Rig Veda 9.113.9: Mandala 9, Sukta 113, Mantra 9
Sukta 9.113
- Rishi
- Traditionally associated with Soma Pavamāna hymn-cycles
- Devata
- Soma as the power of purified delight offered to Indra
- Chandas
- Jagatī
- Rasa
- Adbhuta (wonder) and Vira (heroism)
यत्रानुकामं चरणं त्रिनाके त्रिदिवे दिवः । लोका यत्र ज्योतिष्मन्तस्तत्र माममृतं कृधीन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
yátrā́nukā́maṃ cáraṇaṃ tri-nā́ke tri-díve diváḥ | lokā́ yátra jyótiṣmántas tátra mā́m amṛ́taṃ kṛdhī́ndrā́yendo pári srava ||
जहाँ अपनी मर्ज़ी से चल सकते हो, जहाँ तीनों स्वर्ग हैं, जहाँ रोशनी भरी है, वहाँ मुझे अमृत बना दे। हे इन्दु, इन्द्र के लिए बह के आ।
Word by Word
- यत्र
- whereIndeclinableस्थानवाचक सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (relative adverb: 'where')Role अधिकरणRoot यत्र (प्रश्न/सम्बन्ध-अव्यय)
- अनुकामम्
- according to desire, at willAdjective/Adverbialनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (acc. of manner)Role अधिकरण (रीतौ/प्रकारे)Root अनु-काम (प्रातिपदिक)
- चरणम्
- movement, course, goingNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनRole कर्ता (अस्ति/भवति इत्यध्याहृतम्)Root चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
- त्रिनाके
- in the threefold heaven (trināka)Nounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचनRole अधिकरणRoot त्रि-नाक (प्रातिपदिक)
- त्रिदिवे
- in the three heavensNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचनRole अधिकरणRoot त्रि-दिव (प्रातिपदिक)
- दिवः
- of heaven, of the skyNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्यौः), षष्ठी एकवचनRole सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)Root दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ)
- लोकाः
- worlds, realmsNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचनRole कर्ता (सन्ति इत्यध्याहृतम्)Root लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
- यत्र
- whereIndeclinableस्थानवाचक सम्बन्ध-अव्ययRole अधिकरणRoot यत्र (प्रश्न/सम्बन्ध-अव्यय)
- ज्योतिष्मन्तः
- luminous, full of lightAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचनRole विशेषण (लोकाः इत्यस्य)Root ज्योतिष्मन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; -मन्त् प्रत्यय)
- तत्र
- thereIndeclinableस्थानवाचक अव्यय (there)Role अधिकरणRoot तत्र (अव्यय)
- माम्
- mePronounद्वितीया एकवचनRole कर्मRoot अहम् (सर्वनाम)
- अमृतम्
- immortalAdjective (used predicatively)नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म-सम्बन्धे (make me 'immortal')Role कर्म (द्वितीयकर्म/परिणाम)Root अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
- कृधि
- make (me), doVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदRole क्रियाRoot कृ (धातु)
- इन्द्राय
- for IndraNoun (deity name)पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचनRole सम्प्रदानRoot इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
- इन्दो
- O Indu (Soma)Noun (vocative)पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचनRole सम्बोधनRoot इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक; सोम)
- परि
- around, forthIndeclinableउपसर्ग/क्रियाविशेषण (around, forth)Root परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
- स्रव
- flowVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; परि- उपसर्गेणRole क्रियाRoot स्रु (धातु)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेद (sandhi-resolved): यत्र | अनुकामम् | चरणम् | त्रिनाके | त्रिदिवे | दिवः | लोकाः | यत्र | ज्योतिष्मन्तः | तत्र | माम् | अमृतम् | कृधि | इन्द्राय | इन्दो | परि | स्रव । प्रमुख-सन्धयः: (1) यत्रा॑नुका॒मम् → यत्र + अनुकामम् (स्वर-सन्धि/दीर्घः) । (2) ज्योति॑ष्मन्त॒स्तत्र → ज्योतिष्मन्तः + तत्र (विसर्ग-सन्धि: ḥ + t → st) । (3) कृ॒धीन्द्रा॑येन्दो → कृधि + इन्द्राय + इन्दो (इ + इ → ई; पदसीमा पर स्वरदीर्घः) । (4) इन्दो॒ परि॑ स्रव → इन्दो + परि + स्रव (सन्धि न आवश्यक) ।
The meaning
Outer meaning
Where movement follows desire at will, on the triple summit, in the threefold heaven of heaven—where the worlds are full of light—there make me immortal. O Indu, flow forth all around for Indra.
Inner meaning
This describes a liberated plane where action (caraṇa) is no longer compelled by ignorance but follows the soul’s true will (anukāma). ‘Trināka’ and ‘tridiva’ indicate a triple luminous height—often read inwardly as three tiers of clarified mind (higher mind/illumined mind/intuitive mind) culminating in a summit of light-filled worlds. Soma is asked to establish the seeker in that freedom where movement is spontaneous truth-action, and existence is saturated with light.
Universal truth
True freedom is not random choice but spontaneous right action arising from illumined consciousness; when inner delight is purified, life moves according to the soul’s will in a world of clarity.
Themes
Soma-ritual, Ascent to luminous worlds, Immortality, Inner transformation through delight
The seer
- Rishi
- Pavamāna Soma cycle; exact seer for RV 9.113 per Anukramaṇī varies by tradition.
- Other hymns
- RV 9.113.7-10, RV 1.3 (Indra and Soma), RV 3.62.10 (Gāyatrī: illumination across planes, thematic)
Family tradition
Ninth Maṇḍala’s ecstatic-illumined aspiration stream: Soma as the ladder to the luminous worlds.
Significance
The rishi articulates a hallmark of liberation: action aligned with the soul’s will in a triple luminous height—Soma as the enabler of that freedom.
The deity
- Devata
- Soma Pavamāna (Indu) offered to Indra
- Epithets
- Indu, Pavamāna, Soma
- Related deities
- Indra, Sūrya, Uṣas
Cosmic role
Soma opens the luminous worlds and sustains Indra’s victorious illumination across the triple heaven.
Inner power
Bliss that converts desire into soul-will and compulsion into free truth-action.
In ritual
Where it is used
Soma-yajña pavamāna chant
यत्रा॑नुका॒मं चर॑णं त्रिना॒के त्रि॑दि॒वे दि॒वः । लो॒का यत्र॒ ज्योति॑ष्मन्त॒स्तत्र॒ माम॒मृतं॑ कृ॒धीन्द्रा॑येन्दो॒ परि॑ स्रव ॥
यत्र॑ । अ॒नु॒ऽका॒मम् । चर॑णम् । त्रि॒ऽना॒के । त्रि॒ऽदि॒वे । दि॒वः । लो॒काः । यत्र॑ । ज्योति॑ष्मन्तः । तत्र॑ । माम् । अ॒मृत॑म् । कृ॒धि॒ । इन्द्रा॑य । इ॒न्दो॒ इति॑ । परि॑ । स्र॒व॒ ॥
yatra | anu-kāmam | caraṇam | tri-nāke | tri-dive | divaḥ | lokāḥ | yatra | jyotiṣmantaḥ | tatra | mām | amṛtam | kṛdhi | indrāya | indo iti | pari | srava
Jagatī (commonly scanned for this verse in RV 9.113)
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4×12; refrain as fixed closing pāda
Ascending, stepwise; matches ‘caraṇam’ (movement) with a climbing cadence.
Elicits uplift and inner spaciousness; reinforces a sense of free, luminous motion.
- अनुकामम् (anukāmam)
- Literal: according to desire/wish. Symbolic: according to the soul’s true will (not craving)
- चरणम् (caraṇam)
- Literal: movement/step. Symbolic: power of action in life and mind
- त्रिनाक (trināka)
- Literal: triple summit. Symbolic: highest triple plane of luminous consciousness
- त्रिदिव (tridiva)
- Literal: threefold heaven. Symbolic: three graded heavens/levels of light in the mind
- लोकाः ज्योतिष्मन्तः (lokāḥ jyotiṣmantaḥ)
- Literal: worlds full of light. Symbolic: states of being saturated with illumination
- अमृतम् कृधि (amṛtam kṛdhi)
- Literal: make me immortal. Symbolic: stabilize deathless consciousness and free action
Soma Pavamāna recitation during Soma pressing/purification (Pavamāna-stotra context), especially in Soma sacrifices such as Agniṣṭoma/Atirātra sequences.
As Soma is purified and offered, invoking entry into luminous worlds and immortality.
Filtration/flow and offering; refrain repeatedly dedicates Soma to Indra.
Chant before purposeful work to align action with inner truth: ‘anukāmam caraṇam’ as a reminder of soul-led movement.
Key terms: (1) diváḥ < √div ‘to shine’ → ‘heaven’ as luminous consciousness. (2) jyótiṣ-mant < jyótiṣ ‘light’ (from √dyut/√div semantic field) + -mant ‘possessing’ → ‘illumined’. (3) amṛ́ta < a- ‘non’ + mṛ́ta ‘mortal/dead’ (√mṛ ‘to die’) → ‘deathless state’. (4) sráva (imper.) < √sru ‘to flow’ → Soma’s streaming as dynamic delight. (5) kā́ma < √kam ‘to desire, to love, to enjoy’—taken psychologically as the soul’s consenting will rather than outer craving; hence anukā́mam ‘in accord with the true will’.
Amṛtatva (immortality as state of consciousness), Tri-diva / triple world structure (graded planes of being), Inner will aligned with truth (anukāma as consenting movement)
Anukāmam caraṇam is ṛta in action—movement that naturally follows truth-order.
Light-filled worlds imply satya’s transparency: nothing hidden, nothing distorted.
Ascent to a triple summit; establishment of freedom and light as the law of being.
Aurobindonian integral psychology: graded heavens as levels of mind; freedom as soul-will acting through illumined nature.
midday/upper sky (symbolically)
Summit = highest mental plane; triple heaven = three luminous mind-levels; light-worlds = clarified states; movement = liberated action-force.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The ascent to the luminous heavenly worlds through Soma’s purified flow: Soma as the mediating power that carries the sacrificer/aspirant to the ‘light-filled lokas’ and establishes amṛtatva. The ‘triple heaven’ encodes the Vedic mythic geography of graded luminous realms rather than a single sky.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- div ‘shine’ (Skt √div) aligns with PIE *di̯eu- ‘sky, daylight, shine’ (cf. Lat diēs, Gk Zeus < *di̯ēus). amṛta uses privative a- (PIE *n̥-/ *ne) + mṛta (√mṛ ‘die’, PIE *mer- ‘to die’; cf. Eng ‘mortal’ < *mer-). √sru ‘flow’ relates to PIE *sreu- ‘flow’ (cf. Eng ‘stream’). These preserve an inherited Indo-European poetics: light/heaven/immortality/flow.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi adopts the stance of an inner petitioner: Soma is invoked not merely to ‘flow’ as offering, but to become an inward current establishing the aspirant in the deathless luminous planes. Indra appears as the presiding force that receives Soma—symbolically, illumined power that can stabilize the ascent—so the exchange is: aspiration and offering (Soma-flow) → divine action (illumination and immortality).
Align desire with soul-will; visualize three ascending skies of light; invite Soma (sweet joy) to carry action upward.
Maṇipūra (will/action) refined into Ājñā (illumined guidance)
Inhale on ‘trināke tridive’; exhale on ‘lokā yatra jyotiṣmantaḥ’; pause in stillness after the refrain.
Uplifted clarity with energized steadiness (not restless).
Before chanting, set a sankalpa: ‘May my movement follow the soul’s will.’ After chanting, take one small action immediately from that quiet clarity.
Use marked accents; keep ‘त्रिना॒के’ and ‘त्रि॑दि॒वे’ clean with proper pitch movement; refrain consistent.
Articulate the triple terms distinctly (tri-nā-ke / tri-di-ve). Let ‘jyótiṣmantaḥ’ be bright, not rushed.
anukāmam: ‘nu’ light, long ‘ā’, trināke: long ‘ā’, tridive: dental ‘d’, short ‘i’, jyotiṣmantaḥ: ‘ṣm’ cluster clear, final visarga light
Uplifting, steady, slightly more energized than 9.113.7.
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