Rig Veda 8.24.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 24, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.24
- Devata
- Indra
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Vira (heroism) and Adbhuta (wonder)
एन्दुमिन्द्राय सिञ्चत पिबाति सोम्यं मधु । प्र राधसा चोदयाते महित्वना ॥
ā́ índum índrāya siñcata píbāti somyáṃ mádhu | prá rā́dhasā codayāte mahitvánā ||
इंद्र के लिए सोम रस की ऑफरिंग करो। यह रस मीठा है और इंद्र इसे पी के खुश होते हैं। इससे उनकी शक्ति बढ़ती है और वो बड़े काम करने के लिए तैयार हो जाते हैं। यह उनकी आत्मा की ताकत को जगा देता है।
Word by Word
- एन्दुम्
- the Soma (drop)Nounपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचनRole कर्मRoot इन्दु- (प्रातिपदिक) < √इन्द्/√इद् (to drop, to be bright) (वैदिक: सोम)
- इन्द्राय
- for IndraNounपुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचनRole सम्प्रदानRoot इन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
- सिञ्चत
- pour (you all)!Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ); मध्यम-पुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपदRole (आज्ञा) कर्तृ-प्रेरणRoot √सिच् (सिञ्चति)
- पिबाति
- he drinksVerbलट् (वर्तमान); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदRole कर्तृRoot √पा (पिबति)
- सोम्यम्
- Soma-like, belonging to SomaAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (एन्दुम्/मधु इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)Role कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)Root सोम्य- (विशेषण) < सोम-
- मधु
- sweet drink; honey (mead)Nounनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचनRole कर्मRoot मधु- (प्रातिपदिक)
- प्र
- forth; forwardIndeclinableअव्ययRole (क्रियाविशेषण)Root प्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
- राधसा
- with bounty; with generosityNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचनRole करणRoot राधस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
- चोदयाते
- he impels; he sets in motionVerbलट् (वर्तमान); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (वैदिक रूप)Role कर्तृRoot √चुद् (चोदयति/चोदयते)
- महित्वना
- by greatness; through majestyNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचनRole करणRoot महित्वन- (प्रातिपदिक) < महित्व- (महन्- तद्धित/भाव)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः: एन्दुम् इन्द्राय सिञ्चत । पिबाति सोम्यं मधु । प्र राधसा चोदयाते महित्वना ॥ 1) एन्दुमिन्द्राय = एन्दुम् + इन्द्राय (म् + इ → मि). 2) सोम्यं मधु: संधि-विशेषः न
- ‘सोम्यं’ (अन्त्यं -म्) परे ‘मधु’ इति पृथक् पदम्. 3) चोदयाते महित्वना: संधि-विशेषः न (ए + म)
The meaning
Outer meaning
Pour the Indu (Soma drop) for Indra; he drinks the honeyed Soma. By that wealth/boon he is impelled forward by greatness.
Inner meaning
Offer the distilled delight of consciousness (Indu/Soma) to the illumined Mind (Indra). When the mind drinks that honeyed Ananda, it is propelled into victorious progress: the inner powers (faculties of thought, will, life) are set in right motion by a greater largeness (mahitva).
Universal truth
When consciousness is nourished by purified delight, the higher intelligence naturally advances; true strength is not forced, but awakened by inner plenitude and wideness.
Themes
Soma-ritual, Indra-empowerment, bliss-and-impulsion, inner-activation
The seer
- Other hymns
- Rig Veda 8.24 (adjacent verses 8.24.1-18), Rig Veda Book 8 Indra-Soma praise clusters (general)
Family tradition
Book 8 is predominantly Kāṇva-associated; this hymn’s attribution is uncertain in the supplied data.
Significance
The seer-voice here functions as an inner Adhvaryu: one who knows how to ‘pour’ delight into the illumined mind so that consciousness is driven forward by largeness rather than struggle.
The deity
- Devata
- Indra (empowered by Soma/Indu)
- Epithets
- Vīra (Hero), Maghavan (bountiful), Vṛtrahan (slayer of the coverer), Śatakratu (hundred-powered will)
- Related deities
- Soma, Agni, Bṛhaspati, Uṣas, Maruts
Cosmic role
Releases the hidden Light and Waters by breaking the coverings; establishes luminous order in the human and cosmic field.
Inner power
Discriminating and forceful illumination—clarity that turns bliss into victorious action and right movement of the faculties.
In ritual
Where it is used
Soma pressing and offering to Indra (Indra-Soma context)
एन्दु॒मिन्द्रा॑य सिञ्चत॒ पिबा॑ति सो॒म्यं मधु॑ । प्र राध॑सा चोदयाते महित्व॒ना ॥
आ । इन्दु॑म् । इन्द्रा॑य । सि॒ञ्च॒त॒ । पिबा॑ति । सो॒म्यम् । मधु॑ । प्र । राध॑सा । चो॒द॒या॒ते॒ । म॒हि॒ऽत्व॒ना ॥
ā | indum | indrāya | siñcata | pibāti | somyam | madhu | pra | rādhasā | codayāte | mahi-tvanā
Forward-driving, imperative-led cadence (siñcata / codayate) suggesting propulsion.
Energizes aspiration and ‘inner offering’; supports a felt sense of uplift and victorious momentum.
- इन्दु (indu)
- Literal: drop; Soma-essence. Symbolic: distilled luminous delight; concentrated Ananda that feeds higher mind
- इन्द्र (indra)
- Literal: Indra. Symbolic: divine/illumined Mind; lord of clear seeing and victorious force
- सोम्यं मधु (somyaṃ madhu)
- Literal: Soma-honey. Symbolic: sweet bliss-substance of consciousness; nectar of inner experience
- राधस् (rādhas)
- Literal: gift, bounty, plenitude. Symbolic: effective spiritual abundance that empowers progress
- चोदयते (codayate)
- Literal: is urged/impelled. Symbolic: inner dynamism awakened; faculties set into forward movement
- महित्व (mahitva)
- Literal: greatness. Symbolic: wideness of being; magnified consciousness that carries victory
Direct soma-pressing instruction: pouring Soma for Indra during the Soma sacrifice (e.g., pressing/oblation sequence where Indra is invited to drink).
During Soma-yajña sequences where Indra is invited to drink Soma (e.g., Indra-pāna portions)
Pouring (siñc-) and offering Soma; recitation to invoke Indra’s strengthening
Use as a meditation-mantra before focused work: ‘offer’ a moment of sweetness/gratitude to the mind, then begin action from wideness rather than stress.
siñcata: √sic 'to pour' (2nd pl. imp.). indu: 'drop/bright one' used for Soma; linked to brightness and distillation of delight. somya: 'belonging to Soma' (adj.). madhu: sweetness/honey; in Vedic often blissful sap. codayāte: denominative/causative from √cud 'to impel, urge'; indicates activation. mahitvanā: instr. of mahitvan- 'greatness' from mah- 'great'.
Ananda (madhu as bliss-sap), Rita as effective energizing order (codayāte through rādhas)
‘Codayate’ implies right impulsion—movement aligned with Ṛta rather than rajasic compulsion.
Plenitude (rādhas) is effective when grounded in truth-clarity (Indra).
Progress by infusion of delight into mind—bliss as creative fuel for order and victory.
Proto-Vedāntic/Integral (Aurobindonian) reading: Ananda empowers Vijnana-like illumination and right dynamism.
Soma-honey = sweetness of concentrated awareness; ‘pouring’ = intentional inward offering that increases luminous force.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- Indra’s drinking of Soma: the god gains augmented power through the sweet Soma. Psychologically, the Indra-force (decisive luminous will) is strengthened by the inflow of illumined delight (indu/madhu), which then impels forward the soul’s victorious action.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √sic 'pour' belongs to an inherited ritual lexicon of libation; √pā 'drink' (pibāti) continues PIE *peh₃- 'drink' (cf. Latin bibere). madhu is a classic Indo-Iranian/Indo-European culture-word (cf. Avestan maδu-, English mead), marking a shared poetics of 'honey' as sacred sweetness.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The priests/chanters act as facilitators of an inner exchange: they 'pour' the Indu; Indra 'drinks' and becomes codyāte—actively impelling the work. The hymn frames devotion as a technology of consciousness: right offering yields intensified divine agency.
Offer inner sweetness (gratitude/joy) into the mind, then watch clarity become forceful and forward-moving.
Ājñā (illumined mind) supported by Anāhata (sweetness/Ananda)
Gentle inhale ‘pouring in’ (siñcata), soft pause ‘tasting’ (pibāti), steady exhale ‘forward’ (pra) for 9 cycles.
Uplifted, clarified, energized equanimity—joy-powered concentration.
Begin with a brief recollection of delight; mentally ‘offer’ it to the higher mind; then take one decisive action from that widened state.
Use Vedic three-tone: udatta (raised), anudatta (lower), svarita (falling); exact svara per syllable requires Śākala accent notation beyond supplied text.
Lean emphasis on imperative/verbs: siñcata, pibāti, codayāte; keep ‘indrāya’ clear and steady.
enduṃ: keep nasal anusvāra light before vowel/consonant, indrāya: long ā sustained, siñcata: palatal ñ as in ‘canyon’, somyaṃ: ‘my’ conjunct clean, final anusvāra softened, rādhasā: long ā; dh aspirated, mahitvanā: hitva cluster articulated, long ā at end
Bright, confident, upward-leading tone; avoid heaviness—let sweetness be audible.
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