Rig Veda 9.40.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 40, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.40
पुनान इन्दवा भर सोम द्विबर्हसं रयिम् । वृषन्निन्दो न उक्थ्यम् ॥
punāná indavā́ bhara sóma dvi-bárhasaṃ rayím | vṛ́ṣann indo na ukthyám ||
सोम भगवान, आप अपने आप को साफ करते हुए हमे वो दौलत दो जो दोनों तरफ से सपोर्ट करे। आप ताकत वाले हो, तो हमें वो बात बोलने की शक्ति दो जो लोग सुनना चाहें।
Recitation in Soma purification sequences; supports the uktha function—effective spoken invocation accompanying pressing and offering.
twofold support (integration of inner and outer being), vāc as efficacious utterance (uktha)
Twofold support reflects Ṛta’s demand for harmony between inner truth and outer life.
Ukthya speech is speech aligned with Satya—effective because it is true.
Sustaining abundance as a creative foundation: stability enables further manifestation of light and power.
Integral Vedic psychology: transformation must descend and support life, not remain only inward.
The ‘strong Soma’ is a vigorous, clarified delight that both uplifts and stabilizes—like a nourishing sap that supports growth in root and crown.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The purifying Soma as ‘Indu’ brings a specially qualified rayi—‘double-supporting’—and grants ukthya speech. The mythic action is the descent of clarified delight-power that both stabilizes the being and empowers the right utterance (mantra) to call higher forces.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- bhara (√bhṛ) reflects PIE *bher- ‘carry’. vṛṣan relates to a semantic field of ‘pour/overflow’ (PIE *wers- ‘to rain/flow’ is a plausible comparison in meaning, though Vedic √vṛṣ has its own development). barhas connects to bṛh ‘grow/great’ (PIE *bʰerǵʰ- ‘rise/high’ is often compared for ‘high/great’ semantics).
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The human side asks not only for ‘wealth’ but for a particular kind of stability (dvi-barhas) and for ukthya speech—showing the reciprocity: aspiration and recitation invite Soma’s clarified force, which then makes the recitation itself more potent and truth-bearing.
Establish a ‘twofold support’: feel delight stabilizing the lower nature while illuminating the mind; let speech become calm and true.
Mūlādhāra–Ājñā axis (grounding to illumined guidance)
Slow diaphragmatic breathing with a gentle pause; on inhale ‘support below,’ on exhale ‘support above’; then silent listening for ukthya word.
Strong steadiness; quiet power.
Chant 9 or 21 times; afterward, speak one truthful intention aloud slowly—training speech to be ‘ukthya’ (worthy).
Keep a firm lift on ā BHARA; emphasize dvi-barhasam with measured clarity; end with a confident fall on ukthyam. Exact svara per śākhā.
puNĀna inDAVA ā BHARA | SOMA dvi-barhaSÁM raYÍM | VṚṣann INDO naḥ ukTHYÁM.
dvi-: crisp ‘dv’ cluster, barhasam: aspirate ‘bh’ lightly; keep ‘rh’ clear, vṛṣan: vocalic ṛ; retroflex ṣ, ukthyam: ‘kth’ cluster clean, no extra vowel
Steady, weight-bearing, slightly lower register; articulate consonant clusters.
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