Rig Veda 3.24.3: Mandala 3, Sukta 24, Mantra 3
Sukta 3.24
अग्ने द्युम्नेन जागृवे सहसः सूनवाहुत । एदं बर्हिः सदो मम ॥
agne dyumnéna jāgṛve sáhasaḥ sūno ā́huta | édáṃ bárhiḥ sadó máma ||
O Agni, durch leuchtende Kraft erweckt, o Sohn der Macht, angerufen,— hier ist mein ausgestreutes Barhis, mein Sitzplatz.
Offering of seat (barhis) and invitation for Agni to take his place; part of ritual hospitality to the deity.
Wakefulness vs. inertia (jāgar), Prepared receptivity (barhis) as inner discipline
Sadas symbolizes ordered field where powers act in harmony—Ṛta established in consciousness.
Dyumna as truth-illumination that awakens vigilance.
From light (dyumna) arises awakened fire (Agni), and a stable seat is formed for divine action.
Psychological symbolism: ritual seating becomes inner stabilization for descent of higher consciousness.
dawn (suggested by ‘awakening’ and dyumna)
unspecified
Grass seat = calm, receptive nervous system; light = clarity; awakened fire = vigilant will.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The mythologem is divine hospitality: the awakened Agni is invited and given a prepared seat (barhis/sadas). Psychologically, the seeker prepares a receptive field so the luminous will can abide and operate.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- dyut/dyumna relates to PIE *dyeu- ‘shine, sky’ (cf. Zeus, deus). √sah ‘prevail’ aligns with Indo-Iranian strength vocabulary; the epithet ‘son of strength’ encodes a common IE pattern of kinship metaphors for powers.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi offers a locus (barhis, sadas) and calls Agni; Agni, awakened by dyumna, takes his seat and becomes operative. The exchange is: preparation and invocation from the human side, presence and awakened force from the divine side.
Create the ‘inner seat’—a stable, purified field—then invite the awakened will to preside.
mūlādhāra-to-anāhata axis (grounding seat + heart flame)
3 slow breaths: inhale ‘dyumnena’; hold ‘jāgṛve’; exhale ‘sado mama’—settling the presence
Alert tranquility (wakeful peace).
Use as a transition mantra: after energizing practices, chant to stabilize; feel the body as barhis, the mind as sadas, and Agni as the presiding flame.
Let the first pāda carry a clearer udātta lift on ‘dyumnena’ and ‘jāgṛve’; soften into a settling cadence on ‘barhiḥ sado mama’.
Emphasize: dyúmnēna, jāgṛ́ve, sáhasaḥ, ā́huta; gentle close on édám bárhiḥ sádō máma.
dyumnena: ‘dyum’ as one cluster, not ‘di-yum’, jāgṛve: vocalic ṛ, light ‘ri’, sahasaḥ: all a’s short; final ḥ audible, barhiḥ: aspirated h, final ḥ, sadaḥ: dental d, final ḥ
Clear and wakeful at start, then softer and grounded at the end.
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