Sukta 47
Sukta 4.47
Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for RV 4)
Vāyu (with Soma-invitation motif)
Jagatī (probable; RV 4 commonly uses Jagatī/Triṣṭubh in such invocations—requires pad-count confirmation)
This short hymn is an urgent Soma-invitation to Vāyu, the swift, luminous Wind, asking him to come yoked with his niyut-steeds to drink the first share of Soma. It then expands into a joint summons of Indra-Vāyu to arrive on one chariot, bring protection and strength, and firmly bestow their much-desired yoked powers upon the worshippers.
Mantras
Mantra 1
वायो शुक्रो अयामि ते मध्वो अग्रं दिविष्टिषु । आ याहि सोमपीतये स्पार्हो देव नियुत्वता ॥
O Vāyu, luminous Power, I bring to you the first essence of delight among the heavenward strivings. Come here to the drinking of Soma—desirable God—yoked with your ordered steeds of force.
Mantra 2
इन्द्रश्च वायवेषां सोमानां पीतिमर्हथः । युवां हि यन्तीन्दवो निम्नमापो न सध्र्यक् ॥
Indra and Vāyu, you two are worthy of the drinking of these Soma-waves; for to you the drops move irresistibly, like waters running to the downward hollow—straight to their destined place.
Mantra 3
वायविन्द्रश्च शुष्मिणा सरथं शवसस्पती । नियुत्वन्ता न ऊतय आ यातं सोमपीतये ॥
O Vāyu and Indra, lords of force, come together on one chariot with your might; yoked with ordered energies, come for our help, come to the drinking of Soma.
Mantra 4
या वां सन्ति पुरुस्पृहो नियुतो दाशुषे नरा । अस्मे ता यज्ञवाहसेन्द्रवायू नि यच्छतम् ॥
Whatever yoked energies of yours are much desired, O two strong ones, for the giver, grant those to us—O Indra and Vāyu, bearers of the sacrifice—establish them firmly within us.
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn invites Vāyu to come quickly and drink the first share of Soma, and asks Indra-Vāyu together to bring help, strength, and firmly established power to the worshippers.
Vāyu is portrayed as arriving swiftly with ordered, yoked energies (niyut) to receive Soma early; this symbolizes prāṇa-like vitality and the quickening of the rite’s effectiveness.
In this hymn, niyut refers to Vāyu’s yoked teams or ordered energies—his controlled powers of movement and force—requested as a boon to support the sacrifice and the sacrificer.