Sukta 141
Sukta 10.141
Indra-Vāyu and Bṛhaspati
এই সৰু সূক্তটো এটা সামূহিক আহ্বান; ইয়াত অগ্নি, সোম, আদিত্যসকল, বিষ্ণু, সূৰ্য, আৰু বিশেষকৈ ইন্দ্ৰ–বায়ু সহ বृहস্পতি আদি মুখ্য বৈদিক শক্তিসকলক একেলগে মাতি, উপাসকসকলৰ প্ৰতি অনুগ্ৰহ আৰু সহায়সহ মুখ ঘুৰাই চাবলৈ প্ৰাৰ্থনা কৰা হৈছে। ইয়াৰ ব্যৱহাৰিক লক্ষ্য সমৃদ্ধি আৰু সুৰক্ষা, আৰু সামাজিক লক্ষ্য ঐক্য—সভাত সকলো মানুহ একেলগে আহোঁতে ‘এটা শুভ মন’ লৈ একমত হওক।
Mantras
Mantra 1
अग्ने अच्छा वदेह नः प्रत्यङ्नः सुमना भव । प्र नो यच्छ विशस्पते धनदा असि नस्त्वम् ॥
হে অগ্নি, ইয়াত আমাৰ ফালে কথা কোৱা; আমাৰ দিশে মুখ কৰি মনত সুপ্ৰসন্ন হোৱা। হে জনসমূহৰ অধিপতি, আমাৰ আগলৈ দান কৰা; তুমিয়েই আমাৰ ধনদাতা।
Mantra 2
प्र नो यच्छत्वर्यमा प्र भगः प्र बृहस्पतिः । प्र देवाः प्रोत सूनृता रायो देवी ददातु नः ॥
অৰ্যমান আমাৰ বাবে আগলৈ পথ প্ৰদান কৰক; ভগ আগলৈ ভাগ্য-আনন্দ আগবঢ়াওক; বৃহস্পতিয়ে মহান প্ৰেৰিত বাক্য আগবঢ়াওক। দেৱতাসকলে আমাৰ বিকাশ আগবঢ়াওক; আৰু দেৱী সূনৃতা—সত্য-উজ্জ্বল বাক্য—আমাক ৰায়সৰ পূৰ্ণতা দান কৰক।
Mantra 3
सोमं राजानमवसेऽग्निं गीर्भिर्हवामहे । आदित्यान्विष्णुं सूर्यं ब्रह्माणं च बृहस्पतिम् ॥
সহায়ৰ বাবে আমি সোম-ৰাজাক আৰু অগ্নিক দীপ্ত গীত-বচনে আহ্বান কৰোঁ। আমি আদিত্যসকলক, বিষ্ণুক, সূৰ্যক, ব্ৰহ্মাণক আৰু বৃহস্পতিকে আহ্বান কৰোঁ—যিসকলে বিস্তাৰ কৰে, ধাৰণ কৰে, আৰু অন্তৰত সত্য-চেতনাক প্ৰকাশ কৰে।
Mantra 4
इन्द्रवायू बृहस्पतिं सुहवेह हवामहे । यथा नः सर्व इज्जनः संगत्यां सुमना असत् ॥
ইন্দ্ৰ-ৱায়ু আৰু বৃহস্পতিকে—সহজে আহ্বানযোগ্য—আমি ইয়াত আহ্বান কৰোঁ; যেন আমাৰ একেলগে সমবেত হোৱাত আমাৰ সকলো জন একে শুভ-মন আৰু একমত ইচ্ছাৰে যুক্ত হয়।
Mantra 5
अर्यमणं बृहस्पतिमिन्द्रं दानाय चोदय । वातं विष्णुं सरस्वतीं सवितारं च वाजिनम् ॥
অৰ্যমণ, বৃহস্পতি আৰু ইন্দ্ৰক দানৰ দিশে প্ৰেৰণা দিয়া; বাতা, বিষ্ণু, সৰস্বতী আৰু সৱিতৃ—বাজিন—কো প্ৰেৰণা দিয়া, যেন ঋত-শক্তি, বাক্, বল, প্ৰাণ-বায়ু, বিস্তাৰ, প্ৰেৰিত সৰিতা আৰু দীপ্ত প্ৰচোদনা আমাৰ হোৱাত দান বৰষায়।
Mantra 6
त्वं नो अग्ने अग्निभिर्ब्रह्म यज्ञं च वर्धय । त्वं नो देवतातये रायो दानाय चोदय ॥
হে অগ্নি, তোমাৰ অগ্নিশিখাৰে আমাৰ বাবে ব্ৰহ্ম (প্ৰেৰিত দৰ্শন-বাক্) আৰু যজ্ঞ (অন্তৰ্নিবেদন) বৃদ্ধি কৰা। আৰু দেৱতাত্বলৈ, আৰু ৰায়স্—ঐশ্বৰ্যৰ পূৰ্ণতা—দানৰ দিশে আমাক প্ৰেৰণা দিয়া।
Inside Sukta 141
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
A direct address to Agni: ‘speak toward us’ and become well-disposed, granting wealth and forward movement.
- Development
The hymn broadens into a many-deity invocation—Soma, Agni, Ādityas, Viṣṇu, Sūrya, and priestly power—creating a protective and truth-bearing divine circle around the rite.
- Climax
Indra–Vāyu with Bṛhaspati are invoked ‘here’ as easy to call, with the explicit social prayer that all people in the gathering become unanimous and benevolent-minded.
- Where it settles
The focus returns to the practical outcome: divine favor expressed as protection, prosperity, and a successfully aligned community capable of completing the sacred work together.
The deity: Indra–Vāyu and Bṛhaspati
- In the VedaIndra and Vāyu are frequently paired as swift, Soma-loving powers who arrive first to the pressing; Bṛhaspati is the lord of sacred speech (brahman), the priestly power who breaks obstacles and establishes right order through mantra. Together they are invoked as “su-havā” (easy to call), bringing strength, breath-like impetus, and inspired counsel.
- Cosmic functionIndra embodies victorious force that clears impediments; Vāyu governs movement, life-breath, and the quick conveyance of offerings; Bṛhaspati upholds ṛta through the ordering power of prayer and insight, opening the way for prosperity and right decision in the community.
- Inner significanceIndra–Vāyu signify coordinated power and prāṇa-driven will (energy + direction), while Bṛhaspati signifies illumined intelligence and truthful speech that unifies a group. The hymn frames spiritual success as both inner alignment (clear mind and inspired word) and outer harmony (consenting will in the assembly).
Famous verses
yathā naḥ sarva ij janaḥ saṃgatyāṃ sumanā asat
अग्ने अच्छा वदेह नः प्रत्यङ्नः सुमना भव । प्र नो यच्छ विशस्पते धनदा असि नस्त्वम् ॥सोमं राजानमवसेऽग्निं गीर्भिर्हवामहे । आदित्यान्विष्णुं सूर्यं ब्रह्माणं च बृहस्पतिम् ॥Attributes of the deity
- su-havā (easy to invoke)
- Soma-associated and swift to come
- Victory over obstacles and discord
- Breath/impulse and dynamic movement (Vāyu)
- Mantric wisdom and counsel (Bṛhaspati)
- Social concord and shared intention
Also by this seer
- Attribution of other hymns is uncertain; several late Maṇḍala 10 hymns circulate with incomplete or variant r̥ṣi notices in different recensions.
The rite, step by step
- Establish the fire and open with Agni: request the deity to ‘turn toward’ the people with a gracious mind.
- Call Soma ‘the King’ and invoke supporting deities (Ādityas, Viṣṇu, Sūrya) to widen protection and truth.
- Invoke Indra–Vāyu, then Bṛhaspati, as the central pair/power for effective cooperation and right counsel.
- State the communal intention explicitly: that all participants be of one mind in the gathering.
- Conclude with reaffirmation of favor, wealth, and successful completion of the rite/meeting.
Offerings
- Ghee into Agni
- Soma libations (where applicable)
- Optional oblations/food offerings consistent with household or śrauta context
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks the gods to support the rite and the community—granting prosperity and, most importantly, harmony so that everyone in the gathering thinks and acts together with goodwill.
Indra–Vāyu represent effective power and swift help, while Bṛhaspati represents inspired speech and wise counsel. Together they support both success in action and unity through right understanding.
Yes. Its language suits any auspicious beginning—household fire worship, meetings, or community ceremonies—whenever protection, clear counsel, and unanimity are desired.
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