé ||
وأنتَ تُطهِّرُ ذاتَك، أيها القَطْرُ اللامع، احملْ يا سوما ثراءَ الامتلاء المزدوج؛ فأنتَ تُنمّي كلَّ الكنوز في بيتِ المُعطي—في الكيان الذي يهبُ نفسَه قرباناً.
Word by Word
- पुनानः
- purifying, being purifiedParticiple (Adjectival)पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय), आत्मनेपद-भावःRole Kartā (इन्दवः/सोमः के विशेषणरूपेण)Root √पू (पवते) / प्रातिपदिक: पुनान- (पुना-न)
- इन्दवः
- drops (of Soma)Nounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole KartāRoot प्रातिपदिक: इन्दु-
- भर
- bring, bearVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचनRole (क्रियापद) —Root √भृ
- सोम
- O SomaNoun (vocative)पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनRole (सम्बोधन) —Root प्रातिपदिक: सोम-
- द्विबर्हसम्
- having twofold height/strength; doubly loftyAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग? (रयिम्-विशेषणत्वात् पुंलिङ्ग), द्वितीया, एकवचनRole Karma (रयिम् के विशेषणरूपेण)Root प्रातिपदिक: द्वि-बर्हस्- (द्वि + बर्हस्)
- रयिम्
- wealth, treasureNounपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole KarmaRoot प्रातिपदिक: रयि-
- त्वम्
- youPronounउत्तम? (मध्यम-पुरुषीय सर्वनाम), प्रथमा, एकवचनRole KartāRoot सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: त्वद्
- वसूनि
- goods, richesNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचनRole KarmaRoot प्रातिपदिक: वसु-
- पुष्यसि
- you make prosper / you nourishVerbलट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचनRole (क्रियापद) —Root √पुष्
- विश्वानि
- allAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; वसूनि-विशेषणम्Role Karma (वसूनि के विशेषणरूपेण)Root प्रातिपदिक: विश्व-
- दाशुषः
- of the giver (worshipper)Noun (agent/epithet)पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचनRole सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the giver/worshipper’)Root प्रातिपदिक: दाशुष्- (√दाश् ‘to give’ से कृत)
- गृहे
- in the houseNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनRole AdhikaraṇaRoot प्रातिपदिक: गृह-
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेद (Vedic): पुनानः | इन्दवः | भर | सोम | द्विबर्हसम् | रयिम् || त्वम् | वसूनि | पुष्यसि | विश्वानि | दाशुषः | गृहे || Sandhi: (1) ‘पुनान इन्दवा’ → ‘पुनानः इन्दवः’ (visarga before vowel; RV pada tradition keeps separate padas)
- (2) ‘इन्दवा’ is the saṃhitā-form for ‘इन्दवः’ before voiced consonant/vowel in Vedic recitation
The meaning
Outer meaning
Purifying yourself, O Indu, bring Soma the wealth of double fullness; you nourish all treasures in the giver’s house.
Inner meaning
As Soma self-purifies (punānaḥ), the bright drop brings a ‘double-full’ wealth (dvibarhasa rayi): abundance in two domains—inner and outer, earth and heaven, life and spirit. In the home of the giver (dāśuṣo gṛhe), i.e., the being that offers itself in sacrifice, Soma fosters all treasures: capacities, powers, peace, joy, knowledge. The key is reciprocity: self-offering creates the inner home where ananda can multiply and organize the riches of nature.
Universal truth
When we purify and offer ourselves, delight becomes a constructive power that increases both inner riches and outer harmony.
Themes
Soma-ritual, boon: rayi (spiritual wealth), nourishment and flourishing, house as inner field
The seer
- Rishi
- Pavamāna Soma seer tradition (RV 9.100)
- Other hymns
- RV 9.100.1-16
Family tradition
A sequence emphasizing Soma as builder of inner riches through purification and offering.
Significance
Frames prosperity as a byproduct of inner consecration: the ‘giver’s house’ becomes a field for ananda to organize life.
The deity
- Devata
- Soma Pavamāna
- Epithets
- punāna, indu, soma
- Related deities
- Vasus, Indra, Agni
Cosmic role
Bestower of rayi (wealth/abundance) through purification; nourisher of the Vasus (treasures/powers).
Inner power
Ananda that increases capacities and harmonizes the being, making it a fit vessel for higher influences.
In ritual
Where it is used
Soma purification and invocation of prosperity for sacrificer
पु॒ना॒न इ॑न्द॒वा भ॑र॒ सोम॑ द्वि॒बर्ह॑सं र॒यिम् । त्वं वसू॑नि पुष्यसि॒ विश्वा॑नि दा॒शुषो॑ गृ॒हे ॥
पु॒ना॒नः । इ॒न्दो॒ इति॑ । आ । भ॒र॒ । सोम॑ । द्वि॒ऽबर्ह॑सम् । र॒यिम् । त्वम् । वसू॑नि । पु॒ष्य॒सि॒ । विश्वा॑नि । दा॒शुषः॑ । गृ॒हे ॥
punānaḥ | indo iti | ā | bhara | soma | dvi-barhasam | rayim | tvam | vasūni | puṣyasi | viśvāni | dāśuṣaḥ | gṛhe
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4 x ~11 syllables
Generative and affirmative—good for invoking increase (puṣyasi).
Produces a sense of building and nourishment; stabilizes confidence and receptivity.
- पुना॒नः (punānaḥ)
- Literal: purifying (oneself). Symbolic: self-clarifying movement of consciousness; progressive refinement
- इन्दु (indu)
- Literal: bright drop. Symbolic: concentrated ananda, luminous essence
- द्विबर्हसम् रयिम् (dvibarhasam rayim)
- Literal: wealth of double fullness. Symbolic: integral abundance—inner realization + outer support; heaven+earth riches
- वसू॑नि (vasūni)
- Literal: treasures, good things. Symbolic: powers of being: peace, force, joy, knowledge, harmony
- दा॒शुषो गृहे (dāśuṣo gṛhe)
- Literal: in the house of the giver. Symbolic: the consecrated inner being that offers; the psychic ‘home’ of sacrifice
Invocatory request during Soma purification: Soma is asked to bring rayi and to prosper the sacrificer’s ‘house’ (ritual household; inner being).
During pavamāna recitations; also thematically aligned with prayers for rayi in Soma rites.
Chant while Soma flows and is collected; intention of increase and nourishment of the yajamāna.
Chant as a ‘consecration for abundance’: align resources, relationships, and inner capacities with offering and purification.
√bhṛ ‘bear/bring’ frames Soma as carrier of rayi. dvibarhasam: barhas relates to swelling/heightening (cf. bṛh ‘to grow, be great’), thus ‘double plenitude’—not mere material wealth but doubled amplitude of force. rayi is multivalent: wealth, abundance, felicity; here inner richness. √puṣ ‘nourish’ describes Soma’s action of making vasu thrive. dāśuṣ ‘giver’ defines the reciprocal economy: offering opens the ‘home’ (gṛha) to be filled.
reciprocity of offering (dāśuṣ), plenitude (bṛh/barhas), inner wealth (rayi as fullness of being)
Rayi increases when life is arranged by ṛta—right exchange and right offering.
Dāśuṣ (the giver) implies truth in offering; prosperity rests on sincerity.
Nourishment and increase: ananda as a formative substance that builds worlds in the being.
Integral yoga reading: abundance as harmonized manifestation, not mere material gain.
Home = inner psychic space; nourishment = strengthening of faculties; double fullness = integration of spiritual and vital-material life.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The ‘Soma as bringer of rayi’ mythologem: purified Soma carries plenitude into the sacrificer’s domain. Inwardly, as delight clarifies, it brings a doubled amplitude of being (dvibarhasam) and makes all inner riches (vasūni) thrive in the ‘home’ of the offering soul.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √bhṛ ‘bear/bring’ is PIE *bʰer- (English bear, Latin ferō). The growth semantic field (barhas ~ √bṛh) aligns with IE metaphors of expansion as power. The verse’s imperative bhara marks direct transactional invocation typical of early IE hymn style.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi (as dāśuṣ, the giver) offers; Soma reciprocates by bringing and nourishing inner wealth. The relationship is an economy of consciousness: surrender/oblation opens the gṛha (inner space) for Soma’s plenitude to establish itself.
Consecrate the ‘house’ of the being; invite purified delight to nourish all capacities.
Anāhata (home/inner dwelling) and Svādhiṣṭhāna (ananda flow)
Slow breathing with gentle retention after inhale (comfortably) to ‘hold’ fullness; then release into calm exhale.
Receptive fullness and gratitude.
Before chanting, make a simple offering (intention, gratitude, service). Chant 9 times, then sit and feel ananda organizing life-energies into harmonious abundance.
Maintain Vedic accents; give a gentle lift on punānaḥ and puṣyasi (nourishing).
Clear caesura after ā bhara; emphasize dvibarhasaṃ rayim as the central boon.
punānaḥ: long ā; visarga light, indav ā: sandhi—avoid inserting extra consonant; keep flow, dvibarhasaṃ: articulate dvi- clearly; keep -saṃ with anusvāra, dāśuṣo: long ā; retroflex ṣ, gṛhe: vocalic ṛ; light h
Steady, beneficent, prayerful.
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