Rig Veda 8.82.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 82, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.82
- Devata
- Indra
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Vira (heroism)
इषा मन्दस्वादु तेऽरं वराय मन्यवे । भुवत्त इन्द्र शं हृदे ॥
iṣā́ mandasvād ú te ’ráṃ várāya mányave | bhúvat te indra śáṃ hṛdé ||
इस रस से खुश हो जाओ। यह तुम्हारे लिए काफी है और तुम्हारी इच्छा पूरी करेगा। इंद्र, यह तुम्हारे दिल में सुकून लाएगा।
Word by Word
- इषा
- refreshment, strength, nourishmentNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनRole करण (means/instrument; ‘with refreshment/strength’)Root इष् (इष्/इष्- प्रीणने, बलार्थे) / प्रातिपदिक: इषा-
- मन्दस्व
- be exhilarated, rejoiceVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (वेदिक) — ‘मन्दस्व’Role (क्रिया) — कर्ता: त्वम् (अध्याहृत) संबोधन-प्रतिRoot मन्द् (मन्द्- हर्षे/मदे)
- आदु
- now, indeed, thenIndeclinableअव्ययRole (क्रियाविशेषण)Root आदु (निपात/अव्यय)
- ते
- of you, for youPronounषष्ठी एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक) — ‘ते’Role सम्बन्ध (genitive relation) — ‘of/for you’Root त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- अरम्
- fitly, sufficiently, properlyIndeclinableअव्ययRole (क्रियाविशेषण)Root अरम् (अव्यय/निपात)
- वराय
- for a boon, for a choice giftNounपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचनRole सम्प्रदान (dative) — ‘for the choice/boon’Root वर (प्रातिपदिक: वर-)
- मन्यवे
- for (your) wrath, ardour, spirited mightNounपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचनRole सम्प्रदान (dative) — ‘for (your) wrath/ardour’Root मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक: मन्यु-)
- भुवत्
- may it be, let it becomeVerbलोट्/विधिलिङ्-प्राय (वेदिक आशिष्/आज्ञार्थ), तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘भुवत्’Role (क्रिया) — कर्ता: (तत्) / एतत् (अध्याहृत) ‘let it be’Root भू (भू- सत्तायाम्)
- ते
- yourPronounषष्ठी एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक) — ‘ते’Role सम्बन्ध — ‘your’Root त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- इन्द्र
- O IndraNoun (Vocative)पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचनRole सम्बोधनRoot इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक: इन्द्र-)
- शम्
- well-being, welfareIndeclinableअव्ययRole कर्म/फल (as ‘welfare/benefit’ of the verb ‘भुवत्’)Root शम् (अव्यय/निपात; from √शम् ‘to be calm/benefit’)
- हृदे
- for the heart, to the heartNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग (वेदिक), चतुर्थी एकवचन — ‘हृदे’Role सम्प्रदान (dative) — ‘for the heart’Root हृद् (प्रातिपदिक: हृद्/हृदय-)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेद: इषा | मन्दस्व | आदु | ते | अरम् | वराय | मन्यवे | भुवत् | ते | इन्द्र | शम् | हृदे || 1) ‘तेऽरम्’ = ते + अरम् (स्वर-सन्धि: ए + अ → एऽ)
The meaning
Outer meaning
Be gladdened by the impulsion of the offering; let it be sufficient for your chosen delight and your will-force. O Indra, may it become peace and happiness in the heart.
Inner meaning
‘Iṣā’ is the forward-driving impulsion—energy of consecrated aspiration. The mantra asks Indra to be delighted by this offered impulsion so that his ‘manyu’ (divine will-force, not anger) is satisfied in the right choice (varāya). The result sought is ‘śam hṛde’: a settled peace and gladness in the heart as the sign that illumination and will have harmonized the being.
Universal truth
When aspiration is offered rightly, higher will is not a pressure but a joy; its true fruit is inner peace in the heart, not merely outer success.
Themes
inner-peace, will-force, Soma-exhilaration
The seer
- Other hymns
- Rig Veda 8.82.1–2 (invitation and soma), Rig Veda 1.113 (Uṣas and heart-awakening, thematic resonance)
Significance
Gives the criterion of authentic Indraic action: peace in the heart. In Aurobindonian terms, the divine Will must culminate in psychic harmony.
The deity
- Devata
- Indra
- Epithets
- Chosen-delight (varāya) receiver, Will-force bearer (manyu)
- Related deities
- Agni (leader of sacrifice), Soma (delight), Aditi (harmony/wideness)
Cosmic role
Transforms offering into victorious power and establishes wellbeing; aligns force with delight.
Inner power
Joyful will that acts from light; ability to settle the heart in peace after the surge of force.
In ritual
Where it is used
Soma offering accompaniment; prayer for auspicious effect
इ॒षा म॑न्द॒स्वादु॒ तेऽरं॒ वरा॑य म॒न्यवे॑ । भुव॑त्त इन्द्र॒ शं हृ॒दे ॥
इ॒षा । म॒न्द॒स्व॒ । आत् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । ते । अर॑म् । वरा॑य । म॒न्यवे॑ । भुव॑त् । ते॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । शम् । हृ॒दे ॥
iṣā | mandasva | āt | oṃ iti | te | aram | varāya | manyave | bhuvat | te | indra | śam | hṛde
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Balanced: energetic opening, restful cadence toward ‘śam hṛde’
Moves from uplift to settling; naturally induces heart-peace after invocation.
- इषा (iṣā)
- Literal: impulsion, refreshment, offering-impulse. Symbolic: Consecrated drive of aspiration; prāṇic-psychic push toward the Divine
- मन्दस्व (mandasva)
- Literal: be gladdened, rejoice. Symbolic: Let the higher Power take joy in the offering; assimilation of the seeker’s aspiration
- वर (vara)
- Literal: choice, boon, the chosen. Symbolic: Right selection by the divine discernment; the true delight to be accepted
- मन्यु (manyu)
- Literal: spirit, ardor; sometimes wrath. Symbolic: Divine will-force/ardent power of execution in Indra
- शम् (śam)
- Literal: peace, wellbeing. Symbolic: Settled harmony of the being under higher light
- हृद् (hṛd/hṛde)
- Literal: heart. Symbolic: Psychic center; seat of delight and concord
Soma-drinking exhortation with inner aim: to settle Indra’s force as śam in the heart.
After offering/inviting Indra to drink; sealing the act with a wish for śam (wellbeing)
Concluding petition: may the rite yield inner and outer welfare
End a practice session by sealing energy with peace; prevents spiritual effort from becoming restless ambition.
iṣā: linked to movement/impulse and nourishment; in hymnic diction, the 'push' that carries the offering and the inner aspiration. √mand: to rejoice/be exhilarated. manyu: not merely anger, but concentrated force of will/ardor; psychologically, the driving energy that can be purified into divine intent. śam: peace/felicity as harmonization of movements in the heart.
transmutation of force (manyu) into harmony (śam), heart as locus of realization (hṛd)
Right impulsion (iṣā) offered to the right Power yields harmony—ṛta culminating as śam.
Peace in the heart is the sign of truth-alignment rather than egoic drive.
Integration: force and delight reconciled in the heart-center.
Integral Yoga orientation: transformation must end in psychic peace and gladness, not only mental victory.
evening settling after activity (suggestive)
After the surge of energy, the heart becomes calm—like waters settling after a current is guided.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The key mythic-psychological action is the pacification and right-direction of Indra’s manyu (ardent force): exhilaration through Soma is asked to culminate not in turbulence but in śam within the heart.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- hṛd- 'heart' is a classic IE inheritance (cf. Latin cor, Greek kardia). The semantic polarity force/harmony (manyu/śam) reflects an archaic poetic technique of yoking opposites into a higher order.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi does not merely request outer boons; he asks that the god’s own energized state be inwardly settled as peace in the human heart—divine force consenting to become an inner equilibrium.
Offer aspiration; invite a joyful higher will; rest in heart-peace as confirmation.
Anāhata (heart peace)
Slow-meditative recitation with lengthened exhale on ‘śaṃ hṛde’
Settled devotion; quiet joy
After active japa or pranayama, chant once slowly; then sit with attention in the heart, allowing the will to become quiet, luminous, and benevolent.
Let the cadence descend toward ‘śaṃ hṛde’; keep the opening imperative bright, then soften.
Slight emphasis on ‘manyave’ (will-force) but resolve gently on ‘śam hṛde’.
iṣā: retroflex ṣ, long ā, mandasva: nasal nd cluster clear, manyave: palatal ny, short a, śam: palatal ś, short a; do not turn into ‘sam’
Soft, steady, heart-centered
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