Rig Veda 2.29.2: Mandala 2, Sukta 29, Mantra 2
Sukta 2.29
- Rishi
- Gṛtsamada
- Devata
- Ādityas
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Karuna (compassion)
यूयं देवाः प्रमतिर्यूयमोजो यूयं द्वेषांसि सनुतर्युयोत । अभिक्षत्तारो अभि च क्षमध्वमद्या च नो मृळयतापरं च ॥
yūyáṃ devāḥ prámatir yūyám ójo yūyáṃ dvéṣāṃsi sanutár yuyota | abhikṣattā́ro abhí ca kṣámadhvam adyā́ ca no mṛḷáyatāparam ca ||
देवता, तुम लोग समझदार हो, तुम में ताकत है। तुम हमारी नफरतें दूर कर देते हो। हमें माफ करो, आज और आगे भी। हमें ठीक करो।
Word by Word
- यूयम्
- you (pl.)Pronounपुं/स्त्री/नपुं; प्रथमा; बहुवचनRole कर्तृRoot युष्मद्
- देवाः
- godsNounपुं; प्रथमा; बहुवचनRole कर्तृRoot देव
- प्रमतिः
- forethought; providence; wise guidanceNounस्त्री; प्रथमा; एकवचनRole कर्तृ/विशेष्य (predicate-noun)Root प्र-मति
- यूयम्
- you (pl.)Pronounपुं/स्त्री/नपुं; प्रथमा; बहुवचनRole कर्तृRoot युष्मद्
- ओजः
- strength; vigorNounनपुं; प्रथमा; एकवचनRole कर्तृ/विशेष्य (predicate-noun)Root ओजस्
- यूयम्
- you (pl.)Pronounपुं/स्त्री/नपुं; प्रथमा; बहुवचनRole कर्तृRoot युष्मद्
- द्वेषांसि
- hatreds; hostile actsNounनपुं; द्वितीया; बहुवचनRole कर्मRoot द्वेषस्
- सनुतरि
- far away; farther offIndeclinableअव्यय (तुलनार्थ/दूरार्थ)Role अधिकरण/क्रियाविशेषणRoot सनुतरि
- युयोत
- drive away; ward offVerbलोट् (वैदिक आज्ञार्थे injunctive/imperative use); परस्मैपद; मध्यम; बहुवचनRole क्रियाRoot यु (युनक्ति/युयोज) / वि-यु
- अभिक्षत्तारः
- overlords; protectors/rulersNounपुं; प्रथमा; बहुवचनRole कर्तृRoot अभि-क्षत्तृ
- अभि
- towards; overPreverb/Indeclinableउपसर्ग/अव्ययRole क्रियाविशेषणRoot अभि
- च
- andIndeclinableसमुच्चय-अव्ययRole सम्बन्धRoot च
- क्षमध्वम्
- be patient; forgive; endureVerbलोट्; आत्मनेपद; मध्यम; बहुवचनRole क्रियाRoot क्षम् (क्षाम्यति) / क्षम
- अद्य
- today; nowIndeclinableकालवाचक-अव्ययRole अधिकरण (काल)Root अद्य
- च
- andIndeclinableसमुच्चय-अव्ययRole सम्बन्धRoot च
- नः
- for us; of usPronounषष्ठी/चतुर्थी (एन्क्लिटिक); बहुवचनRole सम्प्रदान (हिते)/सम्बन्धRoot अस्मद्
- मृळयत
- be gracious; show mercyVerbलोट्; परस्मैपद; मध्यम; बहुवचनRole क्रियाRoot मृळ् (मृळयति)
- अपरम्
- further; later; in the futureAdjective (used substantively)नपुं; द्वितीया; एकवचनRole कर्म/क्रियाविशेषणRoot अपर
- च
- andIndeclinableसमुच्चय-अव्ययRole सम्बन्धRoot च
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेद (sandhi-resolved): यूयम् | देवाः | प्रमतिः | यूयम् | ओजः | यूयम् | द्वेषांसि | सनुतरि | युयोत । अभिक्षत्तारः | अभि | च | क्षमध्वम् । अद्य | च | नः | मृळयत | अपरम् | च । प्रमुख संधि: (1) दे॑वा॒: प्रम॑तिः → देवाः | प्रमतिः (विसर्ग-संधि, अघोषे ‘प्’ परे विसर्गः) (2) प्रमतिर्यू॒यम् → प्रमतिः | यूयम् (विसर्ग/र्-प्रयोगः पदसंहितायाम्) (3) यू॒यमोजो॑ → यूयम् | ओजः (म् + ओ → मोज्; पदे ओजः) (4) सनु॒तर्यु॑योत → सनुतरि | युयोत (इ/य् संधि) (5) अ॒भि च॒ क्षम॑ध्वम् → अभि | च | क्षमध्वम् (6) मृ॒ळय॑ताप॒रं च॑ → मृळयत | अपरम् | च (त + अ → ता संहिता)
The meaning
Outer meaning
The poet says the gods are the guiding wisdom and the force; they drive away hatreds from afar; as overlords they should be patient and gracious, healing now and later.
Inner meaning
The Ādityas are invoked as pramati (forward, right intelligence) and ojas (effective power). They remove dveṣa (hostile vibrations—inner resentments, divisive impulses) from a distance, preventing contagion. As ‘abhikṣattāraḥ’ (overlords), they are asked for kṣamā (patient forbearance) toward human imperfection, and for mṛḻa (graceful healing/soothing) in the present and the future—continuous inner restoration.
Universal truth
True guidance is both wisdom and power. Inner healing requires removal of hostility and the cultivation of patience and grace—now and as a sustained protection over time.
Themes
removal of hostility, grace and healing, divine patience, inner strength and guidance
The seer
- Rishi
- Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
- Lineage
- Bhārgava
- Other hymns
- RV 2.29.1 (banishing hidden fault), RV 2.28.10–11 (Varuṇa protection and fullness)
Family tradition
Bhārgava emphasis on moral-psychological purification under the Ādityas; a movement from confession to healing and stable order.
Significance
This mantra articulates a complete yogic formula: guidance (pramati) + force (ojas) + removal of hostility (dveṣa) + patience (kṣamā) + healing grace (mṛḻa).
The deity
- Devata
- Ādityas (collective order-powers)
- Epithets
- Pramati (guiding wisdom), Ojas (force), Abhikṣattāraḥ (overlords), Mṛḻa (healers, by function)
- Related deities
- Varuṇa, Mitra, Aditi, Aryaman
Cosmic role
Maintain harmony by restraining hostile forces and by administering law with mercy.
Inner power
Transforms reactive hostility into calm strength; installs patient governance in the psyche; grants soothing restoration.
In ritual
Where it is used
Śānti and healing recitation within Āditya invocations; suitable as a general benediction in ritual conclusions.
यू॒यं दे॑वा॒: प्रम॑तिर्यू॒यमोजो॑ यू॒यं द्वेषां॑सि सनु॒तर्यु॑योत । अ॒भि॒क्ष॒त्तारो॑ अ॒भि च॒ क्षम॑ध्वम॒द्या च॑ नो मृ॒ळय॑ताप॒रं च॑ ॥
यू॒यम् । दे॒वाः॒ । प्रऽम॑तिः । यू॒यम् । ओजः॑ । यू॒यम् । द्वेषां॑सि । स॒नु॒तः । यु॒यो॒त॒ । अ॒भि॒ऽक्ष॒त्तारः॑ । अ॒भि । च॒ । क्षम॑ध्वम् । अ॒द्य । च॒ । नः॒ । मृ॒ळय॑त । अ॒प॒रम् । च॒ ॥
yūyam | devāḥ | pra-matiḥ | yūyam | ojaḥ | yūyam | dveṣāṃsi | sanutaḥ | yuyota | abhi-kṣattāraḥ | abhi | ca | kṣamadhvam | adya | ca | naḥ | mṛḷayata | aparam | ca
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Declarative and rhythmic with repeated ‘yūyam’—an incantatory affirmation of divine capacities.
The anaphora ‘yūyam…yūyam…’ builds faith and receptivity; the close ‘mṛḻayata’ leaves a soothing aftertone.
- pramati (प्रऽमतिः)
- Literal: forethought, right counsel. Symbolic: progressive discernment; illumined guidance
- ojas (ओजः)
- Literal: vigor, force. Symbolic: effective spiritual strength that executes the truth
- dveṣāṃsi (द्वेषांसि)
- Literal: hatreds, enmities. Symbolic: inner hostility: resentment, self-hate, divisive impulses
- sanutaḥ (सनुतः)
- Literal: from afar. Symbolic: keep negativity outside the boundary of consciousness
- abhikṣattāraḥ (अभिक्षत्तारः)
- Literal: overlords/rulers. Symbolic: governing powers of order that can correct and pardon
- kṣamadhvam (क्षमध्वम्)
- Literal: be patient/forbearing. Symbolic: divine forbearance that gives time for transformation
- mṛḻayata (मृळयत)
- Literal: be gracious/soothe/heal. Symbolic: a calming descent that heals the nerves and heart
- adyā…aparam (अद्य…अपरम्)
- Literal: today…and later. Symbolic: immediate and enduring protection/healing
Supplication for removal of hostility and for divine forbearance; applicable as a conciliatory and protective formula in communal rites.
After conflict, during illness/anxiety, or before communal gatherings to remove hostility; also as an evening reconciliation prayer.
Recitation with water-touching or sprinkling (symbol of soothing grace) and a conscious release of resentments.
A practical mantra for emotional regulation: use after arguments, before difficult conversations, or when feeling inner self-attack.
pra-mati from √man ‘think’ with pra- ‘forward’ → guiding intelligence. ojas from √vaj/√uj semantic field of strength. dvéṣas from √dviṣ ‘hate’. yuyota from √yū ‘separate, ward off’. kṣam from √kṣam ‘endure, be patient’. mṛḷ from √mṛḍ ‘be gracious/soften; heal’ (movement from hardness to harmony).
divine governance (abhikṣattṛ), inner harmony vs. division (dveṣas)
Hatred is anti-ṛta (disintegrative); the Ādityas restore integrative order.
Pramati aligns thought with truth; ojas enacts truth in life-force.
Sustaining harmony in manifestation requires both governance and compassion—law with healing.
Vedic foundations of later yogic ethics (ahiṃsā, kṣamā) and psychospiritual healing.
Distance = protective psychological boundary; waters = cooling grace; sun = clarity and governing order.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The gods as ruling protectors (abhikṣattāraḥ) who both wield power (ojas) and grant guidance (pramati), driving away divisive forces (dveṣāṃsi). The mythic drama is the pacification of inner conflict by higher order-powers.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- The root √dviṣ ‘hate’ has clear Indo-European parallels in the semantic field of enmity (cf. Old English twītan ‘reproach’ is not direct; closer is the shared archaic lexicon of hostility across IE). The imperative chain (yuyota, kṣamadhvam, mṛḷayata) is a classic IE prayer rhetoric: command-like requests to divine powers.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi acknowledges the gods as both intelligence and strength within the human vessel, requesting not only external protection but an inward governance that removes hatred and installs patient harmony—grace operating now and in what follows.
Release dveṣa: notice resentments as energy knots; invoke pramati to see clearly and ojas to let go; receive mṛḻa as soothing descent.
anahata (reconciliation) and manipura (ojas/steady force)
Cooling breath (śītālī/śītkārī) for 12 rounds, then chant once; or simple long exhale emphasizing ‘mṛḻayata’.
From reactive conflict to reconciled, patient clarity.
Three-step practice: (1) ‘yūyam pramati…’ (align mind), (2) ‘yūyam ojo…’ (steady force), (3) ‘mṛḻayata…’ (receive healing). Repeat 11 times when emotionally triggered.
Maintain the repeated ‘yūyam’ with consistent pitch; Vedic accents per text; let the final ‘mṛḻayata’ descend gently.
Stress the parallelism: yūyam… yūyam… yūyam…; slight pause before ‘adyā ca’.
yūyam: long ū, pramatiḥ: clear ‘pr’ cluster; short a, dveṣāṃsi: long e (dve), retroflex ṣ, kṣamadhvam: kṣ conjunct crisp, mṛḻayata: vocalic ṛ; ḻ retroflex lateral (Tamil-like), not plain ‘l’
cool, soothing, even
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