Rig Veda 7.84.5: Mandala 7, Sukta 84, Mantra 5
Sukta 7.84
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Devata
- Indra–Varuṇa
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Shringara (love)
इयमिन्द्रं वरुणमष्ट मे गीः प्रावत्तोके तनये तूतुजाना । सुरत्नासो देववीतिं गमेम यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
iyám índraṃ váruṇam aṣṭa me gī́ḥ prá āvat tókē tánaye tū́tujānā | su-rátnāso deva-vī́tiṃ gamema yūyáṃ pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ ||
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Word by Word
- इयम्
- this (she/this hymn)Pronounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole कर्तृ (स्तुति/गीः-रूपेण निर्दिष्टा)Root इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- इन्द्रम्
- IndraNounपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्म (स्तुति-प्राप्त्य/गमनस्य लक्ष्यः)Root इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
- वरुणम्
- VaruṇaNounपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्म (स्तुति-प्राप्त्य/गमनस्य लक्ष्यः)Root वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
- अष्ट
- eight (in eightfold measure / eight [verses])Numeral(अव्ययवत्) संख्या; अत्र ‘अष्ट’ = ‘आठ (प्रकारेण/संख्यया)’Role विशेषण/संख्या-निर्देश (गीः-सम्बन्धे)Root अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
- मे
- myPronounषष्ठी, एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक)Role सम्बन्ध (मम)Root अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- गीः
- hymn, song, praiseNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (वैदिक रूप: गीः)Role कर्तृ (स्तुति/वाणी)Root गीर्/गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
- प्र
- forth, forwardIndeclinableउपसर्ग (क्रियाविशेषक)Root प्र (उपसर्ग)
- आवत्तोके
- may it/they turn hither, come back (toward)Verb (finite, Vedic injunctive/imperative-like)लोट्/विधिलिङ्-सदृश वैदिक प्रयोग; मध्यम?—अत्र प्रार्थनात्मक ‘आवर्तत’ अर्थे: ‘आ वर्तत/आ वर्तताम्’ (पाठभेदानुसार); एकवचन/बहुवचन-प्रार्थनाRole क्रिया (प्रार्थना/आह्वान)Root आ-वृत्त/आ-वर्त (धातु: √वृत्/√वर्त् ‘turn/come about’)
- ओके
- in the house, at the dwellingNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनRole अधिकरण (स्थान)Root ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
- तनये
- in/for the offspring, in the sonNounपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचनRole अधिकरण (क्षेत्र/सम्बन्ध-स्थान)Root तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
- तूतुजाना
- urging on, impelling, hasteningParticipleवर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रकार), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘गीः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्Role कर्तृ-विशेषण (गीः)Root √तुज् (धातु ‘to urge, impel, hasten’)
- सुरत्नासः
- (we) possessing good treasures; rich in good giftsAdjective (used substantively)पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृ (गमेम इत्यस्य)Root सु-रत्न (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय)
- देववीतिम्
- the gods’ aid/refreshment; divine favor (lit. ‘godly seeking/aid’)Nounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्म (गमनस्य लक्ष्यः)Root देव-वीति (प्रातिपदिक)
- गमेम
- may we go/attainVerb (finite)विधिलिङ् (optative), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचनRole क्रियाRoot √गम् (धातु)
- यूयम्
- you (all)Pronounप्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृ (पात इत्यस्य)Root युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- पात
- protect!Verb (finite)लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचनRole क्रियाRoot √पा (धातु ‘to protect’)
- स्वस्तिभिः
- with well-being, with blessingsNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचनRole करण (उपाय/साधन)Root स्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
- सदा
- alwaysIndeclinableकालवाचक अव्ययRole क्रियाविशेषणRoot सदा (अव्यय)
- नः
- us / for usPronounषष्ठी/चतुर्थी, बहुवचन (एन्क्लिटिक); अत्र रक्षण-क्रियायां ‘अस्मान्/अस्माकम्’ भावःRole सम्प्रदान/कर्म (रक्षणस्य प्राप्ता: us)Root अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेद (सम्भाव्य): इयम् | इन्द्रम् | वरुणम् | अष्ट | मे | गीः | प्र | आवत्तोके | तनये | तूतुजाना || सुरत्नासः | देववीतिम् | गमेम | यूयम् | पात | स्वस्तिभिः | सदा | नः || 1) इयम्+इन्द्रम् → इयमिन्द्रं (अनुस्वार/निग्रह-सम्बन्ध)
- 2) वरुणम्+अष्ट → वरुणमष्ट (अन्त्य-म् + अ- आरम्भ)
- 3) मे+गीः → मे गीः (सन्ध्यभावः)
- 4) प्र+आवत्तोके → प्रावत्तोके (उपसर्ग-सन्धि: प्र + आ → प्रा)
- 5) स्वस्तिभिः+सदा → स्वस्तिभिः सदा (विसर्ग/अनुस्वार-नियम लागू नहीं)
The meaning
Outer meaning
My song has reached Indra and Varuṇa, advancing and urging on our offspring and lineage. May we, rich in good treasures, attain the gods’ enjoyment/finding; may you protect us always with well-being.
Inner meaning
The ‘gīḥ’ is the soul’s articulate aspiration that successfully touches the higher powers. It ‘advances’ (prāvat) because true prayer is itself a movement forward in consciousness. ‘Toke tanaye’ can be read inwardly as the continuity of the being—our future formations, the ‘child-soul’ and developing parts—urged toward growth by the mantra-force. ‘Devavīti’ is the path of meeting and enjoying the gods: a state where higher powers are not distant beliefs but experienced presences and workings. Protection by ‘svastibhiḥ’ is not mere safety; it is stable right-being—harmonious conditions of mind, life, and body that allow steady progress.
Universal truth
A sincere, well-formed aspiration not only calls help; it educates the future self. Spiritual speech, repeated over time, shapes the next movements of our nature and establishes enduring well-being.
Themes
hymn as effective approach, divine protection, attainment of deva-vīti
The seer
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Other hymns
- RV 7.85.1 (purified thought offering), RV 7.86.2-6 (appeal and protection)
Family tradition
Vasiṣṭha’s prayers often include protection for continuity—family/lineage outwardly, and inwardly the continuity of the soul’s formation across time.
Significance
The seer emphasizes that mantra is evolutionary: it shapes the ‘next generation’ within us—our future mind and life—toward the divine meeting (devavīti).
The deity
- Devata
- Indra–Varuṇa
- Epithets
- suratna (givers/guardians of true treasure, implied), svasti-dā (givers of well-being, implied)
- Related deities
- Agni (carrier of hymn), Uṣas (awakening that supports progress), Mitra (harmony)
Cosmic role
They receive the hymn and respond by guiding toward divine communion and guarding the journey of life.
Inner power
They stabilize progress: Indra gives forward impetus and courage; Varuṇa gives protective order and rightness, resulting in svasti (harmonious being).
In ritual
Where it is used
Concluding praise/prayer in a hymn sequence; suitable as an anuvākyā-style closure seeking protection and auspiciousness.
इ॒यमिन्द्रं॒ वरु॑णमष्ट मे॒ गीः प्राव॑त्तो॒के तन॑ये॒ तूतु॑जाना । सु॒रत्ना॑सो दे॒ववी॑तिं गमेम यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभि॒: सदा॑ नः ॥
इ॒यम् । इन्द्र॑म् । वरु॑णम् । अ॒ष्ट॒ । मे॒ । गीः । प्र । आ॒व॒त् । तो॒के । तन॑ये । तूतु॑जाना । सु॒ऽरत्ना॑सः । दे॒वऽवी॑तिम् । ग॒मे॒म॒ । यू॒यम् । पा॒त॒ । स्व॒स्तिऽभिः॑ । सदा॑ । नः॒ ॥
iyam | indram | varuṇam | aṣṭa | me | gīḥ | pra | āvat | toke | tanaye | tūtujānā | su-ratnāsaḥ | deva-vītim | gamema | yūyam | pāta | svasti-bhiḥ | sadā | naḥ
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Warmly forward-moving; a ‘reaching’ and then a ‘settling’ into protection.
Encourages confidence that the prayer is heard; ends with a soothing cadence on ‘svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ’.
- gīḥ
- Literal: song, hymn. Symbolic: aspiration and expressive soul-voice that forms consciousness
- aṣṭa
- Literal: has reached/attained. Symbolic: successful contact—inner prayer touching higher force
- prāvat
- Literal: has advanced forward. Symbolic: progressive movement of consciousness through mantra
- toke tanaye
- Literal: offspring and child. Symbolic: developing parts of the being; the ‘child-soul’ and future formations
- tūtujānā
- Literal: urging on, impelling. Symbolic: mantra as a spur to evolution and growth
- suratnāsaḥ
- Literal: having good jewels/treasures. Symbolic: possessing true values and inner riches (qualities, realizations)
- devavīti
- Literal: finding/enjoyment of the gods. Symbolic: experiential communion with higher powers
- svastibhiḥ
- Literal: with well-beings/auspicious states. Symbolic: harmonious stability that supports sādhanā
Concluding benediction: protection (pā) and svasti; affirmation that the hymn has reached the gods
At the close of recitation/offerings to seal the rite with protection and well-being.
Final recitation with a gesture of sealing/namas; mentally extend the benefit to future continuity (toke/tanaye).
Use as a closing mantra after meditation or chanting sessions: affirm contact, dedicate progress to one’s future self/family, and invoke stable well-being.
gī́r from √gai/√gī 'sing, praise'; tūtujānā intensive participle from √tuj 'push, incite' → inner energizing; su-rátnā from su- 'good' + ratná 'treasure' (spiritual jewel/power); deva-vī́ti (vīti from √vī 'to pursue, enjoy, find') → 'divine finding/enjoyment' as attainment of godhead; svastí from su- + √as 'be' → 'good being' (well-being as stable state of consciousness).
svasti (good-being), continuity of being (toka, tanaya) as inner lineage of growth
Svastí implies harmony with ṛta—life arranged in right measure so the divine can be ‘found’.
True treasures (suratna) correspond to satya-values rather than transient gains.
Mantra as a creative impulse shaping the future (‘offspring’) of consciousness.
Integral evolutionary view: the being grows through repeated contact with higher powers.
Journey = progressive sādhana; reaching the gods = ascent/communion; svasti = stable equilibrium of the inner environment.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The efficacious mantra reaching the gods and returning as protection and well-being: speech as a bridge between human and divine, ensuring continuity (toka/tanaya) and entry into deva-vīti.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- svastí from √as 'be' reflects PIE *h₁es- 'to be' (Latin esse). √pā 'protect' aligns with PIE *peh₂- 'protect, shepherd' (cf. Latin pāstor). √gam 'go' is a major IE root (cf. Greek baínō is different, but Indo-Iranian gam- is inherited within Indo-European).
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The r̥ṣi declares successful contact (gīḥ aṣṭa) and asks for an ongoing guardianship: the gods are to stabilize the seeker’s path with svasti so that the movement toward deva-vīti becomes continuous and secure.
Seal communion: feel the mantra as having ‘reached’ the higher power; rest in the response as protection and well-being.
Anāhata (devotion/communion) and Sahasrāra (contact above).
Natural breathing; on exhale repeat mentally ‘svastibhiḥ’; on inhale feel ‘devavīti’ drawing near.
Quiet devotional assurance.
Chant once at the end of practice; then dedicate the gained clarity/peace to your ‘future self’ (toka/tanaya) and resolve to carry it into action.
Tri-svara per śākhā; exact udatta sequence not supplied here.
Let ‘aṣṭa’ be crisp (arrival); give gentle emphasis to ‘devavītiṃ’ and a soft, sustained close on ‘svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ’.
iyam: short i (i-yam), aṣṭa: retroflex ṣṭ (aṣ-ṭa), prāvat: long ā (prā-), tūtujānā: long ū and long ā (tū-tu-jā-nā), suratnāsaḥ: retroflex ṇ? here ‘ratnā’ with dental n; keep ‘tn’ cluster clear, devavītiṃ: long ī (vī), nasalized ṃ at end
Warm, intimate, concluding like a benediction.
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