Rig Veda 9.67.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 67, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.67
- Devata
- Soma Pavamāna
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Adbhuta (wonder)
आ न इन्दो शतग्विनं रयिं गोमन्तमश्विनम् । भरा सोम सहस्रिणम् ॥
ā na indó śatagvínam rayíṃ gómantam aśvínam | bhárā soma sahasríṇam ||
सोम, हमें सौ गुना ज़्यादा धन ला के दे। यह धन रोशनी और ताकत से भरा हो। हमें हज़ार नदियों जैसा धन दे।
Word by Word
- आ
- hither, forth (towards)Indeclinableउपसर्गः (गत्यर्थकः), क्रियायोगेRoot आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
- नः
- of us, ourPronounषष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचनम्Role सम्बन्ध (possessive/genitival)Root अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
- इन्दो
- O Indu (Soma)Noun (vocative)पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचनम्Role सम्बोधनRoot इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
- शतग्विनम्
- hundred-fold / possessing a hundred (abundance)Adjectiveपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचनम्Role कर्म (object, apposition to रयिम्)Root शतग्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
- रयिम्
- wealth, treasureNounपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचनम्Role कर्मRoot रयि (प्रातिपदिक)
- गोमन्तम्
- rich in cowsAdjectiveपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचनम्Role कर्म (qualifier of रयिम्)Root गोमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
- अश्विनम्
- rich in horsesAdjectiveपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचनम्Role कर्म (qualifier of रयिम्)Root अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
- भरा
- bring, bear (to us)Verbलोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्Role क्रियाRoot √भृ (भरणे)
- सोम
- O SomaNoun (vocative)पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचनम्Role सम्बोधनRoot सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
- सहस्रिणम्
- thousand-fold / possessing thousandsAdjectiveपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचनम्Role कर्म (object, understood with भरा; qualifying रयिम्)Root सहस्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः: आ | नः | इन्दो | शतग्विनम् | रयिम् | गोमन्तम् | अश्विनम् | भरा | सोम | सहस्रिणम् । 1) ‘आ नः’ = उपसर्ग ‘आ’ + अस्मद्-षष्ठी ‘नः’ (no sandhi change). 2) ‘इन्दो’ and ‘सोम’ are vocatives (address). 3) ‘रयिं’ is RV orthography for ‘रयिम्’ (acc. sg.)
- final nasal often written with anusvāra/ṃ or as -ं/-म् in editions. 4) Adjectives शतग्विनम्/गोमन्तम्/अश्विनम्/सहस्रिणम् are in accusative singular agreeing with ‘रयिम्’ (wealth) as epithets
- ‘सहस्रिणम्’ may be taken as an additional epithet of the same object brought
The meaning
Outer meaning
Bring to us, O Indu, a hundredfold wealth rich in cows and horses; bear, O Soma, a thousandfold abundance.
Inner meaning
Bring into our nature a multiplied plenitude (śatagvinam…sahasriṇam): not material wealth, but inner richness—gomantam (rays of knowledge) and aśvinam (swift vital powers for progress). Soma is asked to ‘carry’ this abundance into the becoming, so that illumination and energy cooperate for transformation.
Universal truth
True abundance is the multiplication of light and the swift power to embody it; joy offered and purified attracts a plenitude that is both knowledge and effective movement.
Themes
Boon-request, Soma-ritual, Spiritual wealth (rayi), Light and dynamism
The seer
- Other hymns
- Rig Veda 9.67.1, Rig Veda 9.67.2, Rig Veda 9.67.3, Rig Veda 9.67.4, Rig Veda 9.67.5
Significance
The seer frames the fruit of Soma as integral abundance: light (go) and force (aśva) together—knowledge that can act, and action guided by knowledge.
The deity
- Devata
- Soma Pavamāna (Indu/Soma)
- Epithets
- Indu, Soma, sahasrin (thousandfold), gomat (ray-rich), aśvin (swift-powerful)
- Related deities
- Aśvins (swift helpers; thematic), Indra (victory), Bhaga (portion/felicity)
Cosmic role
Bestower of plenitude; the divine delight that multiplies powers and supports the sacrifice of transformation.
Inner power
Ananda that concretely increases inner resources: illumination (go) and dynamic execution (aśva).
In ritual
Where it is used
Soma-yajña: prayers for wealth and strength accompanying Soma offering
आ न॑ इन्दो शत॒ग्विनं॑ र॒यिं गोम॑न्तम॒श्विन॑म् । भरा॑ सोम सह॒स्रिण॑म् ॥
आ । नः॒ । इ॒न्दो॒ इति॑ । श॒त॒ऽग्विन॑म् । र॒यिम् । गोऽम॑न्तम् । अ॒श्विन॑म् । भर॑ । सो॒म॒ । स॒ह॒स्रिण॑म् ॥
ā | naḥ | indo iti | śata-gvinam | rayim | go-mantam | aśvinam | bhara | soma | sahasriṇam
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4 padas of ~12
Invocatory and generous; balanced imperative ‘bhara’ gives a carrying cadence.
Builds a sense of receiving and embodiment; good for concluding a Soma sequence with aspiration for integrated fruition.
- ā naḥ
- Literal: to us, toward us. Symbolic: into the embodied being; into mind-life-body
- śata-gvinam
- Literal: hundredfold. Symbolic: multiplied capacity; abundant formations of power
- rayim
- Literal: wealth, treasure. Symbolic: inner riches: capacities, states, realizations, supports for the path
- go-mantam
- Literal: possessing cows. Symbolic: rich in rays of light/knowledge
- aśvinam
- Literal: possessing horses. Symbolic: rich in swift vital energies; forces of progress and execution
- bhara
- Literal: bear, bring, carry. Symbolic: make it operative in the nature; stabilize and distribute it
- sahasriṇam
- Literal: thousandfold. Symbolic: overflowing plenitude; many-streamed abundance of consciousness
Typical Soma boon-request within the pavamāna cycle: as Soma is purified and offered, the sacrificers ask for amplified rayi (plenitude) endowed with light (go) and dynamism (aśva).
After purification, when Soma is prepared to be offered and its boons invoked
Invocation for rayi (wealth) alongside libation; sealing the rite with requested fruits
Use as a prosperity mantra in the Aurobindonian sense: to call inner abundance—clarity (go) and energetic follow-through (aśva)—for work, study, and sādhanā.
rayi: a central Vedic boon-term meaning ‘wealth, abundance’; psychologically interpreted as plenitude of being rather than material goods. aśvin: adjective ‘possessing horses’ from aśva; horses in Veda frequently mark dynamic life-energy and swift powers. śata-/sahasra- are conventional multiplicative magnifiers indicating intensification and abundance. bhar(a): √bhṛ ‘to bear, bring, support’—the deity is asked to carry the boon into the human domain.
Felicity/fullness of being (rayi), Illumination (go) and effective force (aśva), Increase/multiplication as sign of alignment with R̥ta
Abundance is not random: it is the ordered increase of right powers when consciousness is purified.
Gomat wealth is satya-based: increase of true light rather than mere possession.
Manifestation: higher delight translates into many forms (hundredfold/thousandfold) within becoming.
Integral manifestation: siddhi as widened capacity and embodied power.
Rays (go) = illuminations; horses (aśva) = vital energies and swift execution; hundred/thousandfold = multiplicative growth of capacities.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The bestowal of multiplied rayi by Soma: the purified nectar becomes a carrier of abundance characterized by light (go) and speed/power (aśva). The mythic action is Soma as divine distributor of plenitude that equips the soul for victorious progress.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- aśva ‘horse’ continues PIE *h₁eḱwos (cf. Latin equus, Old Irish ech, Avestan aspa). The formulaic pairing of ‘cows and horses’ as wealth is an inherited Indo-European poetic-economic trope, here psychologized as light and dynamic force.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The seer requests a concrete inner endowment: Soma is asked to ‘bear’ (√bhṛ) into the human vessel a magnified plenitude. The reciprocity is aspirational—human offering/purification invites divine increase and empowerment.
Receive inner resources: light for understanding and energy for execution; integrate them into daily life.
maṇipūra (power to act) harmonized with ājñā (light to know)
Inhale imagining drawing in light (go); exhale imagining releasing swift power (aśva) into action; keep breath smooth and equal.
Calm receptivity with readiness for action.
After chanting, name one area needing ‘gomat’ clarity and one needing ‘aśvin’ momentum; sit quietly and let Soma’s ‘bhara’ feel like a steady inward carrying into those areas.
Not fully recoverable; chant as a clear invocation with slightly stronger imperative on ‘bhara’.
Emphasize: ā́ naḥ, índo, śatá-gvinam, rayím, gó-mantam, aśvínam, bhárā, sóma, sahásriṇam (approx.).
śatagvinam: keep ‘gv’ conjunct; short i at end, rayim: roll ‘r’; short iṃ nasalized lightly if followed by pause, aśvinam: ‘śv’ conjunct; dental n, bhara: ‘bh’ aspirated, sahasriṇam: ‘sr’ conjunct; retroflex ṇ; short a at start
Warm, generous, steady; slightly fuller tone on ‘bhara’ to embody ‘carrying’.
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