Rig Veda 8.32.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 32, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.32
- Rishi
- Kaṇva
- Devata
- Indra
- Chandas
- Gāyatrī or Anuṣṭubh-like short meter
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Adbhuta (wonder)
उत नः पितुमा भर संरराणो अविक्षितम् । मघवन्भूरि ते वसु ॥
utá naḥ pitúm ā́ bhara saṃrarāṇó ávi-kṣitam | mághavan bhū́ri te vásu ||
Y tráenos también la plenitud nutritiva, oh Desbordante, sin mengua. Oh Maghavan, abundante es tu riqueza: viértela en nuestro ser.
Word by Word
- उत
- and / alsoIndeclinableनिपात (समुच्चय/अथवा-अर्थे)Root उत (निपात)
- नः
- of us / ourPronounषष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचनRole सम्बन्ध (possessor/our)Root अस्मद्
- पितुम्
- food, nourishmentNounपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचनRole कर्मRoot पितु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पान/भोजन’ अर्थे) अथवा √पा (पाने) से निष्पन्न
- आ
- hither, towards (as preverb)Indeclinableउपसर्ग (आ- = ‘towards, hither’)Root आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
- भर
- bring!Verbलोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदRole क्रियाRoot √भृ (भरणे)
- संरराणः
- protecting, guarding (well-defending)Adjective/Participleपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन; वर्तमान/भाववाचक कृदन्त (वेदिक)Role कर्तृ-विशेषण (इन्द्रस्य)Root √रर्/√र (ध्वनौ/स्तुतौ) से कृत; ‘सं-’ उपसर्ग सहित (वेदिक रूप)
- अविक्षितम्
- unfailing, undiminishedAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचनRole कर्म-विशेषण (पितुम्)Root अ- + √क्षि/√क्षय् (क्षये/निवासे) अथवा √क्षि (क्षये) से कृत; वेदिक ‘अविक्षित’ = ‘अक्षीण/अविनष्ट’
- मघवन्
- O bountiful one (Indra)Noun (vocative epithet)पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचनRole सम्बोधनRoot मघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण)
- भूरि
- much, abundantAdjective/Quantifierअव्ययवत् परिमाणवाचक; यहाँ ‘बहु’ अर्थेRole विशेषणRoot भूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
- ते
- your / of youPronounषष्ठी (genitive), एकवचनRole सम्बन्ध (your)Root युष्मद्
- वसु
- wealth, treasureNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (समष्टि-अर्थे)Role कर्तृ/विधेय (अस्ति-लुप्त वाक्ये) / अथवा ‘भूरि’ का विशेष्यRoot वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेद: उत | नः | पितुम् | आ | भर | संरराणः | अविक्षितम् | मघवन् | भूरि | ते | वसु । मुख्य संधि: ‘पितुमा’ = पितुम् + आ (म् + आ → मा)
The meaning
Outer meaning
Bring us nourishing food/plenty, overflowing one, undiminished; O Maghavan, abundant is your wealth.
Inner meaning
Indra is asked to bring ‘pitum’—the inner nourishment that sustains the journey: strength, substance, and capacity. ‘Avikṣitam’ (undiminished) indicates a plenitude that does not exhaust—an inexhaustible spiritual resource. The bountiful Lord (Maghavan) pours his ‘vasu’ as stable powers of being into the seeker.
Universal truth
True abundance is that which increases life and consciousness without depletion—an inner wealth of strength, clarity, and joy that renews itself.
Themes
Bounty, Inner nourishment, Indra as Maghavan, Spiritual wealth
The seer
- Other hymns
- RV 8.32 (sequence), RV 8.6 (Indra as Maghavan, giver of wealth/force)
Family tradition
Indra as giver of ‘vasu’—a hallmark of hymns seeking both outer and inner riches, read here as inner powers.
Significance
The seer emphasizes inexhaustible supply—important in yoga where force must renew rather than burn out.
The deity
- Devata
- Indra
- Epithets
- Maghavan, Saṃrarāṇaḥ (overflowing/exultant), Somapāḥ (contextually linked in hymn)
- Related deities
- Soma, Pūṣan (nourishment theme), Agni
Cosmic role
Distributor of the luminous riches won from the powers of darkness; sustainer of the godward journey.
Inner power
Inexhaustible strength and confidence that supports endurance, growth, and victorious expansion.
In ritual
Where it is used
Soma rite petitions for nourishment/wealth from Indra
उ॒त न॑: पि॒तुमा भ॑र संररा॒णो अवि॑क्षितम् । मघ॑व॒न्भूरि॑ ते॒ वसु॑ ॥
उ॒त । नः॒ । पि॒तुम् । आ । भ॒र॒ । स॒म्ऽर॒रा॒णः । अवि॑ऽक्षितम् । मघ॑ऽवन् । भूरि॑ । ते॒ । वसु॑ ॥
uta | naḥ | pitum | ā | bhara | sam-rarāṇaḥ | avi-kṣitam | magha-van | bhūri | te | vasu
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4 × ~11 syllables (approx.)
Broad, giving rhythm; the line opens with ‘uta’ and moves like a pouring motion.
Conveys replenishment; supports a felt sense of being filled and sustained.
- pitum
- Literal: nourishment, food. Symbolic: sustaining spiritual substance: strength, right enjoyment, inner support
- ā bhara
- Literal: bring here. Symbolic: make the higher resources concretely present in the being
- saṃrarāṇaḥ
- Literal: overflowing, exulting. Symbolic: abundant divine energy that exceeds limitation
- avikṣitam
- Literal: undiminished, uninjured. Symbolic: inexhaustible plenitude; non-wasting force
- maghavan
- Literal: bountiful, giver. Symbolic: the divine generosity of illumination
- vasu
- Literal: wealth, good substance. Symbolic: stable powers/treasures of consciousness (light, strength, joy)
Request-boon verse within Indra-soma praise: asks for pitú (sustaining plenitude) and undiminished abundance; applicable to soma sessions emphasizing prosperity as inner fullness.
After offerings, when requesting boons and sustaining powers
Recitation accompanying oblation; request for ‘pitum’ and ‘vasu’
Use as a prayer for non-depleting energy (burnout recovery): ask for ‘avikṣita’ strength—steady, renewable force.
pitú- ‘food/nourishment’ from √pī/√pāy ‘to swell, be full’ in semantic field of nourishment (RV pitú often ‘nourishing refreshment’). bhar(a) < √bhṛ ‘carry’ (PIE *bʰer- ‘bear’). maghá- ‘gift, bounty’ (rooted in power of giving). vásu- ‘good, wealth, substance’ (PIE *wesu- ‘good’, cf. Avestan vohu ‘good’).
plenitude of being (vasu) as spiritual wealth, undiminishing force (avi-kṣitam), sustenance of the inner sacrifice
Wealth is not random; it is ordered power released when obstacles are broken and the offering is right.
‘Avikṣitam’ points to satya-based plenitude—what is grounded in truth does not waste.
Release of hidden plenitudes into manifestation (microcosmic creation in the seeker).
Integral/Vedantic psychology: ‘vasu’ as powers of being rather than mere possessions.
Nourishment = prāṇic and psychic sustenance; undiminished = renewable spiritual energy.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The gift of inexhaustible plenitude: Indra as Maghavan brings ‘pitú’ and ‘vasu’—mythically the bestowal of abundance; psychologically the descent of sustaining energy and fullness that does not waste away.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- bhar- < PIE *bʰer- ‘to carry/bear’ (cf. English bear). vasu- aligns with Indo-Iranian *vasu/vohu ‘good’ (Avestan vohu), showing a shared inherited value-term (‘goodness/wealth’).
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi asks not for isolated gifts but for an undiminishing condition (avi-kṣitam): a stable support for the inner work, implying a sustained companionship of Indra’s bounty rather than a one-time reward.
Receive inexhaustible strength; contemplate a ‘fountain’ of force descending after inner offering.
Maṇipūra (sustaining power) and Svādhiṣṭhāna (nourishing flow)
Slow inhale imagining ‘pitum’ filling the torso; exhale distributing it evenly through the limbs.
Replenished, steady, non-striving.
After practice, sit quietly and feel ‘avikṣitam’ as a stable reservoir; avoid forcing—let the force renew itself.
Maintain Vedic accents as marked; give gentle lift on ‘maghavan’ and ‘bhūri’.
Let ‘ā bhara’ be clearly articulated as a receiving gesture; keep ‘avikṣitam’ unbroken and steady.
‘pitum’ with short i (pi-tum), not ‘pītum’, Cluster in ‘saṃrarāṇaḥ’ should be clean: saṃ-ra-rā-ṇaḥ, ‘avikṣitam’ with kṣ as a single conjunct
Nourishing, rounded, not sharp.
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