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Sukta 10.119
Agastya Māna (traditional Anukramaṇī attribution for RV 10.119)
Soma (with Apas ‘Waters’ as the supporting field of manifestation)
Jagatī (refrain-like cadence with recurring ‘kuvit somasyāpām iti’)
Is mantra mein bolne wala khud ko bahut powerful mehsoos kar raha hai. Uske andar taakat aur success aa rahi hai. Woh baar baar pooch raha hai - kya yeh Soma ke paani se aa raha hai? Soma sirf ek drink nahi hai, ek aisa khushali ka sagar hai jo dimaag aur himmat badha deta hai. Isse insaan ka confidence uth jata hai. Ant mein woh kehta hai ki main ab bhagwano ki seva ke liye taiyaar ho gaya. Main ek mazboot ghar ban gaya hoon jo bhagwano ke liye offerings le ja sakta hai.
Mantra 1
इति वा इति मे मनो गामश्वं सनुयामिति । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Mera mann yeh sochta hai ki main gay aur ghoda paa loon. Main chahta hoon ki mujhe takat mile aur tezi aaye. Shayad yeh khayal Soma ke paani se aata hai jo khushi deta hai.
Mantra 2
प्र वाता इव दोधत उन्मा पीता अयंसत । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Jaise hawa tez chalti hai aur sabko hila deti hai, waise hi maine jo piya hai woh mujhe utha ke le gaya. Main upar ja raha hoon. Shayad yeh Soma ke paani ki wajah se ho raha hai.
Mantra 3
उन्मा पीता अयंसत रथमश्वा इवाशवः । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Maine jo piya hai usne mujhe utha diya. Jaise tez ghode rath ko utha lete hain, waise hi main bhi upar ja raha hoon. Shayad yeh taqat Soma ke paani se aa rahi hai.
Mantra 4
उप मा मतिरस्थित वाश्रा पुत्रमिव प्रियम् । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Ek soch mere paas aa ke khadi ho gayi. Jaise gaay apne bacche ke paas jaati hai, waise hi yeh soch mere paas aayi. Shayad yeh Soma ke paani se aayi hai.
Mantra 5
अहं तष्टेव वन्धुरं पर्यचामि हृदा मतिम् । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Main kisi karigar ki tarah soch ko banata hoon. Apne dil se use shape deta hoon. Shayad yeh bhi Soma ke paani se hi aa raha hai.
Mantra 6
नहि मे अक्षिपच्चनाच्छान्त्सुः पञ्च कृष्टयः । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Paanch jaatiyon mein se kisi ne mujhe nahi haraya. Koi mujhe takkar nahi de paaya. Shayad yeh taakat Soma ke paani se mili hai.
Mantra 7
नहि मे रोदसी उभे अन्यं पक्षं चन प्रति । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Na aasmaan aur na hi dharti mere saamne khadi hain. Dono mujhe takkar nahi de sakti. Shayad yeh bhi Soma ke paani se aaya hai.
Mantra 8
अभि द्यां महिना भुवमभीमां पृथिवीं महीम् । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Apne bade hone ki wajah se main aasmaan se bhi upar ho gaya. Dharti se bhi ooncha ho gaya. Shayad yeh badaapan Soma ke paani se aaya hai.
Mantra 9
हन्ताहं पृथिवीमिमां नि दधानीह वेह वा । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Dekho main kya kar sakta hoon. Main is dharti ko yahan bhi rakh sakta hoon, wahan bhi. Shayad yeh taqat Soma ke paani se aati hai.
Mantra 10
ओषमित्पृथिवीमहं जङ्घनानीह वेह वा । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Main ek kadam mein is dharti ko paar kar sakta hoon. Yahan se wahan pahunch sakta hoon. Shayad yeh taqat bhi Soma ke paani se aati hai.
Mantra 11
दिवि मे अन्यः पक्षोऽधो अन्यमचीकृषम् । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Mera ek paksh aasmaan mein hai, doosra neeche. Main dono taraf fail gaya hoon. Shayad yeh bhi Soma ke paani ki wajah se hua.
Mantra 12
अहमस्मि महामहोऽभिनभ्यमुदीषितः । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Main bahut bada hoon, mera mahatva bahut hai. Main upar ki taraf uth raha hoon. Shayad yeh sab Soma ke paani se mila hai.
Mantra 13
गृहो याम्यरंकृतो देवेभ्यो हव्यवाहनः । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Main ek ghar jaisa ban gaya hoon jo bhagwan ke liye bhent le jaata hai. Main devtaon ke paas ja raha hoon. Shayad yeh bhi Soma ke paani se hua.
They are symbolic gains: the cow suggests nourishing light/wealth and the horse suggests swift force and effective power. The hymn treats them as signs of Soma-inspired capacity, not only material prizes.
It works like a refrain of self-inquiry. The speaker notices rising courage and vastness and repeatedly asks whether this uplift is born from Soma as a divine, watery field of delight and purification.
It ends with the speaker becoming “a well-made house,” a carrier of offerings for the gods. The message is that true exhilaration should mature into steadiness, fitness, and service in the ritual and in life.
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