Rig Veda 3.3.7: Mandala 3, Sukta 3, Mantra 7
Sukta 3.3
अग्ने जरस्व स्वपत्य आयुन्यूर्जा पिन्वस्व समिषो दिदीहि नः । वयांसि जिन्व बृहतश्च जागृव उशिग्देवानामसि सुक्रतुर्विपाम् ॥
agné járasva sva-patyá ā́yuni ūrjā́ pinvasva sám iṣó didīhi naḥ | vayā́ṃsi jinva bṛhatáś ca jāgṛva uśíg devā́nām ási su-krátur vipā́m ||
O Agni, wachse in uns zu guter Herrschaft und langem Lebenslauf; stärke uns mit der erfreuenden Kraft und entzünde unsere harmonischen Gesänge. Mehre unsere Flügel und wecke zum Weiten; du bist die eifrige Flamme der Götter, der wohlwollende Geist der Seher.
Prayer for growth, vitality, and protection through Agni; in ritual, sustaining the fire for prosperity and strength; inwardly, intensifying aspiration, energizing impulses, awakening to the Vast consciousness.
self-mastery (su-patya), vital plenitude (ūrj), awakening to the Vast (bṛhat)
Sukratu implies will aligned to ṛta; harmonizing iṣaḥ is ordering life-movements.
Awakening to bṛhat opens the field where satya can govern the parts.
Evolutionary growth of the inner fire leading from limited life to vast consciousness.
Aurobindonian: widening (bṛhat) as a key movement toward higher consciousness; Agni as evolutionary force.
morning (awakening motif)
Heat of aspiration rises like wings into the vast sky of consciousness; nourishment (ūrjā) stabilizes the ascent.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The kindling and growth of Agni leading to awakening in the Vast: mythically, the fire is fed to rise and empower. Psychologically, the inner flame increases self-mastery, energizes the life-force, expands faculties (‘wings’), and wakes consciousness to bṛhat.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- ūrj relates to an IE vitality/sap lexicon (often compared with Avestan urvarā ‘plant’ sphere though not direct); √jāgṛ ‘wake’ aligns with IE wakefulness roots (cf. Latin vigil via different formation; the concept is archaic); kratu as ‘effective will’ is Indo-Iranian but fits IE emphasis on *kʷer-/ *ker- ‘make/do’ semantic fields in agency vocabulary.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi asks Agni to grow within the human vessel and actively shape capacities—energy (ūrj), impulses (iṣ), ascent (vayāṃsi), and awakening (jāgṛ). The reciprocity is transformative: surrender and invocation invite Agni’s su-kratu (right will) to govern and uplift the seeker.
Kindle Agni at the navel; then widen awareness to bṛhat; cultivate self-mastery and right intention.
maṇipūra (growth, mastery) expanding into anāhata/viśuddha (wideness, inspired expression)
Inhale: feel ūrjā filling the torso; exhale: offer impulses (iṣaḥ) into the flame; after 7 breaths, rest in spacious awareness.
Warm, centered, progressively vast.
Chant 7 or 21 times; after chanting, sit 3 minutes sensing ‘wings’—lightness above the shoulders—and the Vast as open sky within.
Follow marked accents; imperatives (jarasva, pinvasva, didīhi, jinva, jāgṛva) should carry clear udatta lift where indicated.
Phrase as two waves: requests for growth/nourishment, then ascent/widening; keep a gentle pause after ‘dīdīhi naḥ’.
: ‘ja’ soft, ‘ra’ tapped, : pronounce ‘sva-pa-tya’ with clear ‘ty’, : long ‘ū’ and ‘rj’ conjunct, : nasal ‘ṃ’ subtle before ‘si’, : ‘gṛ’ with vocalic ṛ
Warm, devotional, widening resonance; soften at line-ends to invite spaciousness.
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