Sukta 141
Sukta 10.141
This short hymn is a communal invocation that gathers key Vedic powers—Agni, Soma, the Ādityas, Viṣṇu, Sūrya, and especially Indra–Vāyu with Bṛhaspati—asking them to turn toward the worshippers with favor and help. Its practical aim is prosperity and protection, and its social aim is concord: that in the assembly all people may become “of one good mind” in their coming together.
In this hymn
Addressed to
Mantras
Mantra 1
अग्ने अच्छा वदेह नः प्रत्यङ्नः सुमना भव । प्र नो यच्छ विशस्पते धनदा असि नस्त्वम् ॥
अग्नि, हमारे पास आओ और हमसे बात करो। हमें देखो और अच्छा बनो। हमें आगे बढ़ाओ, तुम लोगों के स्वामी हो। तुम हमें धन देते हो, यह तुम्हारा काम है।
Mantra 2
प्र नो यच्छत्वर्यमा प्र भगः प्र बृहस्पतिः । प्र देवाः प्रोत सूनृता रायो देवी ददातु नः ॥
अर्यमन हमें सही रास्ता दिखाए। भग हमें खुशी दे। बृहस्पति बड़े ज्ञान को लाए। देवता हमें आगे बढ़ाएं। देवी सुनृता, जो सच और उजियानी बात है, हमें धन दे।
Mantra 3
सोमं राजानमवसेऽग्निं गीर्भिर्हवामहे । आदित्यान्विष्णुं सूर्यं ब्रह्माणं च बृहस्पतिम् ॥
मदद के लिए हम सोम राजा को पुकारते हैं। अग्नि को भी गाके बुलाते हैं। आदित्य, विष्णु, सूर्य, इन सबको पुकारते हैं। ब्रह्मा और बृहस्पति को भी, जो हमें सच दिखाते हैं।
Mantra 4
इन्द्रवायू बृहस्पतिं सुहवेह हवामहे । यथा नः सर्व इज्जनः संगत्यां सुमना असत् ॥
हम यहाँ इंद्र और वायु को बुलाते हैं, और बृहस्पति को भी। इन्हें बुलाना आसान है। हम चाहते हैं कि जब सब लोग मिलें, तो सबका दिल एक हो जाए और सब साथ में अच्छा सोचें।
Mantra 5
अर्यमणं बृहस्पतिमिन्द्रं दानाय चोदय । वातं विष्णुं सरस्वतीं सवितारं च वाजिनम् ॥
अर्यमन, बृहस्पति और इंद्र को देना सिखा। वायु, विष्णु, सरस्वती और सविता को भी बुलाओ। यह सब ताकतें हमें देना चाहती हैं। उनसे कहो कि वो हमारे लिए अच्छी चीज़ें लाएँ।
Mantra 6
त्वं नो अग्ने अग्निभिर्ब्रह्म यज्ञं च वर्धय । त्वं नो देवतातये रायो दानाय चोदय ॥
अग्नि, तुम अपनी आग से हमारे लिए अच्छी बात और पूजा को बढ़ा दो। हमें देवता बनने का रास्ता दिखाओ और धन मिलने में मदद करो।
Inside Sukta 141
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
A direct address to Agni: ‘speak toward us’ and become well-disposed, granting wealth and forward movement.
- Development
The hymn broadens into a many-deity invocation—Soma, Agni, Ādityas, Viṣṇu, Sūrya, and priestly power—creating a protective and truth-bearing divine circle around the rite.
- Climax
Indra–Vāyu with Bṛhaspati are invoked ‘here’ as easy to call, with the explicit social prayer that all people in the gathering become unanimous and benevolent-minded.
- Where it settles
The focus returns to the practical outcome: divine favor expressed as protection, prosperity, and a successfully aligned community capable of completing the sacred work together.
The deity: Indra–Vāyu and Bṛhaspati
- In the VedaTogether they are invoked as “su-havā” (easy to call), bringing strength, breath-like impetus, and inspired counsel.
- Cosmic functionIndra embodies victorious force that clears impediments; Vāyu governs movement, life-breath, and the quick conveyance of offerings; Bṛhaspati upholds ṛta through the ordering power of prayer and insight, opening the way for prosperity and right decision in the community.
- Inner significanceIndra–Vāyu signify coordinated power and prāṇa-driven will (energy + direction), while Bṛhaspati signifies illumined intelligence and truthful speech that unifies a group. The hymn frames spiritual success as both inner alignment (clear mind and inspired word) and outer harmony (consenting will in the assembly).
Famous verses
yathā naḥ sarva ij janaḥ saṃgatyāṃ sumanā asat
अग्ने अच्छा वदेह नः प्रत्यङ्नः सुमना भव । प्र नो यच्छ विशस्पते धनदा असि नस्त्वम् ॥सोमं राजानमवसेऽग्निं गीर्भिर्हवामहे । आदित्यान्विष्णुं सूर्यं ब्रह्माणं च बृहस्पतिम् ॥Attributes of the deity
- su-havā (easy to invoke)
- Soma-associated and swift to come
- Victory over obstacles and discord
- Breath/impulse and dynamic movement (Vāyu)
- Mantric wisdom and counsel (Bṛhaspati)
- Social concord and shared intention
Also by this seer
- Attribution of other hymns is uncertain; several late Maṇḍala 10 hymns circulate with incomplete or variant r̥ṣi notices in different recensions.
The rite, step by step
- Establish the fire and open with Agni: request the deity to ‘turn toward’ the people with a gracious mind.
- Call Soma ‘the King’ and invoke supporting deities (Ādityas, Viṣṇu, Sūrya) to widen protection and truth.
- Invoke Indra–Vāyu, then Bṛhaspati, as the central pair/power for effective cooperation and right counsel.
- State the communal intention explicitly: that all participants be of one mind in the gathering.
- Conclude with reaffirmation of favor, wealth, and successful completion of the rite/meeting.
Offerings
- Ghee into Agni
- Soma libations (where applicable)
- Optional oblations/food offerings consistent with household or śrauta context
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks the gods to support the rite and the community—granting prosperity and, most importantly, harmony so that everyone in the gathering thinks and acts together with goodwill.
Indra–Vāyu represent effective power and swift help, while Bṛhaspati represents inspired speech and wise counsel. Together they support both success in action and unity through right understanding.
Yes. Its language suits any auspicious beginning—household fire worship, meetings, or community ceremonies—whenever protection, clear counsel, and unanimity are desired.
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