Rig Veda 10.64.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 64, Mantra 5

Sukta 10.64

Devata

Aditi

Chandas

Triṣṭubh

Rasa

Shanta (peace) and Vira (heroism)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

दक्षस्य वादिते जन्मनि व्रते राजाना मित्रावरुणा विवाससि । अतूर्तपन्थाः पुरुरथो अर्यमा सप्तहोता विषुरूपेषु जन्मसु ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.64.5

Transliteration

dákṣasya vā́ adite jánmani vraté rājānā mitrā́varuṇā vivāsasi | atū́rtapanthāḥ pururáthो aryamā́ saptáhotā víṣu-rūpeṣu jánmasu ||

Translation

दक्ष के जनम में और उनके नियम में, अदिति तुम मित्र और वरुण दोनों राजाओं की पूजा कर रहे हो। अर्यमन बहुत रथ वाले हैं, उनका कोई रास्ता रोक नहीं सकता। सात लोग जो हवन करते हैं, वो अलग-अलग रूप में काम करते हैं।

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दक्षस्य

of Dakṣa (of skill/ability; of the deity Dakṣa)Noun · पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचनRole सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) · Root दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) / √दक्ष् (बल/कुशलता) (निरुक्त-सम्बन्ध)

वादिते

in the proclaimed/uttered (state)Participle/Adjective · सप्तमी एकवचन (नपुं/पुं-समासानुसार); ‘वादिते’ = ‘वादिते (जन्मनि)’Role अधिकारण (सप्तमी) · Root √वद् (वदति) (वेद. प्रयोग: ‘उच्चारण/घोष’), क्त-प्रत्यय (वादित)

जन्मनि

in (the) birth/originNoun · नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचनRole अधिकारण · Root जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; √जन्)

व्रते

in the sacred ordinance/vowNoun · नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचनRole अधिकारण · Root व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)

राजानौ

the two kingsNoun · पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; द्विवचनRole कर्तृ · Root राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)

मित्रावरुणा

Mitra and VaruṇaNoun (dual deity name) · पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; द्विवचनRole कर्तृ (राजानौ के?) · Root मित्र-वरुण (द्वन्द्व-समास प्रातिपदिक)

विवाससि

you worship/entertain (honour)Verb · लट् (वर्तमान); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदRole क्रिया (कर्तरि) · Root √वास् (वसति) / √विवास् (वेद. ‘सेव/पूज/आतिथ्य’), विवाससि

अतूर्तपन्थाः

having unobstructed paths; unimpeded in their courseAdjective (bahuvrīhi) / Noun-like · पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचनRole कर्तृ/विशेषण (अन्य कर्तृ-समूह) · Root अ-तूर्त + पन्था (प्रातिपदिक); √तॄ/√तुर् (अतूर्त ‘अविघ्न/अपराजित’)

पुरुरथः

(he) of many chariotsNoun/Adjective · पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचनRole कर्तृ (अर्यमा) / विशेषण · Root पुरु-रथ (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष प्रातिपदिक)

अर्यमा

AryamanNoun (deity name) · पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचनRole कर्तृ · Root अर्यमन् (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

सप्तहोता

the seven-hotṛ; having seven priests/invokersNoun/Adjective (epithet) · पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचनRole कर्तृ/विशेषण (अर्यमा) · Root सप्त-होतृ (समास; होतृ < √हु ‘यज्/आह्वान’)

विषुरूपेषु

in diverse formsAdjective · नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; बहुवचनRole अधिकारण · Root विषु-रूप (समास प्रातिपदिक)

जन्मसु

in births/origins (in various manifestations)Noun · नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; बहुवचनRole अधिकारण · Root जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; √जन्)

Sandhi Notes

• पदच्छेद (सम्भाव्य): दक्षस्य | वादिते | जन्मनि | व्रते | राजानौ | मित्रावरुणा | विवाससि || अतूर्तपन्थाः | पुरुरथः | अर्यमा | सप्तहोता | विषुरूपेषु | जन्मसु । 1) ‘मित्रावरुणा’ द्वन्द्व-समासः (मित्रौ च वरुणश्च) प्रथमा-द्विवचनम्। 2) ‘सप्तहोता’ समासे ‘होतृ’ पदस्य वैदिक-रूप ‘होता’ (प्रथमा-एकवचन) प्रयुक्तम्। 3) ‘विषुरूपेषु जन्मसु’—सप्तमी-बहुवचन द्वयम्, अधिकारण-सम्बन्धः। 4) ‘वादिते जन्मनि’—सप्तमी-एकवचन द्वयम्
• ‘वादिते’ क्तान्त-विशेषणं ‘जन्मनि’ इत्यस्य।

The meaning

Outer meaning

In the birth and law (vrata) of Dakṣa, O Aditi, you worship the two kings Mitra and Varuṇa. Aryaman of many chariots, with unconquerable paths, the seven-hotṛ, in births of varied forms.

Inner meaning

The verse places spiritual life within the ‘birth’ (janman) and ‘law’ (vrata) of Dakṣa—formative intelligence/skill that organizes manifestation. Aditi (the Infinite Mother-Consciousness) is invoked as the wide ground in which the dual powers of harmony (Mitra) and truth-law (Varuṇa) are worshipped and established. Aryaman, the power of noble aspiration and right belonging, moves on many chariots—multiple dynamic instruments of progress—whose paths cannot be overpowered by inner resistance. ‘Seven-hotṛ’ indicates the complete set of offering-powers (seven flames/priests) active across varied embodiments (viṣurūpeṣu janmasu): the Divine works through many forms, yet the law of harmony and truth must govern them all.

Universal truth

Freedom is not lawlessness but living in the right law of the Infinite: harmony (Mitra), truth and vast purity (Varuṇa), and noble mutuality (Aryaman) must shape every new formation of life. True progress is the victory of unconquerable right paths over the distortions of ego and disorder.

Themes

Āditya theology, R̥ta/Vrata, Sovereignty, Order across births

The seer

Other hymns

RV 1.24–1.25 (Varuṇa), RV 3.59 (Mitra), RV 2.27 (Ādityas), RV 10.64 (for internal consistency of seer attribution)

Family tradition

Āditya-oriented spiritual-ethical tradition emphasizing ṛta, social harmony, and vastness (Aditi–Mitra–Varuṇa–Aryaman).

Significance

The seer frames yoga as alignment with cosmic law: wideness (Aditi) supports the soul to enthrone harmony and truth as ‘kings’ in the nature, enabling noble, unconquerable progress through many life-forms.

The deity

Devata

Aditi with Mitra–Varuṇa and Aryaman (Āditya complex)

Epithets

rājānā (the two kings: Mitra–Varuṇa), pururathaḥ (Aryaman of many chariots), atūrtapanthāḥ (unconquerable paths), saptahotā (seven-offering power)

Related deities

Bhaga (portion of delight), Savitr (impulsion toward right action), Dakṣa (formative intelligence)

Cosmic role

Aditi: infinite matrix of existence; Mitra: harmonizing contract and concord; Varuṇa: vast truth-law and purification; Aryaman: noble exchange, belonging, and right journey.

Inner power

Wideness that releases constriction (Aditi); harmonized relations among inner parts (Mitra); truth-bound purity that corrects falsehood (Varuṇa); noble aspiration and right participation in the divine order (Aryaman).

In ritual

Where it is used

Āditya invocations in soma sacrifice and royal/communal rites emphasizing order, truth, and social cohesion.

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