Rig Veda 7.67.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 67, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.67
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Devata
- Aśvins
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Adbhuta (wonder) and Shanta (peace)
अभि वां नूनमश्विना सुहोता स्तोमैः सिषक्ति नासत्या विवक्वान् । पूर्वीभिर्यातं पथ्याभिरर्वाक्स्वर्विदा वसुमता रथेन ॥
abhí vāṃ nū́nam aśvinā suhotā́ stómaiḥ siṣakti nā́satyā vivakvā́n | pūrvī́bhir yātaṃ pathyā́bhir arvā́k svaḥvidā́ vásumatā ráthenā ||
पंडित अब अश्विन भाइयों के लिए गा रहा है। वो उन्हे बुला रहा है, नासत्या कहते हैं उन्हे। आप पुराने रास्ते से आओ, सीधा यहाँ। आपकी रथ में खज़ाना है और वो सूरज की दुनिया तक पहुँचती है।
Word by Word
- अभि
- towards, untoIndeclinableउपसर्गः/अव्ययम्Role Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्: ‘towards/unto’)Root अभि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
- वाम्
- you two (to/for you two)Pronounद्वितीया/षष्ठी द्विवचनम् (एन्क्लिटिक रूपम्)Role Karma (प्राप्तव्यौ: ‘you two’)Root युष्मद्
- नूनम्
- now, indeedIndeclinableअव्ययम्Role Adhikaraṇa (काल/निश्चय-क्रियाविशेषणम्)Root नूनम्
- अश्विना
- O AśvinsNoun (dual deity name)सम्बोधन/प्रथमा द्विवचनम् (देवतानाम)Role Sambodhana (आह्वानम्)Root अश्विन्
- सुहोता
- the good invoker (good Hotṛ)Noun/Adjectiveप्रथमा एकवचनम् (पुं.)Role Kartā (स्तोतृ/होता)Root सु-होतृ
- स्तोमैः
- with hymns/praisesNounतृतीया बहुवचनम् (पुं.)Role Karaṇa (instrument: with hymns)Root स्तोम
- सिषक्ति
- attaches, applies, directsVerbलट्, परस्मैपदम्, 3 पुरुषः एकवचनम्Role Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)Root सञ्ज्/सज् (सजति ‘to attach, join’)
- नासत्या
- O Nāsatyas (Aśvins)Noun (dual deity epithet)सम्बोधन/प्रथमा द्विवचनम्Role SambodhanaRoot नासत्य
- विवक्वान्
- eloquent, speaking clearlyParticiple (Adjective) / Kṛdantaप्रथमा एकवचनम् (पुं.)Role Kartā (सुहोता-विशेषणम्)Root वि-वच् (कृदन्त: विवक्वस्/विवक्वान् ‘speaking forth, eloquent’)
- पूर्वीभिः
- with ancient (former)Adjectiveतृतीया बहुवचनम् (स्त्री.)Role Karaṇa (by/with earlier/ancient [ways])Root पूर्व
- यातम्
- come, go (you two)Verbलोट्, परस्मैपदम्, 2 पुरुषः द्विवचनम्Role Kriyā (आज्ञार्थः)Root या (गत्यर्थः)
- पथ्याभिः
- by the paths, by road-waysNoun/Adjectiveतृतीया बहुवचनम् (स्त्री.)Role Karaṇa (by the paths)Root पथ्य (पथ्याः ‘paths/road-ways’, from पथ्)
- अर्वाक्
- hither, towards hereIndeclinableअव्ययम् (दिशा)Role Adhikaraṇa (दिशा-क्रियाविशेषणम्)Root अर्वाक्
- स्वर्विदा
- with the heaven-finding (one/means)Noun/Adjectiveतृतीया एकवचनम् (पुं./नपुं. प्रयोगः; करणवाचकः)Role Karaṇa (with the heaven-finding [chariot])Root स्वर्-वित् (विद् ‘to know/find’ > वित् ‘finder/knower’)
- वसुमता
- with the wealth-bearingAdjectiveतृतीया एकवचनम् (पुं./नपुं.)Role Karaṇa (with the wealth-bearing)Root वसुमन्त्
- रथेन
- by/with the chariotNounतृतीया एकवचनम् (पुं.)Role Karaṇa (instrument: by chariot)Root रथ
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः: अभि | वाम् | नूनम् | अश्विना | सुहोता | स्तोमैः | सिषक्ति | नासत्या | विवक्वान् | पूर्वीभिः | यातम् | पथ्याभिः | अर्वाक् | स्वर्विदा | वसुमता | रथेन । प्रमुख-सन्धयः: (1) वां नूनम् = वाम् + नूनम् (अनुस्वार/अनुनासिक संधि-प्रयोगः)
- (2) अश्विना सुहोता: पदान्त-अकार + पदादि-स्—पदपाठे पृथक्
- (3) स्तोमैः सिषक्ति: विसर्ग/एः + स—संहितायां संयोगः, पदपाठे पृथक्
- (4) नासत्या विवक्वान्: पदान्त-आ + व—संहितायां संयोगः
- (5) अर्वाक् स्वर्विदा: क् + स्—संहितायां संयोगः
- (6) वसुमता रथेन: अ + र—संहितायां संयोगः
The meaning
Outer meaning
The skilled priest, speaking forth, presses with hymns toward the Aśvins (Nāsatyas). They are invited to come by the ancient rightful paths, in a wealth-bearing chariot that reaches/finds the sun-world (svàr).
Inner meaning
The “good-hotṛ” is the awakened will in the seeker that offers sincere aspiration (stoma). The Aśvins—twin powers of swift help and harmonious action—are drawn inward by the force of illumined speech (vivakvān). They come along “pathyā” (right tracks): ordered movements of consciousness aligned with ṛta. Their “sun-finding chariot” is the inner movement that breaks through to svàr (plane of luminous mind), bringing abundance (vasu) as energies, capacities, and wideness.
Universal truth
When aspiration becomes clear speech and right movement, higher assisting powers respond. Alignment with truth-order opens the luminous mind, and true prosperity is the inflow of conscious force rather than outer gain.
Themes
Invocation of Aśvins, Right method of approach, Plenitude/vasu as inner wealth
The seer
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Lineage
- Vasiṣṭha (Maitrāvaruṇi lineage)
- Other hymns
- RV 7.67.1-7, RV 7.68, RV 7.69, RV 7.33, RV 7.82
Family tradition
Seer-family of Maṇḍala 7; guardians of ṛta and harmonizing powers (often linked with Mitra–Varuṇa and the disciplined inner sacrifice).
Significance
Vasiṣṭha’s voice typically emphasizes right order (ṛta), clarity of inspired speech, and the descent of divine help into human nature—especially through harmonizing twin powers like the Aśvins.
The deity
- Devata
- Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)
- Epithets
- Aśvinā, Nāsatyā, swift helpers, physicians of the gods, first-comers (pūrvagá)
- Related deities
- Uṣas, Sūrya, Agni, Indra, Soma
Cosmic role
Twin divine powers who arrive swiftly at dawn-like transitions; restorers, healers, and bringers of safe passage from darkness to light.
Inner power
Rapid harmonization of mind-life-body; the capacity to ‘set right’ distorted movements and to carry the seeker toward svàr through right action.
In ritual
Where it is used
Aśvina-śastra / morning invocations in Soma context (general Aśvin praise used in pressing sequences)
अ॒भि वां॑ नू॒नम॑श्विना॒ सुहो॑ता॒ स्तोमै॑: सिषक्ति नासत्या विव॒क्वान् । पू॒र्वीभि॑र्यातं प॒थ्या॑भिर॒र्वाक्स्व॒र्विदा॒ वसु॑मता॒ रथे॑न ॥
अ॒भि । वा॒म् । नू॒नम् । अ॒श्वि॒ना॒ । सुऽहो॑ता । स्तोमैः॑ । सि॒स॒क्ति॒ । ना॒स॒त्या॒ । वि॒व॒क्वान् । पू॒र्वीभिः॑ । या॒त॒म् । प॒थ्या॑भिः । अ॒र्वाक् । स्वः॒ऽविदा॑ । वसु॑ऽमता । रथे॑न ॥
abhi | vām | nūnam | aśvinā | su-hotā | stomaiḥ | sisakti | nāsatyā | vivakvān | pūrvībhiḥ | yātam | pathyābhiḥ | arvāk | svaḥ-vidā | vasu-matā | rathena
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4 pādas of ~11 syllables
Forward-driving, heroic cadence with spacious pauses suited to invocation and movement.
Builds momentum of aspiration; supports a ‘calling’ tone that feels like drawing the powers nearer.
- सुहोता (suhotā)
- Literal: good offering-priest. Symbolic: the purified will/aspiration that knows how to offer the inner sacrifice
- स्तोमैः (stomaiḥ)
- Literal: with hymns/praises. Symbolic: mantric intention and upward-call that shapes consciousness
- विवक्वान् (vivakvān)
- Literal: speaking forth, eloquent. Symbolic: illumined speech—thought made clear, true, and effective
- पथ्याभिः (pathyābhiḥ)
- Literal: by the rightful paths. Symbolic: tracks of ṛta—right inner movements, disciplines, and harmonies
- स्वर्विदा (svar-vidā)
- Literal: finding svàr (sun-world). Symbolic: opening to the luminous plane of illumined mind/gnosis
- वसुमता रथेन (vasumatā rathena)
- Literal: with the wealth-bearing chariot. Symbolic: the divine conveyance of integrated energies bringing inner plenitude
Aśvin-invocation at Soma pressing; also dawn-rite: calling the twins to arrive by the ‘right paths’ with their luminous, boon-bearing vehicle.
Dawn or early morning; at transitions and openings of rites
Recitation with stotra/śastra style praise; inviting the Aśvins to the offering and to ‘ride’ to the seat of sacrifice
Use at the start of meditation/practice to invoke swift inner help and alignment with right movement before deeper work.
nāsatya often linked with na-asatya ‘not untrue’ or from √nas ‘to save/bring safely’ (debated); inner sense favors ‘powers of true rescue’. su-hotā: √hu ‘to invoke/offer’ with su- ‘good’. siṣakti from √sac ‘to follow, attach, accompany’ (PIE *sekʷ- ‘to follow’; cf. Latin sequor). svaḥ from √svar ‘shine’ (PIE *sweh₂l?; but *dyeu- dominates sky terms; svar is Indo-Iranian luminous-heaven register). vasu ‘good, wealth’ from √vas ‘to dwell, be excellent’—in Veda often ‘substance of being’ not material only.
Right path (pathyā), Svaḥ as plane of luminous truth, Mantra as force (stoma)
The “pathyā” paths imply movements governed by ṛta rather than desire or inertia.
Vivakvān suggests speech aligned with truth—effective because it is true.
Ascent to svàr as an opening of higher mind; wealth as the manifestation of ordered consciousness.
Proto-Vedāntic/Integral (Aurobindonian) reading: ascent to higher planes and descent of powers.
dawn (Aśvin time)
The dawn-transition in consciousness when aspiration ‘speaks’ and higher aid arrives, carrying the being toward luminous mind.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The Aśvins’ chariot arriving by ancient right paths, ‘finding svaḥ’: mythically the divine twins travel from the luminous realm to the sacrifice. Psychologically, the call aligns the seeker with established truth-paths so the helpful powers descend in a vehicle rich with plenitude and open access to the sun-world of consciousness.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √sac in siṣakti corresponds to PIE *sekʷ- ‘follow’ (Latin sequor). The chariot-travel motif and ‘right paths’ are widespread IE poetic structures for divine approach and orderly cosmos.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The ṛṣi (as suhotā) supplies the correctly formed mantric approach (stoma) and asks the Aśvins to respond through their characteristic function—swift help that brings the being into contact with svaḥ (luminous truth) and with vasu (inner richness).
Invoke the twin harmonizers to align breath, mind, and vital force; feel an inner ‘chariot’ lifting awareness toward a sunlit clarity.
ājñā (svàr/illumined mind)
gentle nāḍī-śodhana-like balancing (equal inhale/exhale) while repeating key phrases
from scattered to integrated; from dim to luminous
Begin with upright posture; chant once slowly, then 3–9 times; visualize a golden path opening ahead and a bright, calm sun-light above the brow.
Use Rigvedic tri-svara (udātta/anudātta/svarita) as per śākhā tradition; maintain clear udātta lifts on key invocatory words (e.g., aśvinā, nāsatyā).
Keep pāda breaks clean; slight emphasis at the start of each pāda; do not over-stress consonants—let udātta carry prominence.
aśvinā: ‘śv’ cluster clean, short i, nāsatyā: long ā, clear ‘ty’, svarvidā: pronounce ‘svàr’ as ‘svar’ with light ‘v’, rathena: dental ‘th’ (not aspirated English ‘th’)
bright, inviting, slightly ascending at pāda ends
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