Rig Veda 1.67.10: Mandala 1, Sukta 67, Mantra 10
Sukta 1.67
चित्तिरपां दमे विश्वायुः सद्मेव धीराः सम्माय चक्रुः ॥
cíttir apā́ṃ dáme viśvā́yuḥ sádmeva dhī́rāḥ sammā́ya cakruḥ ॥
पानी के घर में पूरी ज़िन्दगी की समझ बनी रहती है। बड़े लोगों ने मिलकर ऐसी जगह बनाई है जैसे कोई घर बना हो। यह सब मिलकर एक अच्छी जगह बनाते हैं।
Supports the synthesis of Agni and Āpas motifs in ritual: establishing the fire within/with the waters (purification, inspiration); applicable to consecratory and harmonizing moments of the rite
citti (awakening of consciousness), māyā as formative measure, stable seat (sadman) of realization
The wise build harmonious formation (māyā) in alignment with Ṛta within the waters of life.
Citti as a satya-discerning power—seeing what is true in the flow of life.
World-building from waters through conscious measure (māyā) and discernment (citti).
Vedantic-yogic: māyā as formative power; citti as consciousness principle shaping life.
Waters = emotional-vital flow; house = stable inner poise; building = integration of energies into a harmonious personality; citti = awakened intelligence in life.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The hidden fire/consciousness seated in the Waters: a classic RV convergence where the truth-waters carry the secret heat/light, and the wise ‘build’ ordered manifestation by māyā (measured formation).
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √mā ‘measure’ is strongly IE (PIE *meh₁- ‘measure’, cf. Greek métron, Latin mētior). This supports reading māyā as ‘measured formation’ rather than illusion. ap- ‘water’ is Indo-Iranian (cf. Avestan āp-), preserving an archaic sacral sense of waters as life-substance.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi portrays the sages as co-workers with the divine: by awakened citti they participate in Agni’s universal life seated in the waters, and they ‘make’ (cakruḥ) the harmony of formation (sammāya). Devata is not merely petitioned but collaborated with through wisdom.
Rest awareness in the ‘waters’ of feeling without turbulence; invite a clear citti to arise and ‘build’ a harmonious intention for the day.
Svādhiṣṭhāna (waters) with support from Anāhata (stable dwelling)
Cooling, smoothing breath (śītali/śītkārī if appropriate) or simple lengthened exhale to calm the waters; then soft heart-breath.
Clear, receptive flow with stable witnessing.
Observe emotional currents; do not dam them—clarify them. Chant and feel a quiet flame of discernment organizing the flow into constructive patterns (māyā as harmony).
Tri-svara (udātta/anudātta/svarita) per Rigvedic tradition; confirm with a svara-marked Saṃhitā.
Give weight to ‘cittiḥ’ and ‘apāṃ’; keep ‘sadmeva’ flowing as a single unit; maintain steady Triṣṭubh pace.
cittiḥ: double ‘t’ crisp; final visarga ḥ light, apām: long ā; nasal m, viśvāyuḥ: śv cluster clear; long ā; final ḥ, sammāya: double m; long ā, cakruḥ: retroflex ṛ; final ḥ
Cool, even, resonant; slightly softer than obstacle-breaking verses.
18
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
