Rig Veda 10.101.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 101, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.101
- Devata
- Waters/forces of increase
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace)
इष्कृताहावमवतं सुवरत्रं सुषेचनम् । उद्रिणं सिञ्चे अक्षितम् ॥
iṣkṛtāhāvam avataṃ suvaratraṃ suṣecanam | udriṇaṃ siñce akṣitam ||
जब रास्ता सही से बन जाए, पानी अच्छी तरह से मिलता है और लगाम सही रहती है। उस ऊपर उठाए हुए चश्मे को बहाओ जो कभी खत्म न हो। इससे अंदर की खुशी पक्की रहती है।
Word by Word
- इष्कृताः
- well-prepared / well-madeAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole विशेषण (कर्तृ/कर्म-सम्बन्धे) — (अन्तर्निहित) ‘(यूयम्/ते)’Root इष्कृत (प्रातिपदिक; इष् + कृत, कृत-प्रत्यय) अथवा इष्कृ (धातु) + क्त
- हावम्
- invocation, callNounपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्मRoot हाव (प्रातिपदिक; √ह्वा ‘आह्वाने’ से भाव/कर्म-नाम)
- अवतं
- pit, well, hollowNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्मRoot अवत (प्रातिपदिक; √अव्/√अव ‘रक्षणे/अवने’ से)
- सुवरत्रम्
- with a good rope / well-ropedAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (अवतं विशेषयति)Role विशेषण (कर्मणि)Root सुवरत्र (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + वरत्र ‘रस्सी/बन्धन’)
- सुषेचनम्
- good for pouring/sprinkling; well-irrigatingAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (अवतं विशेषयति)Role विशेषण (कर्मणि)Root सुषेचन (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + सेचन ‘सिञ्चन/स्रवण-साधन’)
- उद्रिणम्
- watery; containing waterAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (अवतं विशेषयति)Role विशेषण (कर्मणि)Root उद्रिण (प्रातिपदिक; उद्रि/उद्रिन् ‘जलाशय/उदक-सम्बन्धी’ से)
- सिञ्चे
- pour! sprinkle!Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदRole क्रिया (कर्तृ: त्वम्/यूयम्; कर्म: अक्षितम्/अवतं इत्यादि)Root √सिच् (सिञ्चति) ‘सिञ्चने’
- अक्षितम्
- unwasted, undiminished; inexhaustibleAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्म (यत् सिञ्च्यते) / विशेष्यRoot अक्षित (प्रातिपदिक; √क्षि ‘क्षये’ + नञ्/अ-?; ‘अ-’ उपसर्ग/निषेध + क्त)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेद (सन्धि-निरसन): इष्कृताः | हावम् | अवतम् | सुवरत्रम् | सुषेचनम् | उद्रिणम् | सिञ्चे | अक्षितम् । विशेष: ‘इष्कृ॑ताहावम्’ = इष्कृताः + हावम् (स्वर-सन्धि/पद-संयोग; विसर्ग-लोप नहीं, केवल संहिता-लेखन)
- ‘मव॒तं’ = म् + अवतम् (अनुस्वार/मकार-सन्धि)
The meaning
Outer meaning
When the invoking-channel is rightly made, the well is well-reined and well-watered; then pour the upraised spring—unwasting, inexhaustible.
Inner meaning
This verse completes the yogic mechanism: right formation of aspiration (iṣkṛta-āhāva) produces a stable, governed inner reservoir (su-varatra avata) and a nourishing flow (su-secanam). Then one can ‘pour’ the upsurging force (udriṇa) without loss (akṣitam). It implies a law of sādhanā: abundance is not forced; it becomes inexhaustible when channels are purified and energies are rightly governed by inner guidance.
Universal truth
Inexhaustible energy arises from right alignment: clear aspiration, disciplined governance, and steady nourishment. Then giving/acting no longer depletes; it renews.
Themes
Inexhaustible source, Right governance of energies, Consecrated preparation
The seer
- Other hymns
- Rig Veda 10.101.5 (immediate lead-in), Rig Veda 10.101.1-7
Significance
A concise statement of an inner law: when aspiration is correctly formed and energies are governed, the inner source becomes inexhaustible. This is close to Aurobindo’s emphasis on replacing vital strain with psychic/spiritual supply.
The deity
- Devata
- Āpas (Waters) and sustaining Śakti (implicit)
- Epithets
- suvaratra (well-reined), suṣecanam (well-watered), akṣitam (inexhaustible)
- Related deities
- Āpas, Soma, Agni, Varuṇa
Cosmic role
The sustaining powers maintain continuity of life and consciousness; they provide replenishment when the human vessel is rightly ordered.
Inner power
A regulated, nourishing flow of force that can be poured into life without dissipation; the ‘inexhaustible spring’ of deeper consciousness.
In ritual
Where it is used
Continuation of the ‘pouring/waters’ preparation motif; could accompany libation or water-handling acts.
इष्कृ॑ताहावमव॒तं सु॑वर॒त्रं सु॑षेच॒नम् । उ॒द्रिणं॑ सिञ्चे॒ अक्षि॑तम् ॥
इष्कृ॑तऽआहावम् । अ॒व॒तम् । सु॒ऽव॒र॒त्रम् । सु॒ऽसे॒च॒नम् । उ॒द्रिण॑म् । सि॒ञ्चे॒ । अक्षि॑तम् ॥
iṣkṛta-āhāvam | avatam | su-varatram | su-secanam | udriṇam | siñce | akṣitam
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3 pāda-like segments (irregular/condensed); mantra has a clipped, technical cadence.
Tight and affirmative; less exhortation, more statement of accomplished condition.
Gives a sense of ‘clicking into alignment’; stabilizes confidence in an inexhaustible inner supply.
- इष्कृत (iṣkṛta)
- Literal: well-made, rightly fashioned. Symbolic: accurate formation of will/aspiration; right method and right attitude
- आहाव (āhāva)
- Literal: invocation, call. Symbolic: aspiration-channel; the inner call that opens response
- अवत (avata)
- Literal: well. Symbolic: inner reservoir of force, prāṇa, and delight
- सुवरत्र (su-varatra)
- Literal: well-reined. Symbolic: well-governed energies; prāṇa under intelligent guidance
- सुसेचन (su-secanam)
- Literal: well-watered. Symbolic: well-nourished consciousness; sustained influx from higher planes
- उद्रिण (udriṇa)
- Literal: upraised spring. Symbolic: uprising śakti; ascending current released into action
- अक्षित (akṣitam)
- Literal: unwasting, imperishable. Symbolic: non-depleting power—action from the source rather than from strained vital
Formulaic reinforcement of correct preparation before the decisive pouring/infusion (Soma/waters as inner and outer).
After purification and arrangement—at the moment of pouring/offerings; or as a concluding assurance of sufficiency.
Confirming readiness (well-made channel, well-governed well) and performing the pour.
A mantra for sustainable energy: recite before service/work to act from the inexhaustible source rather than from stress.
iṣ-kṛta: iṣ- (likely from √iṣ 'to impel, set in motion, seek eagerly' / iṣṭi 'sacrifice' semantic field) + √kṛ 'made' → 'well-arranged/energized'. su- prefix marks 'right/good' alignment (su-varatra, su-secanam). akṣita: a- privative + kṣita (√kṣi 'waste/dwindle') → 'not wasted'.
Akṣiti (undiminishing abundance) as a mark of truth-ordered action, R̥ta as right harnessing (su-varatra)
Right making (iṣkṛta) and right governance (suvaratra) are Ṛta in the microcosm.
Akṣitam suggests truth-force: what is founded in Satya does not diminish by giving.
Emergence of an inexhaustible spring from the prepared depth—descent-ascent interchange of energies.
Integral yoga: purification and regulation allow the akṣaya source (psychic/spiritual) to feed works.
Well = depth of being; fountain = rising śakti; watering = nourishment of nature; reins = intelligent self-mastery enabling non-wasting flow.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The 'inexhaustible well' (akṣitam) mythologem: once the inner channel is correctly prepared, the waters become a perennial source. This echoes the Vedic theme that right order (R̥ta) yields undiminishing increase.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- The semantic triad 'make/prepare' (√kṛ), 'pour' (√sic), 'not-dwindling' (√kṣi with privative) is an old Indo-European poetic logic: correct making enables effective libation; privative morphology (a-) is inherited PIE strategy.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The devatā-force of abundance is conditional upon human right formation: the Rishi’s community prepares (iṣkṛta) and then commands the pouring (siñce), revealing a cooperative yoga where divine inexhaustibility manifests through disciplined governance.
Shift from strained effort to aligned aspiration and regulated force; act from the inexhaustible spring.
anāhata (deep well of being) flowing to viśuddha (pouring/expressing)
Long exhale emphasis (e.g., inhale 4, exhale 6–8) while feeling ‘pouring without loss’; optional silent kumbhaka only if steady and trained.
Quiet fullness (pūrṇatā) with sustainable dynamism.
Check three conditions: (1) Is the aspiration clear (āhāva well-made)? (2) Are energies governed (reins set)? (3) Is there nourishment (not dryness)? If yes, proceed to give/act; if no, return to purification and regulation before pushing forward.
Keep a measured Vedic accent; highlight compounds (iṣkṛtāhāvam, suvaratraṃ, suṣecanam) with clean internal articulation rather than extra stress.
Chant the first segment as a condition (‘when rightly fashioned’), the second as qualities (‘well-reined, well-watered’), the last as the directive action (‘pour… inexhaustible’).
: split as iṣ-kṛtā-hā-vam; retroflex ṣ and ṛ clear, : su-va-ra-tram (no ‘w’ glide), : su-se-ca-nam; ‘c’ unaspirated, : retroflex ṇ; short i, : ‘kṣ’ cluster crisp; short i
Smooth, contained, and assuring—like a steady stream.
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