Rig Veda 2.25.5: Mandala 2, Sukta 25, Mantra 5
Sukta 2.25
तस्मा इद्विश्वे धुनयन्त सिन्धवोऽच्छिद्रा शर्म दधिरे पुरूणि । देवानां सुम्ने सुभगः स एधते यंयं युजं कृणुते ब्रह्मणस्पतिः ॥
tásmā íd víśve dhunayanta síndhavo ’cchídrā śárma dadhire purū́ṇi | devā́nāṃ súmne su-bhágaḥ sá edhate yaṃ-yáṃ yújaṃ kṛṇuté bráhmaṇas-pátiḥ ||
ಅವನಿಗಾಗಿ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಎಲ್ಲ ಸಿಂಧವಗಳು—ನದಿಗಳು—ಏಳಿಬಂದು ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತವೆ; ಅನೇಕ ಅಚ್ಛಿದ್ರ ಆಶ್ರಯಗಳನ್ನು ಅವು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ದೇವರ ಸುಮ್ನದಲ್ಲಿ—ಕೃಪೆಯಲ್ಲಿ—ಅವನು ಸುಭಗನಾಗಿ ವೃದ್ಧಿಸಿ ಸಮೃದ್ಧನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಯಾರಿಗಾಗಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಪತಿ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಯುಜನನ್ನು (ಜೂತ-ಸಹಚರನನ್ನು) ಶಕ್ತಿಮಂತನಾಗಿಸುತ್ತಾನೋ.
For prosperity through divine favour (sumna) and establishment of protective peace (śarman), with imagery of rivers as converging supportive currents.
Śarman as unbroken peace/protection, Sumna (divine favour), Edhate (growth/prosperity) as spiritual increase
All rivers moving together implies harmonization under ṛta rather than chaotic flow.
acchidra (without holes) suggests integrity—truth that does not break under pressure.
Convergence of many streams into ordered manifestation; protection as a condition for growth.
Integral yoga reading: wholeness/integrity (acchidra) as prerequisite for stable ascent.
monsoon (suggested by many rivers in motion)
Rivers = currents of prāṇa/thought/inspiration; unbroken shelter = integral peace and protection; favour of gods = alignment with higher consciousness.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The convergence of all rivers to the favoured one: supportive cosmic currents gather around the seeker aligned with Brahmaṇaspati. The many ‘unbroken shelters’ signify stabilized planes of protection once the Word has ordered the being.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- The prosperity verb √edh ‘grow’ has Indo-Iranian parallels and fits an old IE semantic field of increase and thriving. The river motif is a shared IE poetic resource for abundance and the gathering of powers.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi presents the fruit of right alignment: when Brahmaṇaspati yokes the needed powers, divine favour (sumna) becomes operative, protective peace (śarman) is established, and growth (edh) follows as an inner prosperity rather than mere material gain.
Gather scattered energies into one calm flow; establish an ‘unbroken shelter’ of awareness around the mind and heart.
vishuddha (harmonized currents through truthful expression)
slow_meditative
Integrated calm, protected expansion.
Chant softly. After chanting, scan the being for ‘holes’—places where attention leaks (worry, rumination). Gently seal them by returning to a single mantra-feeling in the heart. Rest in the sense of divine shelter, then let action arise from that protection.
Rigvedic accents; keep the first pāda gently rolling (rivers in motion), second pāda settling, third pāda auspicious and warm; refrain even.
Slight emphasis on dhunayanta, acchidra śarma, devānāṃ sumne, subhagaḥ, edhate; then the refrain as a calm seal.
Careful with consonant clusters: 'cchidra' (acchidra) articulate the cch clearly., sindhavo: keep dh soft aspirate., sumne: keep short u; subhagaḥ: bh aspirated.
Warm, protective, rounded tone; avoid harsh attack.
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