Rig Veda 9.106.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 106, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.106
- Devata
- Soma for Indra
- Rasa
- Adbhuta (wonder) and Vira (heroism)
अयं भराय सानसिरिन्द्राय पवते सुतः । सोमो जैत्रस्य चेतति यथा विदे ॥
ayáṃ bhárāya sānasír índrāya pavate sutáḥ | sómo jáitrasya cetati yáthā vidé ||
ये निचोड़ा हुआ सोम इन्द्र के लिए बहक के जा रहा है, ताकि हम कुछ पा सकें। सोम जीतने वाली सोच को जगाह देता है, ताकि हम सही तरह जान सकें, ताकि ज्ञान सही जगह मिल सके।
Word by Word
- अयम्
- this (one), he (i.e., this Soma)Pronounपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- भराय
- for bearing/support; for the prize/booty (as goal)Nounपुंलिङ्गः, चतुर्थी, एकवचनम्Role SampradānaRoot भर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भरण/भृत्यर्थ’)
- सानसिः
- winner; gainer; one who wins (booty)Nounपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot सानसि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘लाभ/विजय/प्राप्ति’)
- इन्द्राय
- for IndraNoun (Proper)पुंलिङ्गः, चतुर्थी, एकवचनम्Role SampradānaRoot इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
- पवते
- is purified; flows (as purified)Verbलट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्Role KriyāRoot पू (धातु; ‘पवते’ = शुद्ध्यति/पवित्रो भवति) अथवा पव् (वेदिक-प्रयोग)
- सुतः
- pressed (Soma)Participle (Past Passive)पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot सु (धातु; ‘सुनोति’), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त
- सोमः
- SomaNounपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्Role KartāRoot सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
- जैत्रस्य
- of the victorious one / of victoryAdjective (used substantively)पुंलिङ्गः/नपुंसकलिङ्गः (सन्दर्भे), षष्ठी, एकवचनम्Role Sambandha (Genitive)Root जैत्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जय-सम्बन्धिन्/विजयी’)
- चेतति
- sets in motion; makes manifest; is intentVerbलट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्Role KriyāRoot चित् (धातु; ‘चेतति’ = अवबुध्यते/प्रेरयति—वेदिके ‘उत्साहयति/प्रकाशते’)
- यथा
- as; so thatIndeclinableसम्बन्ध-अव्यय (उपमान/प्रकार)Role Adverbial (manner)Root यथा (अव्यय)
- विदे
- may he find/attain; may he know (i.e., reach the goal)Verbलोट्/विधिलिङ्-सम्भाव्य (वेदिक-रूप), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्Role KriyāRoot विद् (धातु; ‘जानाति/विन्दति’), वेदिके ‘विदे’ = दत्तिवत्/लाभार्थं—अर्थे विवादः
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः: अयम् | भराय | सानसिः | इन्द्राय | पवते | सुतः | सोमः | जैत्रस्य | चेतति | यथा | विदे || 1) सानसिः + इन्द्राय → सानसिरिन्द्राय (विसर्गस्य ‘र्’ आदेशः स्वर-सन्धौ).
- ‘सोमो’ इति पदान्त-ओकारः संहितायां दृश्यते (सोमः + …)
The meaning
Outer meaning
This pressed Soma flows for bearing and winning for Indra. Soma awakens victorious consciousness so that we may know rightly.
Inner meaning
Soma, purified and pressed, flows (pavate) as a power for bhara (bearing/carrying) and sānasi (winning/acquisition): it supports the inner journey and brings gains of consciousness for Indra-force. Soma ‘awakens’ (cetati) the jaitra (victorious) awareness—an inner certainty that knows by conquest over obscurity. The aim is vid (true knowing): knowledge found in the right way, not mental guessing but luminous discovery through Ananda allied with illumination.
Universal truth
True knowledge is not merely conceptual; it arises when consciousness becomes victorious over confusion. Purified delight strengthens the illumined intelligence and makes knowing effective and lived.
Themes
Soma purification, Indra empowerment, Victory, Awakening (Cit), Knowledge (Vid)
The seer
- Other hymns
- Rig Veda 9.106.1
Family tradition
Soma hymns as technology of purification and awakening: Soma is made to ‘flow’ as a conscious force that produces victorious knowing.
Significance
A compact Vedic psychology: Soma’s purified flow supports and wins for Indra, culminating in vid—right knowledge as realized consciousness.
The deity
- Devata
- Soma (for Indra)
- Epithets
- Suta (pressed), Pavamāna (purifying), Sānasi (winner, giver of gains), Awakener of jaitra-cetas (victorious consciousness)
- Related deities
- Indra, Sarasvatī (inspiration/knowledge, thematic), Agni
Cosmic role
Soma is the energizing nectar that enables Indra’s victories and establishes luminous knowledge in the worlds.
Inner power
Purified delight that awakens victorious intelligence and makes knowledge experiential and effective.
In ritual
Where it is used
Soma purification and offering to Indra in Soma-yajña
अ॒यं भरा॑य सान॒सिरिन्द्रा॑य पवते सु॒तः । सोमो॒ जैत्र॑स्य चेतति॒ यथा॑ वि॒दे ॥
अ॒यम् । भरा॑य । सा॒न॒सिः । इन्द्रा॑य । प॒व॒ते॒ । सु॒तः । सोमः॑ । जैत्र॑स्य । चे॒त॒ति॒ । यथा॑ । वि॒दे ॥
ayam | bharāya | sānasiḥ | indrāya | pavate | sutaḥ | somaḥ | jaitrasya | cetati | yathā | vide
Steady-flow rhythm (‘ayam… pavate…’) with a cognitive climax (‘cetati… vide’).
Induces a sense of inner flow leading to awakening—good for moving from dullness to clear understanding.
- पवते (pavate)
- Literal: flows, becomes purified. Symbolic: Purifying movement of consciousness—clarified delight in action
- भराय (bharāya)
- Literal: for bearing, carrying. Symbolic: Supportive power that carries the sadhaka through effort and transition
- सानसिः (sānasiḥ)
- Literal: winning, gaining. Symbolic: Acquisition of inner riches—light, strength, stability
- इन्द्राय (indrāya)
- Literal: for Indra. Symbolic: For the illumined mind and its victory over obstruction
- जैत्रस्य (jaitrasya)
- Literal: of the victorious. Symbolic: Consciousness that conquers darkness and doubt
- चेतति (cetati)
- Literal: perceives, awakens. Symbolic: Stirs wakeful awareness; activates inner knowing
- विदे (vide)
- Literal: that we may know/find. Symbolic: Attainment of true knowledge (vidyā) through illumination
Pavamāna Soma verse emphasizing purification directed to Indra for victory and awakening of inspired knowing.
During/after pressing as Soma is filtered and prepared for offering; to invoke winning power and right knowledge
Chanted to consecrate Soma’s flow as victory-supporting; inwardly, to turn delight into a force for knowledge
Chant before learning, teaching, or contemplative inquiry; use to shift from mental effort to illumined understanding.
pav- ‘purify’ is the hallmark of Pavamāna Soma; jaitra ‘victorious’ from ji ‘conquer’ (√ji); √cit ‘perceive, be conscious’ indicates awakening of awareness; √vid ‘know/find’ again links knowledge to attainment.
victory (jaya) as conquest of inner darkness, awakening of consciousness (cit) through delight-force, knowledge as attainment (vid) aligned with Ṛta
‘Yathā vide’ implies knowledge according to right order—not arbitrary thought but truth in r̥ta.
Victorious consciousness is Satya-bearing: it knows by light, not by struggle alone.
Knowledge as a creative victory: consciousness becomes a ‘winner’ that establishes new inner order.
Vedic epistemology (Aurobindo): vid as luminous revelation supported by Soma-Ananda and Indra-illumination.
Flow = continuous purification; bearing = sustained practice; winning = acquisition of inner states; victory = conquest over obscurity; knowing = stable illumination.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- Purified Soma flowing to Indra as the condition for victory and awakened perception. Inner reading: delight purified becomes the carrier (bhara) and winning force (sānasi) that awakens victorious consciousness (cetati jaitrasya), enabling true knowing (vide).
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √ji ‘conquer’ (jaitra) is part of a widespread IE victory lexicon; √cit and √vid represent core cognitive roots in Indo-Iranian with broader IE parallels in knowledge/seeing families (especially √vid). The semantic chain ‘purify → awaken → know’ shows typical Vedic derivational layering.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi frames Soma’s purification as purposeful: it is for Indra, and through Indra for the seeker’s victory and knowledge. The reciprocity is explicit: offering and purification (human act) → Indra’s victorious awakening (divine response) → the human’s attainment of right knowing (vide).
Let a purified joy ‘flow’ through the system; use it to awaken victorious clarity for right knowing.
svādhiṣṭhāna (Soma-rasa) rising to ājñā (knowing)
Slow inhale imagining Soma flowing upward; brief pause to ‘awaken’ (cetati); exhale releasing confusion; repeat with mantra.
Clear, victorious lucidity—knowing that feels inevitable and quiet.
After chanting, contemplate a single question. Do not force an answer; allow Soma’s ‘flow’ to clarify the field until insight arises as a settled certainty.
Exact Vedic accents not supplied; chant with a smooth ‘flowing’ line on ‘ayam… pavate…’ and a slight lift on ‘cetati’ leading to a clear settling on ‘vide’.
Keep the movement continuous through ‘ayam bharāya sānasiḥ…’; articulate ‘jaitrasya cetati’ as the awakening peak; ‘yathā vide’ as calm confirmation.
(ayam): short ‘a’, clear ‘y’ glide, (bharāya): aspirated ‘bh’, (sānasiḥ): long ā; final visarga light, (pavate): ‘v’ not ‘w’; short ‘e’, (jaitrasya): ‘ai’ diphthong clear; ‘tr’ cluster crisp, (cetati): ‘c’ unaspirated; short vowels, (vide): dental ‘d’; long-ish open ‘e’
Smooth, flowing, luminous; minimal percussiveness.
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