Rig Veda 9.62.27: Mandala 9, Sukta 62, Mantra 27
Sukta 9.62
- Rishi
- Jamadagni
- Devata
- Soma Pavamāna
- Chandas
- Jagatī
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Adbhuta (wonder)
तुभ्येमा भुवना कवे महिम्ने सोम तस्थिरे । तुभ्यमर्षन्ति सिन्धवः ॥
túbhye mā́ bhúvanā kave mahimné sóma tasthire | túbhyam arṣanti síndhavaḥ ||
हे सोम, तू एक रिशि है। तेरे लिए यह सारी दुनिया तेरे बड़े होने की वजह से खड़ी है। तेरे लिए नदियाँ बह रही हैं।
Word by Word
- तुभ्ये
- to youPronounद्वितीया? (न) / चतुर्थी एकवचन (दत्तिव) — ‘to you’Role सम्प्रदानRoot युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त्वम्
- इमा
- thesePronoun (demonstrative)प्रथमा बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (इमानि का वैदिक-रूप-सम्भावना; यहाँ ‘इमा’ वैदिक-प्रयोगः)Role कर्तृ (वाक्ये ‘भुवना’ सह) / विषयRoot इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- भुवना
- worlds; beings; realmsNounप्रथमा बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्गRole कर्तृRoot भुवन (प्रातिपदिक; √भू ‘to be’ से)
- कवे
- O sage/poet (Soma)Noun (epithet)सम्बोधन एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्गRole सम्बोधनRoot कवि (प्रातिपदिक)
- महिम्ने
- for (your) greatnessNounचतुर्थी एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अर्थतः ‘महिमा’)Role सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन) अथवा अधिकरण-भाव (for the greatness)Root महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
- सोम
- O SomaNoun (deity)सम्बोधन एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्गRole सम्बोधनRoot सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
- तस्थिरे
- have stood; are establishedVerbलिट् (परफेक्ट), 3 पुरुष बहुवचन, परस्मैपदRole क्रियाRoot √स्था (तिष्ठति) — परस्मैपद; वैदिक परिपूर्ण/परफेक्ट-रूप
- तुभ्यम्
- to youPronounचतुर्थी एकवचनRole सम्प्रदानRoot युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त्वम्
- अर्षन्ति
- flow; rushVerbलट् (वर्तमान), 3 पुरुष बहुवचन, परस्मैपदRole क्रियाRoot √ऋष्/अर्ष् (अर्षति ‘to flow, rush’ — वैदिक)
- सिन्धवः
- rivers; streamsNounप्रथमा बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्गRole कर्तृRoot सिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
Sandhi Notes
- Sandhi resolution: तुभ्ये॒मा → तुभ्ये + इमा (स्वर-सन्धि/स्वर-समास-प्रभावः; इ-आ संयोगे दीर्घ/यण्-प्रवृत्तिः वैदिक-पाठभेदानुसार; संहितायां ‘तुभ्येमा’)
- महि॒म्ने सो॑म → महिम्ने + सोम (विसर्गादि न; केवल संहिता-संयोग)
- तुभ्य॑मर्षन्ति → तुभ्यम् + अर्षन्ति (म् + अ → म्-अ संयोगः; संहितायां ‘तुभ्यमर्षन्ति’)
The meaning
Outer meaning
For you, O Soma the seer, these worlds stand established in your greatness; for you the rivers flow.
Inner meaning
Soma as kavi is the seer-delight that holds the planes of our being (bhuvanāni) in a stable harmony when it is sovereign. The ‘rivers’ (sindhavaḥ) are the streaming energies—prāṇic, mental, intuitive—flowing toward that central bliss, feeding and organizing the whole inner cosmos.
Universal truth
A stable inner joy is not an ornament but an organizing principle: when delight is central, life-forces naturally flow in right channels and the worlds within become ordered and supported.
Themes
Cosmic sovereignty, Waters/rivers, Soma as kavi, R̥ta-support
The seer
- Rishi
- Jamadagni
- Lineage
- Bhṛgu (Bhārgava)
- Other hymns
- RV 9.62.1-30
Family tradition
Bhṛgu seers often speak from a standpoint of inner law and power; Jamadagni’s mantras show how a single divine principle (Soma/Ananda) can unify the many worlds.
Significance
The verse presents Ananda not merely as experience but as cosmic support—an inner metaphysics of integration: ‘worlds stand’ when bliss is enthroned.
The deity
- Devata
- Soma Pavamāna
- Epithets
- Kavi (seer), Mahimān (great/vast), Support of worlds (implied)
- Related deities
- Indra, Varuṇa (order), Sarasvatī/Vāc (flow of inspiration)
Cosmic role
A sustaining nectar that upholds the cosmic order and draws all streams of power toward the divine center.
Inner power
Integrative bliss that stabilizes multiple parts of the being and attracts energies into harmonious flow.
In ritual
Where it is used
Soma sacrifice—pavamāna laud
तुभ्ये॒मा भुव॑ना कवे महि॒म्ने सो॑म तस्थिरे । तुभ्य॑मर्षन्ति॒ सिन्ध॑वः ॥
तुभ्य॑ । इ॒मा । भुव॑ना । क॒वे॒ । म॒हि॒म्ने । सो॒म॒ । त॒स्थि॒रे॒ । तुभ्य॑म् । अ॒र्ष॒न्ति॒ । सिन्ध॑वः ॥
tubhya | imā | bhuvanā | kave | mahimne | soma | tasthire | tubhyam | arṣanti | sindhavaḥ
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Majestic, steady; conveys establishment (tasthire) and vastness (mahimne).
Creates a grounded wideness—supportive for meditation on inner stability and integration.
- kave
- Literal: O seer/poet. Symbolic: Soma as luminous consciousness that knows by identity and intuition
- bhuvanā
- Literal: worlds/planes. Symbolic: levels of being—physical, vital, mental, higher mind
- mahimne
- Literal: to greatness. Symbolic: to vastness of consciousness; the wideness of Ananda
- tasthire
- Literal: have stood/are established. Symbolic: inner stability, integration, and foundation in delight
- sindhavaḥ
- Literal: rivers. Symbolic: currents of force—energies, movements, inspirations flowing toward the psychic center
Affirmation hymn during Soma flow: establishes Soma’s cosmic sovereignty—worlds and rivers oriented to him.
During purification chants that affirm Soma’s cosmic efficacy and support.
Recited to magnify Soma’s greatness and invite sustaining power into the rite.
Use for centering when fragmented: chant to re-establish inner ‘worlds’ in a single delight; helpful before sleep or after emotional upheaval.
bhuvana: from √bhū ‘become, be’ → ‘worlds/planes of becoming’. mahimā/mahimne: greatness/expansion. tasthire: from √sthā ‘stand’ (PIE *steh₂- ‘stand’). sindhu: river, stream; in RV often a powerful flowing entity, innerly the dynamic currents that support manifestation.
cosmic support (worlds standing in greatness), kavi as truth-seeing consciousness, ordered flow (rivers for Soma)
The establishment of worlds implies R̥ta upheld by Soma’s clarified essence.
Stability in truth: when delight is pure, it supports truthful being, not fluctuating pleasure.
Sustenance rather than first creation: the maintained cosmos depends on a central nectar/principle.
Integral Vedantic: Ananda as ontological support of planes of consciousness.
unspecified
unspecified
Multiple inner planes stabilized by a central bliss; life-currents flow naturally toward that center.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- Soma as a cosmic pillar: worlds stand in his greatness and rivers flow for him. Innerly, when delight-consciousness is established, the planes of experience stabilize and the life-currents run in service of the higher center.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √sthā (tasthire) reflects PIE *steh₂- ‘stand’ (cf. Greek histēmi, Latin stō). The cosmological ‘standing’ formula is archaic IE. bhuvana from √bhū relates to PIE *bʰuH- ‘be, become’ (cf. English be).
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi elevates Soma from ritual stream to kavi-cosmos: by acknowledging Soma’s mahimā, the seer aligns his own inner currents (sindhavaḥ) to flow toward that greatness, making the sacrifice a model of inner order.
Rest in the felt sense of ‘support’—a quiet joy behind thought. Let all inner movements ‘flow into’ that joy.
anāhata (heart)
Coherent breathing (equal inhale/exhale) with silent awareness of a ‘river’ of breath entering the heart-center.
Integration: from scattered mental/vital streams into a unified, stable wideness.
After chanting, scan body–life–mind; imagine each as a ‘world’ settling onto a luminous foundation of joy. Offer each movement into that center until quiet stability arises.
Keep accents steady; allow a slightly broader sustain on mahimne and tasthire to convey establishment.
Avoid rushing; the verse benefits from dignified pacing and clear visarga articulation (kave, soma).
tubhyemā: split as tubhya-imā in articulation if needed; keep ‘bhya’ clear, bhuvanā: dental ‘n’, mahimne: ‘h’ audible, not swallowed, arṣanti: ṛ vowel clear; ‘ṣ’ retroflex, sindhavaḥ: ‘dh’ aspirated; visarga ḥ light
Steady, full, soothing resonance; minimal ornamentation.
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