Rig Veda 9.64.30: Mandala 9, Sukta 64, Mantra 30
Sukta 9.64
- Rishi
- Ascribed to Soma Pavamāna seers
- Devata
- Soma Pavamāna
- Chandas
- Likely Jagatī
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Adbhuta (wonder)
ऋधक्सोम स्वस्तये संजग्मानो दिवः कविः । पवस्व सूर्यो दृशे ॥
ṛdhák soma svastáye saṃjagmānáḥ diváḥ kavíḥ | páv asva sū́ryo dṛśé ||
Oh Soma, para nuestro bienestar, reuniéndote como el vidente del cielo, fluye purificado; vuélvete un Sol para la visión — una luz que hace veraz la mirada interior.
Word by Word
- ऋधक्
- separately; each by itself; in due orderIndeclinableअव्यय (indeclinable adverb)Role Adhikaraṇa (manner/qualification of the action)Root ऋधक् (avyaya-prātipadika; from PIE *h₁r̥dʰ-?; Vedic adverbial stem)
- सोम
- O SomaNounपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (vocative singular)Role Sambodhana (addressed deity)Root सोम (prātipadika)
- स्वस्तये
- for well-being; for welfareNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-एकवचन (dative singular)Role Sampradāna (purpose/benefit)Root स्वस्ति (prātipadika)
- संजग्मानः
- having come together; assemblingParticiple (verbal adjective)पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; परस्मैपदी-परिप्रयोगः; (perfect active participle) ‘having come together/assembled’Role Kartā (agent; agrees with कविः = Soma)Root √गम् (गच्छति) with preverb सम्; PPP-like perfect participial stem जग्मान-
- दिवः
- of heaven; of the skyNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्यौः), षष्ठी-एकवचन (genitive singular)Role Sambandha (genitival relation: ‘of heaven’)Root दिव्/द्यौः (prātipadika: दिव्-, द्यौ-)
- कविः
- the seer; sage; inspired poetNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (nominative singular)Role Kartā (agent; subject of पवस्व)Root कवि (prātipadika)
- पवस्व
- purify yourself; flow clearVerbलोट् (imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (2nd sg. impv.)Role (मुख्य क्रिया) — addressed to SomaRoot √पू (पवते) ‘to purify, to flow clear’
- सूर्यः
- the SunNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (nominative singular)Role Kartā (appositional/secondary subject: ‘as/like the Sun’ or ‘the Sun (is) …’ depending on construal)Root सूर्य (prātipadika)
- दृशे
- for seeing; to be seen; for visionNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-एकवचन (dative singular)Role Sampradāna (purpose/goal: ‘for sight/visibility’)Root दृश् (prātipadika: दृश् ‘sight, seeing’; also related to √दृश्)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः: ऋधक् | सोम | स्वस्तये | संजग्मानः | दिवः | कविः | पवस्व | सूर्यः | दृशे || 1) ऋधक् + सोम → ऋधक्सोम (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि: क् + स → क्स).
- स्वस्तये, संजग्मानः, दिवः, कविः, पवस्व, सूर्यः, दृशे स्वतंत्र पद। वैदिक स्वरचिह्न (॒, ॑) मूलपाठ के उच्चारण-चिह्न हैं
- पदच्छेद में सामान्यतः हट जाते हैं।
The meaning
Outer meaning
O Soma, separately/abundantly for our well-being, coming together as the seer from heaven, flow purified—be a Sun for the seeing.
Inner meaning
Soma is invoked to purify itself and become ‘Sūrya for vision’: delight transmuted into illumination that makes inner perception true. ‘Divaḥ kaviḥ’—the seer from the heaven—suggests a descent of supramental/overmental insight into mind through the channel of purified Ananda. ‘Svastaye’ indicates the integrative good-being that comes when vision is lit from above: not mere mental clarity but a luminous seeing aligned with truth.
Universal truth
When delight is purified and unified with higher insight, it becomes light for discernment: well-being arises from seeing truly.
Themes
illumined vision, well-being, Soma as Sun, truth-seeing
The seer
- Rishi
- Soma Pavamāna seers (Mandala 9, Pavāmāna tradition)
- Other hymns
- Rig Veda 9.64, Rig Veda 9.71, Rig Veda 9.96
Family tradition
Pavamāna line emphasizing Soma’s culmination: Ananda becomes illumination (Sūrya) and seer-knowledge (kavi) for the human instrument.
Significance
A classic Aurobindonian pivot: Soma (Ananda) is not separate from light; purified delight becomes the very Sun of inner sight, bringing ‘svasti’ as a spiritual harmony.
The deity
- Devata
- Soma Pavamāna (manifesting as Sūrya-for-vision)
- Epithets
- Divaḥ kaviḥ, Sūryaḥ (for dṛś), Pavamāna
- Related deities
- Sūrya, Indra, Agni, Savitar
Cosmic role
Mediator between bliss and light—turning the nectar into a sunlike revelation in the worlds.
Inner power
Illumined Ananda that awakens direct seeing and establishes well-being through truth-perception.
In ritual
Where it is used
Pavamāna Soma sequence; invocation for purified flow and luminous result
ऋ॒धक्सो॑म स्व॒स्तये॑ संजग्मा॒नो दि॒वः क॒विः । पव॑स्व॒ सूर्यो॑ दृ॒शे ॥
ऋ॒धक् । सो॒म॒ । स्व॒स्तये॑ । स॒म्ऽज॒ग्मा॒नः । दि॒वः । क॒विः । पव॑स्व । सूर्यः॑ । दृ॒शे ॥
ṛdhak | soma | svastaye | sam-jagmānaḥ | divaḥ | kaviḥ | pavasva | sūryaḥ | dṛśe
48
4 × 12 (approx.)
Ascending and clarifying; culminates in a bright closure on ‘sūryo dṛśe’.
Often produces a felt ‘clearing’ in the brow and eyes; the ending phrase can be chanted as a luminous seal.
- स्वस्तये (svastaye)
- Literal: for well-being, welfare. Symbolic: integral harmony; settled rightness in life and consciousness
- दिवः (divaḥ)
- Literal: of heaven. Symbolic: higher mind/illumined plane above ordinary mentality
- कविः (kaviḥ)
- Literal: seer, poet. Symbolic: the seeing consciousness that knows by direct vision
- पवस्व (pavasva)
- Literal: flow purified. Symbolic: let the Ananda-current clarify and descend as a clean force
- सूर्यः (sūryaḥ)
- Literal: sun. Symbolic: illumination; the truth-light that reveals and orders
- दृशे (dṛśe)
- Literal: for seeing, to the sight. Symbolic: inner vision (dṛṣṭi)—direct perception of truth
Culminating purification request: Soma to shine for vision; in rite, Soma becomes radiant offering; in inner rite, illumination of consciousness.
At points emphasizing Soma’s clarified flow and its bestowal of sight/illumination to the sacrificer.
Recited as Soma is filtered and presented; the ‘sun for vision’ aligns the rite with revelation.
Daily practice for clarity: chant before meditation, decision-making, or study; set intention: ‘let delight become light for my seeing’.
svasti from su ‘good’ + asti ‘being’ (√as ‘to be’) → well-being as right existence. saṃ-√gam ‘come together’ (jagmānaḥ is perf./intensive movement form from √gam ‘go’). div (divaḥ) from √div ‘shine’/‘sky’. sūrya from √svar/√sūr ‘shine’ (solar radiance). dṛśe from √dṛś ‘see’ (PIE *derk- ‘see’ is a common comparison).
svasti (right-being), heaven (div) as luminous plane, vision (dṛś) as inner seeing, Soma-Sūrya transformation (delight becoming illumination)
Sūrya-for-dṛś is the revealer of R̥ta; purified Soma becomes the instrument of that revelation in the human.
Seeing (dṛś) is a mode of Satya—direct truth, not inference.
From heaven the seer-power descends; bliss becomes light and organizes manifestation.
Vedāntic-gnostic trajectory: ānanda → jyotis → jñāna (bliss → light → knowledge).
dawn-to-sunrise (suggested by Sūrya-for-vision)
Sun = inner illumination; heaven = higher mind; Soma flow = purified delight-current becoming light in perception.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- Soma becomes Sūrya for sight: the mythologem is the transmutation of delight into solar illumination, granting true vision and well-being—an inner alchemy from rasa to light.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √as ‘be’ (asti in svasti) reflects PIE *h₁es- ‘to be’. √gam ‘go’ reflects PIE *gʷem- ‘go/come’. √dṛś ‘see’ is often compared with PIE *derk- ‘see’ (Gk. derkomai).
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi asks Soma to act as the heavenly seer within: not merely to purify, but to become the very principle of illumination—Sūrya—so the seeker’s seeing becomes aligned with truth and yields svasti (right-being).
Convert delight into seeing: rest in a subtle sweetness in the heart, then lift it to the brow as a quiet light.
ājñā
Inhale imagining Soma as a cool white stream up the spine; exhale imagining a warm golden sun spreading behind the forehead; 9 cycles.
Clear, luminous, quietly joyful witnessing.
Do not strain for visions. Purify the emotional current first (pavasva). Then let insight arise naturally as ‘sūryo dṛśe’—a steady light that improves discernment and brings svasti (inner harmony).
Mixed udātta/anudātta/svarita; exact accents require a svara-marked RV text.
Give a clear, bright emphasis to ‘pavasva sūryo dṛśe’ as the mantra’s culminating seal; keep ‘divaḥ kaviḥ’ steady and elevated in tone.
ṛdhak: vocalic ‘ṛ’ careful; final ‘k’ crisp, svastaye: ‘sv’ cluster clean; long ‘e’ at end, saṃjagmānaḥ: nasal ‘ṃ’ before ‘j’; long ‘ā’, divaḥ: dental ‘d’; visarga soft, pavasva: ‘v’ not ‘b’; short vowels, sūryo: long ‘ū’; ‘ry’ cluster, dṛśe: vocalic ‘ṛ’; palatal ‘ś’
Warm, luminous, steady; slightly brighter on ‘sūryo’.
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