Rig Veda 4.32.9: Mandala 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 9
Sukta 4.32
अभि त्वा गोतमा गिरानूषत प्र दावने । इन्द्र वाजाय घृष्वये ॥
abhí tvā gotamā́ girā́ anū́ṣata prá dā́vane | índra vājā́ya ghṛ́ṣvaye ||
汝に向かい、ゴータマの人々は讃歌をもって呼びかけた、施与の行いへと汝を顕し立てるために。インドラよ、豊穣（vāja）を勝ち取り、燃え立つ力のために。
Family hymn within Soma ritual; establishes authorial lineage and purpose: to awaken Indra’s giving through stoma
mantra as power of manifestation (pra), gift as descent of force responding to aspiration
Invocation ‘sets forward’ the right power into the field, enabling right action and right increase.
Increase through descent of power responding to mantric call; formation of effective energies (śakti) in the worlds.
Yoga of the Word (Vāc): speech as creative force bridging human and divine.
Glow = inner tapas; sound = shaping vibration; vāja = harvest of luminous force.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The mythologem of ‘the seer’s cry that sets the god into action’: hymns drive Indra ‘forth’ into giving. Innerly, the inspired Word (gir) releases the dynamic response of the higher Power toward plenitude and luminous ardour.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √dā ‘give’ is Indo-European (PIE *deh₃- ‘give’; cf. Greek δίδωμι, Latin dōnō in related gift semantics). The Vedic dative of purpose (dāvane) is a typical archaic construction encoding teleology (‘for giving’).
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The Gotamas identify themselves as active agents of evocation: they ‘cry toward’ Indra with gir to precipitate his dāna. The relationship is cooperative—human Word opens, divine giving descends.
Invocation-as-action: feel your mantra ‘advance’ the higher clarity into the front of the mind.
Maṇipūra (navel)
Kapalabhāti (gentle) 30 strokes × 2 rounds, then chant once; rest in the glow.
Ardent, luminous dynamism (tapas with clarity).
On ‘ghṛṣvaye’ feel a clean inner heat; direct it upward to the brow, avoiding emotional strain.
Tri-svara; give a gentle lift on ‘indra’ and sustain brightness through ‘vājāya ghṛṣvaye’.
Mark the directional particles ‘abhi’ and ‘pra’ with slight forward emphasis; keep flow unbroken.
abhi: ‘a-bhi’ with clear aspirated bh, gotamā: long ā at end, anūṣata: long ū; retroflex ṣ, dāvane: long ā; ‘v’ soft labiodental, ghṛṣvaye: retroflex ṣ; cluster ‘ghṛ’ voiced aspirate + ṛ
Bright, calling tone; avoid harshness on aspirates.
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