Rig Veda 5.52.14: Mandala 5, Sukta 52, Mantra 14
Sukta 5.52
अच्छ ऋषे मारुतं गणं दाना मित्रं न योषणा । दिवो वा धृष्णव ओजसा स्तुता धीभिरिषण्यत ॥
áccha ṛṣe mārútam gáṇaṃ dānā́ mítraṃ ná yóṣaṇā | divó vā dhṛṣṇava ójasā stutā́ dhī́bhir iṣaṇyata ||
रिशि, मरुत गण के पास आ जाओ। वोह देनेवाले हैं, जैसे कोई अच्छा दोस्त हो, जैसे कोई प्यारा हो। वोह आसमान से आते हैं, बड़ी ताकत से। जब उनकी तारीफ होती है, वोह आगे बढ़ने को कहते हैं।
Invitation (āhvāna) and praise; aligns affect (friendship/delight) with force (ojas) to propel the rite
Mitra principle (harmony) within dynamic force, dhī as inspired intelligence, iṣ (impulsion) as evolutionary drive
Mitra imagery implies harmony and right relation—ṛta in social/psychic order.
dhī as truth-inspired cognition.
Descent of force from ‘heaven’ into embodied life to propel evolution.
Integral Yoga resonance: higher-force descent + inner consent.
Sky = higher mind; storm/wind = energizing purification; friend/beloved = bhakti-toned receptivity.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The ‘arrival’ of the Marut-host as givers and allies who, once praised, impel the seeker forward. The mythologem is not mere visitation but energizing propulsion: divine force becomes evolutionary drive when met by dhī (inspired understanding).
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √iṣ ‘impel’ participates in an IE semantic field of striving/setting in motion; the friend-ally motif (mitra) reflects the archaic social-poetic grammar where right relation with the gods secures effective aid—an IE reciprocity pattern.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi invites the Maruts with a relational key: ‘as Mitra’ (harmony) and ‘as beloved’ (consenting delight). In response to praise formed by dhī, the Maruts do not merely ‘give’ but actively ‘impel’ (iṣaṇyata) the human journey toward wider truth and power.
Feel the Maruts as ‘friend and beloved’: invite supportive force without strain; then allow a spontaneous forward impulse to arise.
Anāhata (friend/beloved) + Maṇipūra (impelling force)
Inhale with ‘accha’ (inviting), exhale with ‘iṣaṇyata’ (impelling).
Devotional receptivity turning into dynamic tapas.
Chant 9 times; after chanting, write one inspired thought (dhī) and take one decisive action within 10 minutes.
Ṛgvedic accenting; emphasize accha (invitation) and iṣaṇyata (impulsion) with clear pitch movement per śākhā.
Keep sandhi clear: ‘accha ṛṣe’ not merged into a blur; sustain long vowels in yoṣaṇā, ojasā.
accha: double cch, aspirate lightly, ṛṣe: vocalic ṛ, dhṛṣṇavaḥ: retroflex ṣṇ cluster, iṣaṇyata: ṣ is retroflex; ‘ṇy’ glide in -ṇya-
Warm at start, then brighter and more forceful by the final pada.
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