Rig Veda 4.32.21: Mandala 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 21

Sukta 4.32

Rishi

Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata

Indra

Chandas

Anuṣṭubh

Rasa

Shanta (peace) and Vira (heroism)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

भूरिदा ह्यसि श्रुतः पुरुत्रा शूर वृत्रहन् । आ नो भजस्व राधसि ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.32.21

Transliteration

bhūrí-dā hy ási śrutáḥ purutrā́ śūra vṛtra-han | ā́ no bhajasva rā́dhasi ||

Translation

तुम बहुत जगह जाने जाते हो बड़े दाते हो। तुम बहादुर हो, रुकावटों को तोड़ने वाले। हमें भी अपनी खुशी और बरकत का हिस्सा दो। हमारे पास आकर बाँट दो।

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भूरिदाः

bountiful-giverAdjective (epithet) · पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (सम्बोधनार्थे स्तुत्यर्थं)Role Kartā (स्तुत्यर्थे विशेषणम्) / सम्बोधन-विशेषण · Root भूरि-दा (प्रातिपदिक; दा < √दा ‘देने’)

हि

indeed, forIndeclinable · निपात (हेतौ/समर्थने) अव्ययRoot हि

असि

you areVerb · लट्, मध्यम/प्रथम? (वस्तुतः 2nd sg), परस्मैपद, एकवचनRole Kriyā (अस्ति-क्रिया) · Root √अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)

श्रुतः

renowned, famedAdjective/Participle · पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole Kartā-विशेषण / सम्बोधन-विशेषण · Root √श्रु (श्रवणे) → श्रुत (कृदन्त)

पुरुत्रा

in many places, widelyIndeclinable · अव्यय (देश/वितरणार्थे)Role Adhikaraṇa (स्थान/विस्तार) · Root पुरु + त्रा

शूर

O heroNoun (vocative) · पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनRole सम्बोधन · Root शूर (प्रातिपदिक)

वृत्रहन्

O slayer of VṛtraNoun/Adjective (vocative epithet) · पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनRole सम्बोधन · Root वृत्र-हन् (प्रातिपदिक; √हन् ‘हिंसायाम्’)

आ

towards, hitherIndeclinable (preverb) / particle · उपसर्ग/निपात (आगमन/आभिमुख्ये)Root आ

नः

to us / ourPronoun · षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, बहुवचन (एन्क्लिटिक ‘नः’ = ‘our/to us’)Role Sampradāna (लाभार्थे ‘to us’) / सम्बन्ध (our) · Root अस्मद्

भजस्व

bestow, apportionVerb · लोट् (आज्ञार्थे), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपदRole Kriyā (आज्ञा) · Root √भज् (सेवायाम्/विभागे)

राधसि

in (your) bounty/wealthNoun · नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनRole Adhikaraṇa (विषय/आश्रय: ‘in/with wealth’) · Root राधस् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• पदच्छेदः: भूरिदाः | हि | असि | श्रुतः | पुरुत्रा | शूर | वृत्रहन् | आ | नः | भजस्व | राधसि || 1) ‘भूरिदा’ + ‘हि’ → ‘भूरिदा हि’ (सन्ध्यभावः/विसर्गाभावः)
• 2) ‘आ’ + ‘नः’ → ‘आ नो’ (स्वर-संहितायां दीर्घ/गुण-परिवर्तनं न; केवलं संहिता-लेखनम्)
• 3) ‘भजस्व राधसि’ इत्यत्र सन्धिः न विशेषः (स्वरचिह्न-परिवर्तनं पाठभेदानुसारम्)

The meaning

Outer meaning

Indra is famed everywhere as the abundant giver, hero, slayer of Vṛtra; he is asked to share his wealth/felicity with us.

Inner meaning

The mantra grounds aspiration in remembrance: Indra’s generosity is ‘śrutaḥ’—heard of, experienced, testified across many states (‘purutrā’). Therefore the seeker asks not merely to receive but to be ‘apportioned’ (bhajasva): a right distribution of divine felicity into our nature—mind, life, body—so the victory over the Cover becomes established as a lived condition.

Universal truth

Faith is strengthened by remembrance of universal testimony: the higher power has helped many; it can help here. True receiving is a wise apportionment—each part of the being gets what it needs for harmony.

Themes

renown of Indra, sharing of bounty, Vṛtra victory, boon distribution

The seer

Rishi

Vāmadeva Gautama

Lineage

Gautama

Other hymns

Rig Veda 4.32.17, Rig Veda 4.32.18, Rig Veda 4.32.19, Rig Veda 4.32.20

Family tradition

Vāmadeva’s sequence here builds a crescendo: invocation → movement of rays → prepared receptacles → insistence on fullness → appeal grounded in Indra’s renown.

Significance

Shows the mature yogic stance: steady trust in the divine attribute (abundance) and a request for its orderly integration (bhaja) into life.

The deity

Devata

Indra

Epithets

Bhūridā, Śūra, Vṛtrahan, Maghavan

Related deities

Soma, Agni, Bṛhaspati, Uṣas

Cosmic role

Champion of the gods; establishes luminous victory and distributes the spoils—light, power, joy—to the seekers.

Inner power

A courageous, generous intelligence-force that not only breaks obstacles but also harmonizes the gains through right distribution.

In ritual

Where it is used

Concluding request in an Indra praise sequence; sharing of the boon after offering

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Etymology

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Vedic Cosmology

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