Rig Veda 7.32.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 32, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.32
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Devata
- Indra
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Adbhuta (wonder) and Vira (heroism)
श्रवच्छ्रुत्कर्ण ईयते वसूनां नू चिन्नो मर्धिषद्गिरः । सद्यश्चिद्यः सहस्राणि शता ददन्नकिर्दित्सन्तमा मिनत् ॥
śrávacchrútkārṇa īyate vásūnāṃ nū́ cín no mardhiṣád gíraḥ | sadyáś cid yáḥ sahásrāṇi śatá dádann ákīr dítsantam ā́ minat ||
वो सुनने वाले कान की तरफ आता है, धन की तरफ जाता है। आज भी वो हमारी बात को स्ट्रॉन्ग करे। एक ही बार में वो हज़ार और सौ देता है। जब वो देता है, कोई उससे छोटा नहीं कर सकता।
Word by Word
- श्रवत्
- hearsVerbलट् (वर्तमाने), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्Role Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)Root श्रु (धातु)
- श्रुत्कर्णः
- the one with hearing-ears (keen-eared)Noun/Adjectiveपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot श्रुत- (श्रु-कृदन्त) + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
- ईयते
- goes, comesVerbलट्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्Role Kriyā (अनु/सह-क्रिया)Root इ (धातु)
- वसूनाम्
- of the goods/wealthNounनपुंसकलिङ्गः, षष्ठी, बहुवचनम्Role Sambandha (षष्ठी)Root वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
- नु
- now, indeedIndeclinableनिपातःRoot नु
- चित्
- evenIndeclinableनिपातः (अपि/एव-अर्थे)Root चित्
- नः
- of us/ourPronounषष्ठी (एन्क्लिटिक), बहुवचनम्Role Sambandha (षष्ठी)Root अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
- मर्धिषत्
- has not harmed/crushedVerbलुङ् (आगम-रहितः/छान्दसः), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्Role KriyāRoot मृध्/मर्ध् (धातु; हिंसार्थ/पीडार्थ)
- गिरः
- songs, hymnsNounस्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्Role Kartā (स्तुतयः)Root गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
- सद्यः
- immediatelyIndeclinableक्रियाविशेषणम्Root सद्यः
- चित्
- evenIndeclinableनिपातःRoot चित्
- यः
- whoPronounपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot यद् (सर्वनाम)
- सहस्राणि
- thousandsNounनपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्Role KarmaRoot सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
- शता
- hundredsNounनपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्Role Karma (सह-गणना)Root शत (प्रातिपदिक)
- ददत्
- givingVerb (Participle)वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययः; पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम् (यः इति सह)Role Kartā (यः…ददत्)Root दा (धातु)
- नकिः
- no oneIndeclinable/Pronoun-likeनिषेधार्थे ‘न कश्चित्’Root नकिः
- दित्सन्तम्
- one wishing to giveVerb (Participle)पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्Role KarmaRoot दा (धातु) → दित्स् (इच्छार्थे desiderative-stem)
- आ
- towards, completelyIndeclinable (Preverb)उपसर्गःRoot आ
- मिनत्
- diminished, harmedVerbलुङ् (छान्दसः), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्Role KriyāRoot मि (धातु; हानौ/क्षये)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः (सन्धिविच्छेद): श्रव॒च्छ्रुत्क॑र्ण ईयते॒ → श्रवत् + श्रुत्कर्णः + ईयते। नू चि॑न्नो → नु + चित् + नः। मर्धिष॒द्गिर॑: → मर्धिषत् + गिरः (त् + ग् → द्ग्/द्ग्-समास/सन्धि-लोपः छान्दसः)। स॒द्यश्चि॒द्यः → सद्यः + चित् + यः। दद॒न्नकि॒र्दित्स॑न्त॒मा → ददत् + नकिः + दित्सन्तम् + आ (त् + न् → न्न्; नकिः + दित्सन्तम् → नकिर्दित्सन्तम् (ः + द् → र्द्))
The meaning
Outer meaning
Indra, famed for hearing, comes to the listening ear and to the treasures; may he even now strengthen our hymns—he who instantly gives thousands and hundreds, and none can lessen him while he gives.
Inner meaning
The illumined Mind-Power (Indra) turns toward the soul’s sincere receptivity (“the hearing ear”) and toward the true riches (vasu = luminous possessions of consciousness). When the thought-word (giraḥ) is aligned to aspiration, Indra increases its force and clarity. His giving is the spontaneous outflow of higher Light and Joy in abundance; the act of true giving from the Divine Mind is inexhaustible—no egoic claim or hostile doubt can diminish it while the flow is established.
Universal truth
When consciousness becomes genuinely receptive, higher illumination naturally pours in and strengthens one’s expression and understanding; authentic inner abundance grows by giving and cannot be depleted by the act of sharing.
Themes
divine hearing (śruti), empowerment of speech, abundance, inexhaustible giving
The seer
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Lineage
- Vasiṣṭha (Maitrāvaruṇa lineage)
- Other hymns
- RV 7.18, RV 7.19, RV 7.23, RV 7.33, RV 7.88
Family tradition
Saptarṣi and priest-seer of the Vasiṣṭha family; hymns emphasize inner rightness (ṛta), divine help, and the power of inspired speech.
Significance
Vasiṣṭha’s voice is the steady ‘established’ vision—calling Indra not merely for outer gain but for the strengthening of the mantra and the secured movement of consciousness toward Truth.
The deity
- Devata
- Indra
- Epithets
- Maghavan (bounteous), Vṛtrahan (slayer of the Coverer), Vajrin (thunder-bearer), Śrutkarṇa (hearing-eared, in context)
- Related deities
- Agni, Soma, Bṛhaspati, Maruts
Cosmic role
Breaker of obstruction; brings the rains/light; upholds expansive order by defeating the powers of concealment.
Inner power
Illuminating Mind and dynamic discernment that releases blocked energies and pours clarity, courage, and effective force into the seeker’s speech and will.
In ritual
Where it is used
Soma-yajña praise to Indra (Indra-stotra within Soma pressing context)
श्रव॒च्छ्रुत्क॑र्ण ईयते॒ वसू॑नां॒ नू चि॑न्नो मर्धिष॒द्गिर॑: । स॒द्यश्चि॒द्यः स॒हस्रा॑णि श॒ता दद॒न्नकि॒र्दित्स॑न्त॒मा मि॑नत् ॥
श्रव॑त् । श्रुत्ऽक॑र्णः । ई॒य॒ते॒ । वसू॑नाम् । नु । चि॒त् । नः॒ । म॒र्धि॒ष॒त् । गिरः॑ । स॒द्यः । चि॒त् । यः । स॒हस्रा॑णि । स॒ता । दद॑त् । नकिः॑ । दित्स॑न्तम् । आ । मि॒न॒त् ॥
śravat | śrut-karṇaḥ | īyate | vasūnām | nu | cit | naḥ | mardhiṣat | giraḥ | sadyaḥ | cit | yaḥ | sahasrāṇi | satā | dadat | nakiḥ | ditsantam | ā | minat
44
4 pādas of ~11 syllables (with Vedic variations)
Forward-driving, martial yet controlled cadence; suited to invocation of power and victorious giving.
Builds confident ascent; supports a felt sense of ‘approach’ and ‘arrival’ of help, strengthening the voice and intention.
- श्रवत् (śravat)
- Literal: hearing, famed, attentive. Symbolic: the receptive consciousness that can receive inspiration
- श्रुत्कर्ण (śrutkarṇa)
- Literal: having a hearing ear. Symbolic: the divine faculty that listens to the true call within (śruti as inner hearing)
- वसू (vasū)
- Literal: riches, goods. Symbolic: luminous treasures: powers, truths, wideness, right joy
- मर्धिषत् (mardhiṣat)
- Literal: may he strengthen, make firm. Symbolic: increase the mantric force—clarity, conviction, effective will
- गिरः (giraḥ)
- Literal: words, hymns. Symbolic: inspired thought-speech; the formulated truth in the mind
- सहस्राणि शता (sahasrāṇi śatā)
- Literal: thousands and hundreds. Symbolic: superabundant influx of light-forces, not limited measures
- ददत् (dadat)
- Literal: giving. Symbolic: the spontaneous bestowal of higher consciousness
- नकिः…आ मिनत् (nakiḥ…ā minat)
- Literal: no one diminishes him. Symbolic: the inexhaustibility of the divine source once the channel is open
Praise of Indra as responsive hearer and generous giver; recitable in Soma session to affirm efficacy of hymn (giraḥ) and abundance
During Soma pressings (savana), especially Indra-related stotras/śastras
Recitation to invite Indra’s presence and his bestowal of ‘vasu’ (wealth/boons)
Use as a receptivity-and-abundance mantra: before study, teaching, or offering one’s work—invoking clear hearing and inexhaustible giving.
śrut-karṇa ‘having hearing ears’ emphasizes receptivity to mantra (śruti). mardhiṣat from √mṛdh/√mardh ‘to be strong, to strengthen’ (benedictive wish for empowered speech). ditsantam is desiderative (√dā → ditsa-) ‘about to give/intent on giving’. minat from √mī ‘to diminish’—the giver’s plenitude is not reduced by giving, a key Vedic paradox of inexhaustible abundance.
inexhaustibility of the divine plenitude, mantra as effective speech (vāc/gir)
Indra strengthens giraḥ when aligned with ṛta; the ‘hearing’ implies attunement to the true order.
Truth-power in speech becomes effective when illumined by Indra.
Abundance as outflow of the Vast; divine giving as self-renewing plenitude.
Proto-Vedāntic/Integral (Aurobindonian): ascent of mind to higher light; mantra as transformative force.
‘Hearing’ = inward receptivity (śravaṇa); ‘riches’ = luminous powers; ‘giving’ = descent of higher consciousness into mind and life.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- Indra as ‘the hearer’ who comes to the call and as the inexhaustible giver. The mythic generosity (thousands/hundreds) encodes a spiritual principle: the divine plenitude does not decrease by distribution—abundance as a property of the Truth.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √dā ‘give’ continues PIE *deh₃- ‘to give’ (cf. Greek dídōmi). The desiderative formation (ditsa-) is an archaic Indo-Iranian morphological feature, preserving an old system of intensional verbal derivation.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi seeks two reciprocities: (1) Indra’s listening responsiveness to the mantra, and (2) Indra’s strengthening of the rishi’s words so they become effective vehicles of power. The gift is not merely material; it is the increase of inspired speech and inner riches.
Receptive listening within (inner ear) and invocation of illumined mind to strengthen truthful expression.
viśuddha (speech/truth) and ājñā (illumination)
Nāḍī-śodhana or slow 1:1 breathing; pause briefly after inhale to ‘listen’ inwardly before chanting.
From mental quietude to bright, confident clarity; sense of a descending aid.
Begin with 1–2 minutes of inward listening; chant while feeling Indra ‘approach’ the inner ear; after chanting, speak/think only what feels strengthened and true.
Mixed udātta/anudātta/svarita as per Śākala tradition; key lifts often fall on vocatives/verbs of approach and giving (īyate, mardhiṣat, dadat).
Keep udātta syllables clear and slightly raised; avoid flattening the cadence in ‘sahasrāṇi śatā’. Maintain pāda breaks after ‘giraḥ’.
śr- cluster in śravac: crisp ‘śra’ not ‘sra’, ṛ in mardhiṣat: light vocalic ‘ṛ’, sahasrāṇi: keep ‘sa-ha-srā’ distinct; do not swallow ‘sr’, dadat: dental ‘d’, short ‘a’
Bright, steady, invoking; not harsh—‘hearing’ quality should be felt.
11
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
