Rig Veda 10.14.6: Mandala 10, Sukta 14, Mantra 6
Sukta 10.14
- Devata
- Pitṛs
- Chandas
- Trishtubh
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Adbhuta (wonder)
अङ्गिरसो नः पितरो नवग्वा अथर्वाणो भृगवः सोम्यासः । तेषां वयं सुमतौ यज्ञियानामपि भद्रे सौमनसे स्याम ॥
áṅgiraso naḥ pitáro návagvā átharvāṇo bhṛ́gavaḥ sómyāsaḥ | téṣāṃ vayáṃ sumatáu yajñíyānām ápi bhadré saumanasé syāma ||
हमारे पूर्वज अंगिरा, नवग्व, अथर्व और भृगु रिशि हैं। यह सब सोम रस पीते हैं। इनकी खुशी हमें भी मिले। हम भी अच्छी फीलिंग्स के साथ यज्ञ में हिस्सा लें।
Word by Word
- अङ्गिरसः
- the AṅgirasesNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृRoot अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
- नः
- of us / ourPronounषष्ठी, बहुवचन (enclitic)Role सम्बन्ध (genitive)Root अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
- पितरः
- fathers / forefathersNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृRoot पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
- नवग्वाः
- the NavagvasNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृ (apposition)Root नवग्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘Navagva’ clan/epithet)
- अथर्वाणः
- the AtharvansNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृ (apposition)Root अथर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
- भृगवः
- the BhṛgusNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृ (apposition)Root भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
- सोम्यासः
- Soma-related / Soma-worthyAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृ (qualifier)Root सोम्य (प्रातिपदिक; adj. from सोम)
- तेषाम्
- of themPronounषष्ठी, बहुवचनRole सम्बन्ध (genitive)Root तद् (सर्वनाम)
- वयम्
- wePronounप्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृRoot अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
- सुमतौ
- in (their) good favor / benevolenceNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनRole अधिकरणRoot सुमति (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + मति)
- यज्ञियानाम्
- of the worship-worthy onesAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचनRole सम्बन्ध (genitive)Root यज्ञिय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘worthy of worship/sacrifice’)
- अपि
- also; indeedIndeclinableअव्ययRole सम्बन्ध/उपपद (particle)Root अपि (निपात)
- भद्रे
- in auspiciousness / in the goodNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनRole अधिकरणRoot भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
- सौमनसे
- in good will / gracious dispositionNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनRole अधिकरणRoot सौमनस (प्रातिपदिक; सु-मनस् ‘good-mindedness’)
- स्याम
- may we beVerbविधिलिङ् (optative), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचनRole कर्तृ (finite verb of ‘we’)Root अस् (धातु) → स्या- (विधिलिङ्/optative stem)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः: अङ्गिरसः नः पितरः नवग्वाः | अथर्वाणः भृगवः सोम्यासः || तेषाम् वयम् सुमतौ यज्ञियानाम् अपि भद्रे सौमनसे स्याम || 1) ‘अङ्गि॑रसो’ = अङ्गिरसः (प्रथमा बहु) with Vedic accent
- 2) ‘नः’ enclitic gen. of अस्मद्
- 3) ‘सो॒म्यास॑:’ = सोम्यासः (visarga written as : in pada text)
- 4) ‘अ॒पि॑ भ॒द्रे’ no external sandhi change (i + bh)
- 5) ‘स्या॑म’ is optative 1pl of √अस्
The meaning
Outer meaning
Our Fathers are the Angirases, the Navagvas, the Atharvans, the Bhrigus—those who are Soma-joyful. May we be in the good will of these worthy of sacrifice; may we be in a noble harmony of mind.
Inner meaning
The ‘Fathers’ are not merely biological ancestors but the foundational seer-forces that opened the path of illumination: Angirases (finders of light), Navagvas (workers of the ninefold rhythm/effort—symbol of disciplined cycles), Atharvans (masters of inner fire and right formulation), Bhrigus (flame-born discerners). ‘Somyāsaḥ’ indicates those who live in the delight of divine bliss (Soma) rather than in mental dryness. The prayer is for sumati (right-mindedness, luminous consent) and bhadra saumanasa (noble harmony of mind): a psyche aligned with ancestral wisdom and capable of receiving Soma-delight.
Universal truth
We inherit inner possibilities from a lineage of realization. When we align with the best in that lineage—disciplined effort, inspired speech, illumined will, and bliss—we enter a harmonious mind and a benevolent guidance in life.
Themes
Pitṛs, Spiritual ancestry, Right-mindedness, Soma delight
The seer
- Other hymns
- RV 10.15 (Pitṛs), RV 1.62–1.71 (Angirasic legends of finding the cows/rays—symbolic)
Family tradition
Enumerates multiple ancient seer-clans, suggesting a conscious appeal to pan-Vedic ancestral lineages rather than a single gotra.
Significance
This mantra functions as a bridge from funerary remembrance to living sādhanā: the goal is not only honoring the dead but inheriting the seers’ consciousness—illumination, discipline, protection, and bliss.
The deity
- Devata
- Pitṛs (Angirases, Navagvas, Atharvans, Bhrigus; Soma implied)
- Epithets
- yajñiyāḥ (worthy of sacrifice), somyāsaḥ (Soma-delighting)
- Related deities
- Soma, Agni, Bṛhaspati
Cosmic role
Guardians of the ancestral plane; transmitters of realized knowledge and right practice; supporters of the living in the yajña of evolution.
Inner power
Ancestral guidance as an active influence: it organizes the mind into sumati and saumanasa and opens receptivity to Soma-delight.
In ritual
Where it is used
Pitṛyajña/śrāddha; remembrance of seer-ancestors; prayer for their favor (sumati).
अङ्गि॑रसो नः पि॒तरो॒ नव॑ग्वा॒ अथ॑र्वाणो॒ भृग॑वः सो॒म्यास॑: । तेषां॑ व॒यं सु॑म॒तौ य॒ज्ञिया॑ना॒मपि॑ भ॒द्रे सौ॑मन॒से स्या॑म ॥
अङ्गि॑रसः । नः॒ । पि॒तरः॑ । नव॑ऽग्वाः । अथ॑र्वाणः । भृग॑वः । सो॒म्यासः॑ । तेषा॑म् । व॒यम् । सु॒ऽम॒तौ । य॒ज्ञिया॑नाम् । अपि॑ । भ॒द्रे । सौ॒म॒न॒से । स्या॒म॒ ॥
aṅgirasaḥ | naḥ | pitaraḥ | nava-gvāḥ | atharvāṇaḥ | bhṛgavaḥ | somyāsaḥ | teṣām | vayam | su-matau | yajñiyānām | api | bhadre | saumanase | syāma
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A litany of names followed by a calm benediction; balances invocation with aspiration.
Creates reverent uplift and then settles into mental harmony—good for closing a rite or meditation.
- पितरः (pitaraḥ)
- Literal: Fathers. Symbolic: Ancestral realizations and guiding powers within the collective and individual being
- नवग्वाः (navagvāḥ)
- Literal: Navagvas (a group of seers). Symbolic: Ninefold rhythm of tapas/effort; disciplined cycles that break open the hidden light
- अथर्वाणः (atharvāṇaḥ)
- Literal: Atharvans. Symbolic: Fire-priests of inner order; mastery of formative will and protective knowledge
- भृगवः (bhṛgavaḥ)
- Literal: Bhrigus. Symbolic: Flame-born discernment; swift intuitive perception
- सोम्यासः (somyāsaḥ)
- Literal: Soma-delighting. Symbolic: Those established in ānanda (divine delight) as a condition of consciousness
- सुमतौ (sumatau)
- Literal: in good thought/will. Symbolic: Luminous consent of mind; right orientation toward truth
- सौमनसे (saumanase)
- Literal: good-mindedness, harmony of mind. Symbolic: Integrated psyche—peaceful, benevolent, receptive
Ancestor invocation; seeking the Fathers’ favour and inner right-mindedness
Ancestor offerings; also recited as a general lineage-prayer by practitioners seeking guidance.
Name-recitation of ancestral groups; concluding wish for harmony and auspicious mind.
Lineage meditation: invoke the ‘best ancestors’ (inner qualities) before study, chanting, or major life decisions; cultivate saumanasa as mental hygiene.
su-matí ‘good thought’ and su-mánas ‘good mind’ foreground an inner aim: alignment of mentality with the ancestral luminous tradition. sómya ‘Soma-related’ points to delight/immortality as a state of consciousness, not merely drink. The seer-clans function as archetypes of realized forces transmitted as lineage.
lineage as transmission of realization, su-manas / su-mati (right mentality), Soma as bliss-consciousness
Sumati is the mind’s alignment with ṛta; the Pitṛs support that alignment.
Bhadra saumanasa is the mental form of satya—truth expressed as harmony.
Evolution by inheritance: the human journey continues the seers’ conquest of light and delight.
Integral/psychological Veda: Pitṛs as inner formations; Soma as bliss-consciousness rather than only ritual drink.
Fire = aspiration/will; Soma = delight; lineage = continuity of inner gains across time and within the psyche.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The ‘ancestral seer-clans’ as living powers: the Fathers are not merely genealogical but archetypal lineages of fire and Soma-realization whose favour yields a transformed mentality.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √as ‘be’ (syāma) is PIE *h₁es- ‘to be’. The su- prefix (good/well) is a common Indo-European evaluative prefix (cf. Greek eu-), reflecting shared poetic morphology for ‘well-ordered’ mind.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi seeks inclusion in the Fathers’ sumati—an inner consent and blessing—so that the human mentality may become harmonized (saumanasa) with the ancestral truth and delight.
Invoke the four ancestral qualities: (1) Angirasa—will to discover light, (2) Navagva—disciplined cycles, (3) Atharvan—protective right formulation, (4) Bhrigu—swift discernment; then rest in Soma-delight.
sahasrara (Soma-delight descending)
Bhrāmarī (soft humming) 5 rounds to induce saumanasa; then silent repetition of the mantra.
Harmonized mind with a subtle sweetness (ānanda) in the background.
Chant 12 times. After each cycle, pause and feel: ‘May my mind consent to the true.’ Conclude by recalling one ancestral virtue you will enact today (discipline, clarity, protection, or joy).
Ṛgvedic accents per Śākala (exact udatta/svarita requires svara-marked text).
Let the name-list be even and reverent; slightly lengthen ‘somyāsaḥ’; soften into a blessing tone on ‘sumatau… saumanase’.
(navagvāḥ): ‘gv’ cluster; long āḥ, (atharvāṇaḥ): ‘th’ aspirated; long ā, (bhṛgavaḥ): vocalic ‘ṛ’ clear; ‘gh’ voiced aspirate, (somyāsaḥ): long ō; ‘myā’ with palatal y, (saumanase): ‘au’ diphthong; light ‘n’
Gentle, reverent, soothing; finish with a quiet downward cadence.
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