Rig Veda 7.5.8: Mandala 7, Sukta 5, Mantra 8
Sukta 7.5
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Devata
- Agni Vaiśvānara / Jātavedas
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Adbhuta (wonder) and Shanta (peace)
तामग्ने अस्मे इषमेरयस्व वैश्वानर द्युमतीं जातवेदः । यया राधः पिन्वसि विश्ववार पृथु श्रवो दाशुषे मर्त्याय ॥
tā́m agne asmè íṣam érayaśva vaiśvānara dyumatī́ṃ jāta-vedaḥ | yayā́ rā́dhaḥ pínvasi viśva-vāra pṛthú śrávo dāśúṣe mártyāya ||
हे अग्नि, हमारे लिए वो ताकत वाला खाना चलाओ। तुम वैश्वानर हो, रोशनी से भरे हुए। जिस से तुम धन बढ़ाते हो, सब कुछ देते हो। जो इंसान पूजा करता है, उसको बड़ा नाम मिलता है। यह खाना उसकी ज़िन्दगी में बरकत लाता है।
Word by Word
- ताम्
- that (her/it)Pronounस्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्Role कर्मRoot तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- अग्ने
- O AgniNounपुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन एकवचनम्Role सम्बोधनRoot अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
- अस्मे
- to usPronounबहुवचनस्य चतुर्थी (दातृ/सम्प्रदान) रूपम्; वैदिके ‘अस्मे’ = ‘अस्मभ्यम्’Role सम्प्रदानRoot अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- इषम्
- refreshment; nourishment; bountyNounस्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्Role कर्मRoot इष्/इषा (प्रातिपदिक)
- ईरयस्व
- impel; set in motion; bestowVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थे) मध्यमपुरुष एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्Role क्रियाRoot ईरय् (धातु; √ईर्/ईरय् ‘प्रेरणे/उत्साहने’)
- वैश्वानर
- O VaiśvānaraNoun (epithet)पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन एकवचनम्Role सम्बोधनRoot वैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सर्व-नर-सम्बन्धी’, अग्नि-विशेष)
- द्युमतीम्
- shining; radiantAdjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्Role कर्मRoot द्युमत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘द्युमन्’ तेजस्विन्)
- जातवेदः
- O Jātavedas (knower of births)Noun (epithet)पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन एकवचनम् (वैदिके -ः सम्बोधनत्वेऽपि दृश्यते) अथवा प्रथमा एकवचनम्; अर्थतः सम्बोधनम्Role सम्बोधनRoot जातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि-विशेष)
- यया
- by whichPronounस्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्Role करणRoot यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- राधः
- bounty; gift; favorNounनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचनम्; अत्र कर्मरूपे (देय-वस्तु) ग्रहणम्Role कर्मRoot राधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
- पिन्वसि
- you make swell; you strengthen; you bestow abundantlyVerbलट् वर्तमानकाले उत्तम? (न) — मध्यम? (न) — प्रथमपुरुष एकवचनम्?; रूपतः ‘पिन्वसि’ = लट् मध्यमपुरुष एकवचनम् परस्मैपदम् (त्वम् पिन्वसि)Role क्रियाRoot पिन्व् (धातु; √पिव्/पिन्व् ‘वर्धने/पूरणे/प्रेरणे’)
- विश्ववार
- O all-beloved / desired by allAdjective (epithet)पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन एकवचनम्Role सम्बोधनRoot विश्व-वार (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय: ‘सर्वेषां वरणीयः/प्रियः’)
- पृथु
- broad; wide; greatAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (श्रवः इति नपुंसकं विशेषयति)Role कर्मRoot पृथु (प्रातिपदिक)
- श्रवः
- fame; renownNounनपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्Role कर्मRoot श्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
- दाशुषे
- to the worshipper; to the giverParticiple/Nounपुंलिङ्गे चतुर्थी एकवचनम्Role सम्प्रदानRoot दाश्वस्/दाशुष् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दाश् ‘दान/यजन’ → ‘दाशुष्’ = दाता/यजमान)
- मर्त्याय
- to the mortalNounपुंलिङ्गे चतुर्थी एकवचनम्Role सम्प्रदानRoot मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः (सन्धिविग्रह): ताम् अग्ने अस्मे इषम् ईरयस्व । वैश्वानर द्युमतीम् जातवेदः । यया राधः पिन्वसि विश्ववार पृथु श्रवः दाशुषे मर्त्याय ॥ 1) ताम॑ग्ने → ताम् + अग्ने (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि: म् + अ). 2) इष॒मेर॑यस्व → इषम् + ईरयस्व (म् + ई; दीर्घस्वर-आरम्भे अनुस्वार/म्-सन्धि). 3) श्रवो॑ दा॒शुषे॒ → श्रवः + दाशुषे (विसर्गसन्धि: अः + द → ओ द). 4) उच्चारण-स्वर (वैदिक-स्वरचिह्न) मूलपाठानुसार
- पदच्छेदे स्वरचिह्न सामान्यतः न दर्शिताः।
The meaning
Outer meaning
The poet asks Agni Vaiśvānara, Jātavedas, rich in light, to set in motion for them the iṣ (nourishing force/food). By it Agni increases wealth/plenitude and grants wide fame to the mortal offerer.
Inner meaning
Aspiration requests the inner Fire to release and activate iṣ— the dynamic nourishment of the yoga: energy, right impulse, and luminous substance for growth. As Vaiśvānara (the universal fire in all), Agni pours a ‘dyumatī’ (light-filled) force that expands rādhas (effective abundance, capacity) and establishes ‘śravas’ (inner renown: the soul’s heard-of power, a vibration of accomplished truth) for the practitioner who offers himself.
Universal truth
True abundance is an activated inner energy of light; when offered to the divine will, it multiplies capacity and radiates a natural influence (fame) grounded in service rather than ego.
Themes
boon request, inner nourishment, increase of being, offerer reciprocity
The seer
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Lineage
- Vāsiṣṭha
- Other hymns
- RV 7.5.1-9 (Agni hymn sequence), RV 7.6.1-2 (continuation into Agni’s sovereignty)
Family tradition
Mandala 7’s Vasiṣṭha line often links ‘light’ (dyu, ketu) with ‘nourishment/force’ (iṣ, rayi) as inner attainments granted by Agni.
Significance
Vasiṣṭha frames prosperity as a psychological-spiritual plenitude: widening, peace, and luminous force rather than mere material gain.
The deity
- Devata
- Agni (Vaiśvānara / Jātavedas)
- Epithets
- Vaiśvānara, Jātavedas, dyumat (luminous), viśvavāra (all-desirable giver)
- Related deities
- Soma (as bliss-nourishment), Indra (as illumination), Uṣas (as awakening light)
Cosmic role
Universal fire sustaining beings; distributor of energies and fulfillments; awakener of light-force in the human journey.
Inner power
Transforms aspiration into usable strength; increases capacity (rādhas) and establishes a wide, truthful influence (śravas).
In ritual
Where it is used
Agni offerings requesting iṣ (nourishment) and rādhas (bounty)
ताम॑ग्ने अ॒स्मे इष॒मेर॑यस्व॒ वैश्वा॑नर द्यु॒मतीं॑ जातवेदः । यया॒ राध॒: पिन्व॑सि विश्ववार पृ॒थु श्रवो॑ दा॒शुषे॒ मर्त्या॑य ॥
ताम् । अ॒ग्ने॒ । अ॒स्मे इति॑ । इष॑म् । आ । ई॒र॒य॒स्व॒ । वैश्वा॑नर । द्यु॒ऽमती॑म् । जा॒त॒ऽवे॒दः॒ । यया॑ । राधः॑ । पिन्व॑सि । वि॒श्व॒ऽवा॒र॒ । पृ॒थु । श्रवः॑ । दा॒शुषे॑ । मर्त्या॑य ॥
tām | agne | asme iti | iṣam | ā | īrayasva | vaiśvānara | dyu-matīm | jāta-vedaḥ | yayā | rādhaḥ | pinvasi | viśva-vāra | pṛthu | śravaḥ | dāśuṣe | martyāya
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4 × ~11 syllables
Invocatory and expansive; the second half tends to ‘open’ into breadth (pṛthu).
Elicits energized clarity; good for invoking strength before work or practice.
- इष् (iṣ)
- Literal: refreshment, food, impulse. Symbolic: nourishing force of aspiration; energized capacity for progress
- आ ईरयस्व (ā īrayasva)
- Literal: set in motion, impel toward us. Symbolic: release the dynamic current; awaken dormant energies
- वैश्वानर (vaiśvānara)
- Literal: belonging to all men/universal fire. Symbolic: Agni as universal will in all beings; integrator of nature
- द्युमती (dyumatī)
- Literal: luminous, full of heaven-light. Symbolic: illumined energy; force carrying clarity and right perception
- राधस् (rādhas)
- Literal: bounty, success, gift. Symbolic: effective abundance: capacities, realizations, right results
- विश्ववार (viśvavāra)
- Literal: having all desirable things. Symbolic: the divine that holds all fulfillments in right measure
- पृथु श्रवः (pṛthu śravaḥ)
- Literal: wide fame. Symbolic: expansive resonance of truth-power; recognized inner accomplishment
- दाशुषे (dāśuṣe)
- Literal: to the giver/offerer. Symbolic: the one who offers self, works, and energies into the inner sacrifice
Petition-verse: asking for iṣ (nourishing force) and rādhas; suitable in offering sequences where the sacrificer seeks increase and ‘śravas’ (manifest success).
During iṣṭi-type prayers within larger rites; also suitable at daily offerings when seeking strength and clarity
Recitation with oblation; intention: ‘impel toward us the luminous iṣ’
Before study, creative work, or sādhanā: ask for ‘dyumatī iṣ’—clear energy rather than restless drive.
iṣ from √iṣ ‘to impel/seek’ → energizing nourishment; √īr ‘set in motion’ makes the boon dynamic, not static. rādhas is ‘effective richness’ (boon that increases being). śravas is not mere reputation but ‘that which is heard/recognized’—the soul’s manifestation in the luminous order.
plenitude (rādhas), impulsion (iṣ, īrayasva), manifestation (śravas as ‘heard’ truth)
The requested iṣ is ‘dyumatī’—force aligned with the luminous order, not rajasic agitation.
‘Śravas’ as truth-vibration: what is ‘heard of’ because it carries satya-shakti.
Agni as distributor: converts offerings into expanding capacities and stable influence.
Integral Vedic psychology: prosperity as inner force and widening consciousness.
morning (dyumatī suggests full light)
Light = clarity; food/juice = assimilable energy; fire = transformation of offering into force.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- Agni as the increaser who ‘sets in motion’ the nourishing force (iṣ) and swells plenitude (rādhas): a myth of divine impulsion that converts offering into inner abundance and luminous manifestation.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √īr ‘set in motion’ belongs to a broader IE motion/raising semantic field; √dāś ‘offer’ reflects archaic reciprocity vocabulary. The relative-correlative structure (tām… yayā) is a common old Indo-Aryan style for defining the boon by its effect.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- A clear yajamāna–devatā reciprocity: the mortal ‘gives’ (dāśuṣ) and Agni responds by impelling inner nourishment and widening manifestation (pṛthu śravas). The exchange is psychological: offering becomes capacity and light.
Call down ‘dyumatī iṣ’ as a stream of clear energy from above into the heart-flame; let it spread through the body as steady power.
Maṇipūra (energy assimilation) supported by Anāhata (offering)
4-4-6 breathing: inhale 4 (receive light), hold 4 (kindle), exhale 6 (offer and spread).
Luminous dynamism—clear, workable strength.
When fatigued or scattered, repeat the mantra slowly, feeling energy become ‘assimilable’ (iṣ) rather than overstimulating.
Rigvedic udatta/anudatta/svarita as per śākha; maintain a slight lift on invocatory names ‘agne’, ‘vaiśvānara’, ‘jātavedaḥ’.
Give clear caesura after ‘erayasva’; let ‘dyumatīṃ’ be elongated (ī) without dragging tempo.
‘vaiśvānara’ with clear śv cluster (not ‘swanara’), Keep long vowels: ‘dyu-matīṃ’, ‘rādhaḥ’, ‘pṛthu’, Dental s in ‘śravo’ is palatal ś
Bright, nourishing, slightly smiling resonance (without haste).
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