Rig Veda 7.6.7: Mandala 7, Sukta 6, Mantra 7
Sukta 7.6
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Devata
- Agni
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Adbhuta (wonder) and Shanta (peace)
आ देवो ददे बुध्न्या वसूनि वैश्वानर उदिता सूर्यस्य । आ समुद्रादवरादा परस्मादाग्निर्ददे दिव आ पृथिव्याः ॥
ā́ devó dade budhnyā́ vásūni vaiśvānará úd itā sū́ryasya | ā́ samudrā́d avarā́d ā́ parasmā́d ā́gnír dade divá ā́ pṛthivyā́ḥ ||
भगवान गहराई से देता है, नीचे से भी, ऊपर से भी। सूर्य जब उगता है, उसके साथ अग्नि भी देता है। समुंदर के पास से भी, उसके पार से भी, वो हर जगह से देता है। आसमान से लेकर धरती तक, सब जगह अग्नि की पहुँच है।
Word by Word
- आ
- hither; forthIndeclinableउपसर्ग/निपात (गत्यर्थे/आगमनार्थे)Root आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
- देवः
- the godNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole KartāRoot देव (प्रातिपदिक)
- ददे
- has given; gaveVerbलिट् (परोक्स), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदRoot दा (दाने)
- बुध्न्याः
- of the deep; belonging to the depthAdjectiveबहुवचन, द्वितीया (नपुंसक-रूपेण ‘वसूनि’ विशेषणम्; वैदिके दीर्घस्वर/स्वरित-चिह्नयुक्तम्)Role KarmaRoot बुध्न्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बुध्न’ + य)
- वसूनि
- goods; richesNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचनRole KarmaRoot वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
- वैश्वानरः
- Vaiśvānara (Agni as ‘belonging to all men’)Nounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole Kartā (देवः = वैश्वानरः) सहसम्बन्धःRoot वैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
- उदितात्
- from the rising (of)Adjective/Participleपुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (सूर्यस्य इति षष्ठीसम्बन्धः)Role ApādānaRoot उदित (कृदन्त; √उद्/उद्- ‘उदय’)
- सूर्यस्य
- of the SunNounपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचनRole सम्बन्ध (genitive)Root सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
- आ
- hither; forthIndeclinableनिपातRoot आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
- समुद्रात्
- from the oceanNounपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचनRole ApādānaRoot समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
- अवरात्
- from the lower (region)Adjective (used substantively)पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी, एकवचनRole ApādānaRoot अवर (प्रातिपदिक)
- आ
- hither; forthIndeclinableनिपातRoot आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
- परस्मात्
- from the farther (region)Pronoun/Adjectiveपुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी, एकवचनRole ApādānaRoot पर (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- आ
- hither; forthIndeclinableनिपातRoot आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
- अग्निः
- AgniNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole KartāRoot अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
- ददे
- has given; gaveVerbलिट् (परोक्स), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदRoot दा (दाने)
- दिवः
- from heavenNounस्त्री/पुं (वैदिक), पञ्चमी, एकवचनRole ApādānaRoot दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
- आ
- hither; forthIndeclinableनिपातRoot आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
- पृथिव्याः
- from/of the EarthNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/पञ्चमी, एकवचन (अत्र ‘दिवः … पृथिव्याः’ इति द्वन्द्व-भावेन अपादान-युगलम्; वैदिके षष्ठी-रूपेणापि अपादानार्थः)Role ApādānaRoot पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः (सन्धिविग्रहः): आ | देवः | ददे | बुध्न्याः | वसूनि | वैश्वानरः | उदितात् | सूर्यस्य || आ | समुद्रात् | अवरात् | आ | परस्मात् | आ | अग्निः | ददे | दिवः | आ | पृथिव्याः । 1) ‘आग्निर्ददे’ = ‘आ + अग्निः + ददे’ (आ + अ → आ; विसर्गलोपः/सन्धिः)
- 2) ‘समुद्रादवरा’ = ‘समुद्रात् + अवरात्’ (त् + अ → द + अ, वैदिक-सन्धिः)
- 3) ‘परस्मादाग्निः’ = ‘परस्मात् + आ + अग्निः’ (त् + आ → दा; ततः आ + अ → आ)
- 4) ‘उदिता सूर्यस्य’ = ‘उदितात् सूर्यस्य’ (पदपाठे पञ्चमी ‘उदितात्’)
The meaning
Outer meaning
The divine Vaiśvānara gives deep-founded riches from the rising of the Sun. From the lower ocean and from the farther beyond, Agni gives—from Heaven down to Earth.
Inner meaning
Agni as Vaiśvānara is the universal giver of vasūni—true riches of consciousness. ‘Deep-founded’ (budhnyā) indicates gifts arising from the foundation: the subconscient base transformed into support, not obstruction. ‘From the rising of the Sun’ signals that illumination releases these riches. ‘From the lower ocean’ (samudrāt avarāt) suggests the depths of life and subconscient; ‘from the farther beyond’ (parasmāt) suggests the supramental/transcendent source. Agni mediates the whole vertical range—diva ā pṛthivyāḥ—bringing down higher light and raising up lower energies into offering.
Universal truth
When the inner fire is universalized, it becomes a channel through which both the depths and the heights yield their treasures; spiritual wealth is the integration of all planes from Earth to Heaven and beyond.
Themes
Bestowal of riches, Cosmic totality (from ocean to beyond), Agni-Sūrya linkage
The seer
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Lineage
- Vasiṣṭha-gotra
- Other hymns
- Rig Veda 7.6.6, Rig Veda 7.6.1
Family tradition
Vasiṣṭha emphasizes integrality: Agni’s gifts span the whole cosmos, suggesting a yoga of descent and ascent rather than a one-sided escape.
Significance
The seer’s spiritual psychology includes the transformation of the foundation (budhna/subconscient) and the opening to the beyond (para), unified by Agni.
The deity
- Devata
- Agni (Vaiśvānara, solar-linked)
- Epithets
- Vaiśvānara, budhnya-dātṛ (giver from the depths; by function), sūryodita-sambandhī (linked to sun-rising; by image)
- Related deities
- Sūrya, Uṣas, Soma, Indra
Cosmic role
Distributor of divine riches across levels; mediator of descent/ascent; universal sustainer of the worlds.
Inner power
Opens channels from subconscient depth and transcendent height; converts energies into spiritual wealth and capacity.
In ritual
Where it is used
General Agni/Vaiśvānara praise in soma and fire rites; suitable for rites seeking prosperity and plenitude (vasu) and for establishing the universal fire principle.
आ दे॒वो द॑दे बु॒ध्न्या॒३॒॑ वसू॑नि वैश्वान॒र उदि॑ता॒ सूर्य॑स्य । आ स॑मु॒द्रादव॑रा॒दा पर॑स्मा॒दाग्निर्द॑दे दि॒व आ पृ॑थि॒व्याः ॥
आ । दे॒वः । द॒दे॒ । बु॒ध्न्या॑ । वसू॑नि । वै॒श्वा॒न॒रः । उत्ऽइ॑ता । सूर्य॑स्य । आ । स॒मु॒द्रात् । अव॑रात् । आ । पर॑स्मात् । आ । अ॒ग्निः । द॒दे॒ । दि॒वः । आ । पृ॒थि॒व्याः ॥
ā | devaḥ | dade | budhnyā | vasūni | vaiśvānaraḥ | ut-itā | sūryasya | ā | samudrāt | avarāt | ā | parasmāt | ā | agniḥ | dade | divaḥ | ā | pṛthivyāḥ
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4 × ~11 syllables
Expansive and distributive; sweeping range-markers (ā…ā…ā…) create a sense of totality.
Opens the sense of vast supply and connectedness; evokes a descending blessing and ascending aspiration simultaneously.
- देवः (devaḥ)
- Literal: the shining one, god. Symbolic: luminous consciousness-force within Agni
- बुध्न्या (budhnyā)
- Literal: from the bottom/foundation, deep-founded. Symbolic: subconscient base converted into stable support; foundational realization
- वसूनि (vasūni)
- Literal: riches, goods. Symbolic: powers of light, strength, joy, right action
- वैश्वानरः (vaiśvānaraḥ)
- Literal: universal fire. Symbolic: Agni as cosmic integrator in all beings
- उदिता सूर्यस्य (uditā sūryasya)
- Literal: from the rising of the sun. Symbolic: release through illumination; dawning of truth-consciousness
- समुद्रात् अवरात् (samudrāt avarāt)
- Literal: from the lower ocean. Symbolic: depths of life/subconscient; primal energies
- परस्मात् (parasmāt)
- Literal: from the farther beyond. Symbolic: transcendent/supramental source
- दिवः आ पृथिव्याः (diva ā pṛthivyāḥ)
- Literal: from heaven to earth. Symbolic: descent of higher light into embodied life; integral transformation
Boons/wealth-bestowal praise; suitable for dakṣiṇā/wealth petitions and for rites emphasizing Agni’s universal distribution of vasu (prosperity as fullness).
At moments of invoking abundance and wide protection; potentially near sunrise offerings by thematic resonance.
Offerings with prayer for ‘vasūni’—cattle/wealth outwardly, powers and plenitude inwardly.
Chant at sunrise to align with illumination; contemplation on receiving resources from both depth (healing the subconscient) and height (opening to higher guidance).
budhna (base, depth; related to ‘bottom/foundation’ semantic field; cf. later budhna ‘bottom’); vasu ‘good/wealth’ (PIE *wesu- ‘good’ often cited; compare Sanskrit vasu-, Avestan vohu- ‘good’); sūrya (sun); samudra ‘gathered waters’ (sam- + udra/√ud ‘water’ in Vedic formation). The verse maps a vertical cosmology of giving: below/above, far/near, heaven/earth.
Plenitude (vasu) as inner wealth, Vertical integration of consciousness (below-to-above giving), Universality of divine distribution
The ordered flow from beyond and from depths into the middle world is ṛta as a circulation of powers.
Sun-rising symbolizes satya’s unveiling; gifts are ‘shining’ realities, not mere possessions.
Vertical integration of cosmos: ocean-depths, earth, heaven, beyond; Agni as axis of manifestation.
Upaniṣadic bridge: Vaiśvānara as universal principle (anticipating Chāndogya 5.11–18).
sunrise
Ocean = subconscious life-force; beyond = transcendent consciousness; sunrise = awakening illumination; fire = channel of transformation and distribution.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- Agni as universal giver across the cosmic ranges: from the depths (ocean/subconscient) to the beyond (transcendent), mediating the sun’s rising illumination into earthly embodiment.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- vasu ‘good/wealth’ corresponds to Indo-Iranian ‘good’ lexemes (Vedic vasu-, Avestan vohu-). The heaven/earth dyad and solar emergence are shared IE poetic structures; the vertical ‘from…to…’ cataloging is an archaic formulaic style.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi situates his request within totality: Agni’s giving is not local but cosmic, implying that the seeker’s completeness comes by opening to all ranges of the divine—depth, height, and the solar awakening.
Receive ‘vasūni’ as inner resources: light in mind, strength in will, joy in heart; open simultaneously downward (to heal depth) and upward (to receive beyond).
mūlādhāra (foundation/budhna) to sahasrāra (para), integrated through anāhata/maṇipūra (Agni-channel)
Ujjāyī or slow deep breathing with awareness of a vertical current: inhale from earth/base to crown, exhale from crown to heart/navel as distributing fire.
Vast, integrated, receptive; sense of descent of light and uplift of energies.
At sunrise, visualize a sun above the head and an ocean of energies below; kindle a steady flame in the heart/navel; on each ‘ā’ feel gifts arriving from below and above, settling into practical capacity for the day.
Triṣṭubh with repeated ‘ā’ openings: keep each ‘ā’ as a clear, lifted invocation; maintain udātta prominence on ‘sū́ryasya’ and ‘agnír’ as per accent tradition.
Do not rush the sequence ‘ā samudrād avarād ā parasmād’; let it sweep in one breath-arc if possible, then settle on ‘diva ā pṛthivyāḥ’.
budhnyā: dhn conjunct; keep ‘budh-nyaa’ smooth, vaiśvānara: ai diphthong; retroflex ṇ, uditā: short u; dental t; long ā, samudrāt: clear dr conjunct, parasmāt: retroflex ṣ, pṛthivyāḥ: vocalic ṛ; th aspirate; vy conjunct
Open, expansive, blessing-like; sustain vowels to convey abundance.
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