Rig Veda 9.67.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 67, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.67
- Devata
- Soma Pavamana
- Rasa
- Adbhuta (wonder) and Vira (heroism)
त्वं सुतो नृमादनो दधन्वान्मत्सरिन्तमः । इन्द्राय सूरिरन्धसा ॥
tváṃ sutó nṛ-mā́dano dádhanvān matsarín-tamaḥ | índrāya sūrír ándhasā ||
जब सोम को प्रेस करते हैं, वो इंसान को खुश करता है। यह एक ऐसा रस है जो सबसे ज़्यादा नशा देता है। यह इंद्र के लिए स्पेशल है, इंद्र को ताकत देता है।
Word by Word
- त्वम्
- thou (you)Pronounपुं/स्त्री/नपुं; प्रथमा; एकवचनRole कर्तृRoot युष्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
- सुतः
- pressed/extracted (Soma)Participle (Adjectival)पुं; प्रथमा; एकवचनRole कर्तृ (त्वम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)Root √सु (सु- ‘to press/extract (Soma)’) → सुत (PPP)
- नृमादनः
- gladdening men; man-delightingAdjectiveपुं; प्रथमा; एकवचनRole कर्तृ (त्वम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)Root नृ- + मादन (from √मद् ‘to rejoice/intoxicate’) → नृमादन (tatpuruṣa/bahuvrīhi adj.)
- दधन्वान्
- placing/putting; bestowingParticipleपुं; प्रथमा; एकवचनRole कर्तृ (त्वम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)Root √धा (दधाति) → दधन्वान् (present active participle, Vedic)
- मत्सरिन्तमः
- most exhilarating/most impetuousAdjective (Superlative)पुं; प्रथमा; एकवचनRole कर्तृ (त्वम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)Root मत्सरिन् (from √मद्/मत्सर ‘exhilaration/ardour’; adj. ‘exhilarating/impetuous’) + तमप् (superlative)
- इन्द्राय
- for IndraNounपुं; चतुर्थी; एकवचनRole सम्प्रदानRoot इन्द्र (devatā-nāman)
- सूरिः
- the patron/lord (giver)Nounपुं; प्रथमा; एकवचनRole कर्तृ (दधन्वान् इत्यस्य कर्ता/कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः)Root सूरि (prātipadika; ‘patron, lord, benefactor’)
- अन्धसा
- with Soma-juice; by the draughtNounनपुं; तृतीया; एकवचनRole करणRoot अन्धस् (n.; ‘Soma-juice, draught’)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः: त्वम् | सुतः | नृमादनः | दधन्वान् | मत्सरिन्तमः | इन्द्राय | सूरिः | अन्धसा । Sandhi/phonetics: (1) दधन्वान्मत्सरिन्तमः = दधन्वान् + मत्सरिन्तमः (final -न् before म becomes homorganic nasal: -न् → -म् in saṃhitā). (2) Accent marks in the given saṃhitā text: सु॒तो, नृ॒माद॑नो, दध॒न्वान्म॑त्स॒रिन्त॑मः, इन्द्रा॑य, सू॒रिरन्ध॑सा reflect Vedic udātta/svarita placement
- pada-forms above are given without accent marks
The meaning
Outer meaning
Pressed Soma-juice delights men; it is a bearer, the most exhilarating, an inspired giver of Soma-essence for Indra.
Inner meaning
When the Soma-consciousness is “pressed” (brought out by tapas and right method), it gladdens the human nature and becomes the carrier of offerings upward. As the most ‘intoxicating’ (matsarintamaḥ), it lifts the mind into Indra’s illumined power—ananda fueling decisive insight.
Universal truth
Joy (ānanda) purified and consciously offered becomes the strongest catalyst for illumination; the higher mind awakens most surely when delight is disciplined and directed.
Themes
Soma-ritual, ecstasy, Indra empowerment, human transformation
The seer
- Other hymns
- Rig Veda 9.67.1, Rig Veda 9.67.3, Rig Veda 9.67.4, Rig Veda 9.67.5, Rig Veda 9.67.6
Significance
The anonymity is typical of many Soma-Pavamāna verses: the ‘seer’ is the universal yogic experience of Soma’s purification—an impersonal revelation of delight becoming a power for illumination.
The deity
- Devata
- Soma Pavamāna (for Indra)
- Epithets
- suta (pressed), pavamāna (self-purifying/flowing clear), matsarintama (most exhilarating)
- Related deities
- Indra, Agni, Maruts
Cosmic role
The purifying current that carries the offering to the gods; mediator between earth-nature and the luminous worlds.
Inner power
Ananda as a dynamic force: it clarifies, uplifts, and feeds Indra (illumined mind) so that insight becomes victorious action.
In ritual
Where it is used
Soma pressing and purification (Pavamāna recitations at Soma-yajña)
त्वं सु॒तो नृ॒माद॑नो दध॒न्वान्म॑त्स॒रिन्त॑मः । इन्द्रा॑य सू॒रिरन्ध॑सा ॥
त्वम् । सु॒तः । नृ॒ऽमाद॑नः । द॒ध॒न्वान् । म॒त्स॒रिन्ऽत॑मः । इन्द्रा॑य । सू॒रिः । अन्ध॑सा ॥
tvam | sutaḥ | nṛ-mādanaḥ | dadhanvān | matsarin-tamaḥ | indrāya | sūriḥ | andhasā
Likely Jagatī (common in Soma Pavamāna hymns; 4×12 syllables)
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4 padas of ~12 syllables each
Long, streaming cadence suited to ‘flow’ imagery; expansive and carrying.
Induces uplift and forward movement of feeling into clarity; supports a sustained offering-mood rather than abrupt emphasis.
- sutaḥ
- Literal: pressed (Soma). Symbolic: brought out by inner pressure: tapas, concentration, sincere aspiration
- nṛ-mādanaḥ
- Literal: delighting men/heroic beings. Symbolic: gladdening the human instrument; making the inner being capable of heroic effort
- dadhanvān
- Literal: bearing, carrying. Symbolic: supporting and carrying upward the inner offering; sustaining the yogic movement
- matsarin-tamaḥ
- Literal: most intoxicating/exhilarating. Symbolic: most powerfully uplifting; intensifier of consciousness into ecstasy and clarity
- sūriḥ
- Literal: inspired giver/patron/seer. Symbolic: the illumined distributor within—intuitive intelligence that offers the essence rightly
- andhasā
- Literal: Soma-essence/juice. Symbolic: the distilled delight-substance of consciousness offered to the illumined mind (Indra)
Soma pressed for Indra’s draught; highlights Soma’s exhilaration (mada) and its effect on human and divine levels during Soma libations.
During Soma extraction/pressing and straining; as Soma is made fit for offering to Indra
Pressing (savana), filtering through wool/cloth, offering in libation while chanting
Use as a mantra of ‘joy offered to illumination’: chant before meditation to convert emotion into clear aspiration and insight.
nṛ-mādana: from nṛ ‘man’ + √mad ‘be exhilarated’ → that which intoxicates/delights the human. matsarin-tama: superlative of matsarin ‘intoxicating/exhilarating’. andhas: Soma-juice, potent essence; from a root meaning ‘sap/juice’ (traditional). sūri: patron/impeller; in hymns, an inspired giver—here Soma himself as the giver of andhas to Indra.
mada as uplifted ecstasy-force, human delight as sign of inner opening, Indra as recipient/activator of power
Soma’s ‘right flow’ symbolizes consciousness moving according to ṛta—purified, ordered, and effective.
Andhas (essence) as truth-extract: what remains when obscurity is removed.
Purification as a microcosmic creation: from mixed nature to clarified divine substance.
Proto-Vedāntic/Integral (Aurobindonian): delight as a fundamental plane powering higher knowledge.
The ‘juice’ is distilled consciousness; its exhilaration is not sensory intoxication but the rapture that opens the mind to luminous truth.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- Soma as intoxicator of both man and Indra: the pressed essence generates mada that empowers the sovereign mind. Psychologically, the refined delight awakens human capacity and then is offered to Indra within, to intensify luminous mastery.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √mad ‘be exhilarated’ is Indo-Iranian and resonates with broader IE semantic fields of excitement/rapture. Indra’s reception of andhas parallels Indo-European ritual poetics where a divine drink/essence empowers the sky/warrior deity.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The seer identifies Soma as an active benefactor (sūri) who distributes the potent essence (andhasā) to Indra. The reciprocal circuit is: Soma exhilarates the human (nṛ-mādana), then strengthens Indra, who in turn secures victory and illumination for the human field.
Offer the purified delight of the heart upward to the illumined mind; let joy become clarity.
ājñā (illumination) supported by anāhata (uplifted joy)
Gentle ujjāyī or coherent breathing (5–6 breaths/min) while feeling ‘pressing’ on inhale and ‘offering flow’ on exhale.
From emotional uplift to quiet luminous attention.
Begin with a brief inward ‘pressing’ (collect scattered energies), then chant imagining a clear stream rising to the brow; end in silent receptivity for Indra’s light.
Not fully recoverable from provided text; chant in a steady Vedic tone with clear udatta lifts on accented syllables and gentle svarita falls where naturally indicated by tradition.
Keep each pada even; lightly emphasize: tváṃ, sutaḥ, nṛ-mādánaḥ, índrāya, ándhasā (approximate). Avoid over-stressing consonant clusters.
tvaṃ: nasal ‘ṃ’ as soft anusvāra before pause, nṛ: syllabic ‘ṛ’ (as in ‘nri’)—do not insert a vowel, dadhanvān: keep ‘nv’ conjunct crisp, long ‘ā’, matsarintamaḥ: articulate ‘ts’ and ‘nt’ clearly; final ḥ as light aspiration, indrāya: long ā
Bright, flowing, slightly resonant; avoid heaviness to preserve the ‘Soma-stream’ feel.
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