Rig Veda 7.65.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 65, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.65
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Devata
- Mitra–Varuṇa
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Vira (heroism)
एष स्तोमो वरुण मित्र तुभ्यं सोमः शुक्रो न वायवेऽयामि । अविष्टं धियो जिगृतं पुरंधीर्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
eṣá stómó varuṇa mitra túbhyaṃ sómaḥ śukró ná vāyáve ’yāmi | aviṣṭáṃ dhíyo jigṛtáṃ puráṃdhīr yūyáṃ pāta svastíbhíḥ sádā naḥ ||
यह स्तोत्र मैं तुम्हे दे रहा हूँ, वरुण और मित्र। जैसे चमकता हुआ सोम रस वायु के लिए लाया जाता है, वैसे ही मैं यह लाया हूँ। हमारे इरादे को सही दिशा दे दो। हमेशा हमें भलाई से बचाते रहो।
Word by Word
- एषः
- this (here)Pronounपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- स्तोमः
- hymn of praiseNounपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot स्तोम (प्रातिपदिक) < √स्तु (स्तवने)
- वरुण
- O VaruṇaNoun (proper/deity)पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्Role SampradānaRoot वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
- मित्र
- O MitraNoun (proper/deity)पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्Role SampradānaRoot मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
- तुभ्यम्
- to youPronounद्वितीया/चतुर्थी-रूपम् (वैदिके), एकवचनम्; अर्थतः चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान)Role SampradānaRoot युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- सोमः
- Soma (the pressed drink / deity)Nounपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
- शुक्रः
- bright, pureAdjectiveपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम् (सोमः इति विशेष्यस्य)Role KartāRoot शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
- न
- likeIndeclinableउपमानार्थे निपातःRoot न (निपात)
- वायवे
- to VāyuNoun (proper/deity)पुंलिङ्गः, चतुर्थी, एकवचनम्Role SampradānaRoot वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
- आयामि
- I come / I go towardVerbलट् (वर्तमाने), उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot √या (गतौ) + आ-
- अविष्टम्
- desired, wished-forAdjective/Participleनपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (धियः इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्)Role KarmaRoot अविष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √विष्/√विश्? (वैदिके ‘इच्छ्/काम्’ अर्थे) ; सामान्यतः √इष् (इच्छायाम्) सह अव-
- धियः
- insights, thoughts, prayersNounस्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्Role KarmaRoot धि (प्रातिपदिक)
- जिगृतम्
- take up, acceptVerb (injunctive/imperatival sense)लुङ्-आगमाभाव/इञ्जङ्क्टिव-सदृशं वैदिकरूपम्; मध्यमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम् (आह्वानार्थे)Role KartāRoot √गृ (ग्रहणे/आदाने) (वैदिक-रूप: जिगृतम्)
- पुरंधीः
- bounties / liberal gifts (personified)Nounस्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्Role KartāRoot पुरंधि (प्रातिपदिक)
- यूयम्
- you (all)Pronounप्रथमा, बहुवचनम्Role KartāRoot युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- पात
- protectVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थे), मध्यमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्Role KartāRoot √पा (रक्षणे/पाने) यहाँ रक्षणे
- स्वस्तिभिः
- with well-being, with blessingsNounस्त्रीलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्Role KaraṇaRoot स्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
- सदा
- alwaysIndeclinableकालवाचक-अव्ययम्Role AdhikaraṇaRoot सदा (अव्यय)
- नः
- usPronounषष्ठी/द्वितीया-रूपम् (वैदिके), बहुवचनम्; अर्थतः द्वितीया (कर्म) ‘अस्मान्’Role KarmaRoot अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Sandhi Notes
- (1) एष स्तोमः → एषः स्तोमः (विसर्ग-लोप/पदपाठ-स्थापन)
- (2) वरुण मित्र तुभ्यं → वरुण (सम्बोधन) + मित्र (सम्बोधन) + तुभ्यम् (सम्प्रदान)
- (3) सोमः शु॒क्रो न वायवेऽयामि → वायवे + आयामि = वायवेऽयामि (ए/आ संधि: ए + आ → एऽआ)
- (4) अविष्टं धियो जिगृतं → अविष्टम् + धियः + जिगृतम् (पदच्छेद)
- (5) पुरंधीर्यूयं → पुरंधीः + यूयम् (ईः + य् संधि; पदपाठे पृथक्)
- (6) स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः → स्वस्तिभिः + सदा + नः (पदच्छेद)
The meaning
Outer meaning
A hymn is offered to Varuṇa and Mitra; like a bright Soma carried to Vāyu, the poet bears it forward. They are asked to take up the thoughts toward the desired fulfillment; may they protect us always with well-being.
Inner meaning
The stoma is an inner formulation—an affirmation shaped by aspiration. ‘Somaḥ śukraḥ’ is the clarified bliss-substance, luminous delight of consciousness, carried forward like an offering to the life-force (Vāyu) so that the vital can be purified and uplifted. ‘Dhiyo’ are thought-powers; the prayer is that Mitra–Varuṇa seize and uplift these mental movements toward ‘aviṣṭa’—the sought realization. ‘Puraṃdhīḥ’ indicates powers of plenitude/wise fulfilment: capacities that ‘bring the fullness’ into life. Protection ‘svastibhiḥ’ is not merely safety but a state of well-being rooted in truth and harmony.
Universal truth
What we repeatedly affirm with sincerity becomes an offering that reshapes mind and life. When the vital is fed with luminous joy rather than desire, thought aligns to the sought good, and a stable well-being follows.
Themes
closing benediction, protection, inner offering of delight, thought stabilized in truth
The seer
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Other hymns
- RV 7.67.1, RV 7.86.1, RV 7.88.2, RV 7.89.5
Family tradition
The Vasiṣṭha style often turns praise into a disciplined inner act: stoma as yoga of speech, aligning dhī with ṛta.
Significance
Vasiṣṭha exemplifies ‘speech that offers’: mantra as a vehicle to carry Soma-like joy into the vital and to have the Adityas lift the mind into sought fulfilment.
The deity
- Devata
- Mitra–Varuṇa
- Epithets
- puraṃdhīḥ (powers of plenitude), svasti-dā (givers of well-being, implied), ṛta-vrata (vowed to ṛta, implied)
- Related deities
- Vāyu (vital force receiver of Soma), Soma (bliss principle), Agni (carrier of offerings)
Cosmic role
They receive hymn and Soma-offering and return protection, well-being, and right fulfilment; they govern the ethical-psychic atmosphere.
Inner power
To harmonize the vital through luminous joy and to hold the mind in truthful intention until fulfilment is reached.
In ritual
Where it is used
Stotra offering to Mitra–Varuṇa; Soma imagery suggests Soma-yajña association in spirit and language.
ए॒ष स्तोमो॑ वरुण मित्र॒ तुभ्यं॒ सोम॑: शु॒क्रो न वा॒यवे॑ऽयामि । अ॒वि॒ष्टं धियो॑ जिगृ॒तं पुरं॑धीर्यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभि॒: सदा॑ नः ॥
ए॒षः । स्तोमः॑ । व॒रु॒ण॒ । मि॒त्र॒ । तुभ्य॑म् । सोमः॑ । शु॒क्रः । न । वा॒यवे॑ । अ॒या॒मि॒ । अ॒वि॒ष्टम् । धियः॑ । जि॒गृ॒तम् । पुर॑म्ऽधीः । यू॒यम् । पा॒त॒ । स्व॒स्तिऽभिः॑ । सदा॑ । नः॒ ॥
eṣaḥ | stomaḥ | varuṇa | mitra | tubhyam | somaḥ | śukraḥ | na | vāyave | ayāmi | aviṣṭam | dhiyaḥ | jigṛtam | puram-dhīḥ | yūyam | pāta | svasti-bhiḥ | sadā | naḥ
44
4 × ~11
Bright, offering-like movement; a carrying-forward cadence with a protective close.
Energizes aspiration while keeping it orderly; ends with a soothing sense of safeguarded well-being.
- स्तोमः (stomaḥ)
- Literal: hymn/praise. Symbolic: formed aspiration; a structured inner affirmation
- सोमः शुक्रः (somaḥ śukraḥ)
- Literal: bright Soma. Symbolic: luminous bliss-substance; clarified joy that purifies the vital
- वायवे (vāyave)
- Literal: to Vāyu. Symbolic: to the life-force; energizing prāṇa and dynamic nature with purified delight
- अयामि (ayāmi)
- Literal: I bear/bring. Symbolic: I offer forward—active consecration of inner movements
- अविष्टम् (aviṣṭam)
- Literal: desired, sought. Symbolic: the soul’s true aim; intended realization
- धियः (dhiyo)
- Literal: thoughts, insights. Symbolic: intuitive intelligence; directive mind-powers
- जिगृतम् (jigṛtam)
- Literal: take up, seize. Symbolic: uplift and hold our thoughts in the law of ṛta
- पुरंधीः (puraṃdhīḥ)
- Literal: plenitudes/wise fulfillments. Symbolic: powers that bring fullness—integrated capacities of right action and fruition
- स्वस्तिभिः (svastibhiḥ)
- Literal: with well-being. Symbolic: protective harmony; inner auspiciousness grounded in truth
Refrain-like closing: sealing the hymn with protection (svasti) and stabilization of dhī toward the desired aim (aviṣṭa).
When concluding or sealing an invocation with a request for protection and auspiciousness; also as a dedicatory verse for mental clarity.
Offering hymn/Soma; requesting uplift of thoughts and continuous protection.
As a closing mantra after meditation or journaling: offer the day’s intentions as ‘stoma’, ask truth-harmony to ‘take up’ the mind, and seal with svasti (well-being).
Same as RV 7.64.5 (refrain-style repetition across adjacent hymns): stoma √stu; soma √su; śukra √śuc; dhī √dhā/√dhī; jigṛtam √grah/√gṛh; svasti su- + √as.
ṛta, svasti, dhī
The ‘desired fulfilment’ is reached by thoughts held in the law of truth; svasti is the lived harmony of ṛta.
Truthful intention (dhī aligned) is the condition for protection and plenitude.
Transformation of the vital by luminous delight (Soma) enabling ordered manifestation (puraṃdhī).
Integral Vedic psychology: bliss (Soma) + life-force (Vāyu) + truth-law (Adityas) as a triad of transformation.
Soma = bliss-substance; wind = prāṇa/vital movement; brightness = clarity/purity of consciousness.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- Repetition of the Soma-as-speech offering: the stoma is equated to bright Soma carried by Vāyu. The mythologem is the transformation of speech into nectar that empowers divine order and returns as svasti.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- The su- ‘good’ prefix in svasti and suktá is a productive Indo-European evaluative prefix pattern; the √as ‘be’ base is PIE *h₁es-. The dual address (vām/yūyam) preserves archaic Indo-European dual-number pragmatics in prayer.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- It is a sealing exchange: the r̥ṣi offers clarified delight through word and asks the devatās to secure both cognition (dhī) and being (svasti), implying that right speech aligned to ṛta elicits enduring protection.
Offer luminous joy into the vital; align thoughts with the sought good; seal practice with a felt sense of svasti.
Maṇipūra (vital energy refined by Soma) and Anāhata (svasti as harmony)
Gentle ujjāyī: inhale ‘bring Soma’; exhale ‘offer forward’—then sit in stillness on ‘svasti’.
Collected, luminous, protected; intention held without strain.
Chant once as offering, once as alignment, once as protection (3 repetitions). After the final ‘sadā naḥ’, remain silent 1–2 minutes, feeling a calm shield of truth-harmony around the mind and heart.
Keep udātta lift on ‘eṣa stomo’ and deity vocatives; brighten tone on ‘somaḥ śukraḥ’.
Make a clear pause after each pāda; final pāda (‘yūyam pāta…’) should descend into calm assurance.
In eṣa, keep ṣ crisp (not s)., In somaḥ śukro, articulate ś (palatal) distinctly from s., In puraṃdhīḥ, nasalize ‘ṃ’ lightly; keep long īḥ at end., In svastibhiḥ, keep consonant cluster st clean: sva-sti-bhiḥ.
Bright but controlled; end with soothing protective warmth.
3
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.
