Rig Veda 8.5.24: Mandala 8, Sukta 5, Mantra 24
Sukta 8.5
- Rishi
- Kāṇva
- Devata
- Aśvinau
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Adbhuta (wonder) and Shanta (peace)
ताभिरा यातमूतिभिर्नव्यसीभिः सुशस्तिभिः । यद्वां वृषण्वसू हुवे ॥
tā́bhir ā́ yātam ūtíbhiḥ návyasībhiḥ suśastíbhiḥ | yád vāṃ vṛṣaṇvasū huvè ||
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Word by Word
- ताभिः
- with those (f.)Pronounस्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचनRole करणRoot तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → ता-
- आ
- hither, towardsIndeclinableउपसर्ग (गत्यर्थक)Root आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
- यातम्
- come (you two)!Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ); मध्यमपुरुष; द्विवचन; परस्मैपदRoot या (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
- ऊतिभिः
- with helps, with protectionsNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचनRole करणRoot ऊति- (प्रातिपदिक; √अव्/√ऊ ‘to help, protect’ से ‘aid, help’)
- नव्यसीभिः
- with newer (fresh)Adjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (ऊतिभिः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)Role करणRoot नव्यस्- (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक ‘new, fresh’)
- सुशस्तिभिः
- with good praisesNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचनRole करणRoot सु- (उपसर्ग) + शस्ति- (प्रातिपदिक; √शंस् ‘to praise’ → ‘praise, laudation’)
- यत्
- when; thatPronounनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (सम्बन्धसूचक ‘when/that’)Root यद् (सम्बन्ध/यत्-प्रातिपदिक)
- वाम्
- you two (acc./gen.)Pronounषष्ठी/द्वितीया; द्विवचनRole कर्म (हुवे इत्यस्य)Root युष्मद् (सर्वनाम) → वाम्
- वृषण्वसू
- O you two mighty and wealthy onesNoun (epithet)पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; द्विवचन (इन्द्राग्न्योः/अश्विनोर्वा युगलदेवतासम्बोधनम्)Role सम्बोधनRoot वृषण्वसु- (समास-प्रातिपदिक; वृषण् ‘mighty/bull-like’ + वसु ‘good, wealth’)
- हुवे
- I invokeVerbलट् (वर्तमान); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपदRoot हू (धातु ‘to call, invoke’)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः: ताभिः | आ | यातम् | ऊतिभिः | नव्यसीभिः | सुशस्तिभिः | यत् | वाम् | वृषण्वसू | हुवे । 1) ताभिः + आ → ताभिरा (विसर्ग/रुत्व-प्रकारेण ‘ः’→‘र्’ पूर्वस्वरसंयोगे)
- 2) यातम् + ऊतिभिः → यातमूतिभिः (अकार+ऊकार संधिः: अ + ऊ → ऊ; दीर्घीभाव)
- 3) ऊतिभिः + नव्यसीभिः → ऊतिभिर्नव्यसीभिः (विसर्ग/रुत्व: ‘ः’→‘र्’ + न्)
- 4) सुशस्तिभिः + यत् → सुशस्तिभिर्यत् (रुत्व: ‘ः’→‘र्’ + य्)
- 5) यत् + वाम् → यद्वाम् (जश्त्व: त् + व् → द् + व्)
The meaning
Outer meaning
Come with those ever-new helps and beautiful efficacies when I call you, O vigorous bringers of wealth/plenitude.
Inner meaning
The seeker calls the Aśvins not for a single miracle but for ‘ever-new’ (navyasī) forms of aid—fresh descents adapted to the evolving sadhana. ‘Suśasti’ implies right effectiveness: help that not only consoles but successfully arranges the movements of life and mind. ‘Vṛṣaṇvasū’ (vigorous bringers of good) indicates a force that pours strength and plenitude into the being—an infusion of energetic harmony that supports transformation.
Universal truth
True guidance is living and progressive: the divine help renews itself according to the soul’s growing capacity, bringing effective strength for each stage.
Themes
Renewal, Invocation, Mantric right speech, Strength and fullness
The seer
- Rishi
- Kāṇva
- Other hymns
- RV 8.5 (Aśvin cycle), RV 1.34 (Aśvin arrival with aids; thematic parallel)
Family tradition
Kāṇva invocations frequently stress immediacy (‘ā yātam’) and practical efficacy, reflecting a pragmatic yoga of calling powers into action.
Significance
The seer teaches a key method: call with clarity and openness, and expect help that is not repetitive but creatively renewed.
The deity
- Devata
- Aśvinau
- Epithets
- Vṛṣaṇvasū, Nāsatyā, Dasrā
- Related deities
- Soma (delight), Indra (illumination), Uṣas (awakening)
Cosmic role
Bringers of auspicious increase—health, right enjoyment, safe passage, and the dawnward movement of life.
Inner power
Dynamic renewal: they refresh the prāṇa and reorganize the vital-mind into harmonious effectiveness.
In ritual
Where it is used
General Aśvin invocation in Soma rites; also as an āvāhana-style call (inviting presence).
ताभि॒रा या॑तमू॒तिभि॒र्नव्य॑सीभिः सुश॒स्तिभि॑: । यद्वां॑ वृषण्वसू हु॒वे ॥
ताभिः॑ । आ । या॒त॒म् । ऊ॒तिऽभिः॑ । नव्य॑सीभिः । सु॒श॒स्तिऽभिः॑ । यत् । वा॒म् । वृ॒ष॒ण्व॒सू॒ इति॑ वृषण्ऽवसू । हु॒वे ॥
tābhiḥ | ā | yātam | ūti-bhiḥ | navyasībhiḥ | suśasti-bhiḥ | yat | vām | vṛṣaṇvasūitivṛṣaṇ-vasū | huve
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Invitational and uplifted; the middle compounds (navyasībhis suśastibhiḥ) create a rolling richness.
Energizes aspiration while keeping a harmonious tone—good for beginning a practice session.
- ऊतिभिः (ūtibhiḥ)
- Literal: with helps. Symbolic: descending interventions—healing, guidance, right timing, strengthening
- नव्यसीभिः (navyasībhiḥ)
- Literal: newer, ever-new. Symbolic: fresh formations of grace; evolving methods of inner assistance
- सुशस्तिभिः (suśastibhiḥ)
- Literal: with good/beautiful efficacies. Symbolic: help that is rightly effective—aligning movements to ṛta
- आ यातम् (ā yātam)
- Literal: come hither. Symbolic: descent/arrival into the practitioner’s field of work
- वृषण्वसू (vṛṣaṇvasū)
- Literal: vigorous bringers of wealth/good. Symbolic: strong givers of plenitude—energy + harmony + right enjoyment
Re-invitation with emphasis on ‘new’ helps; mantra efficacy highlighted (suśasti)
At dawn or at the start of an undertaking needing harmonious effectiveness.
Calling the deities to ‘arrive’ with their aids; offering praise as the inviting seat.
Use before work, study, healing sessions, or meditation: ask for ‘ever-new’ help rather than repeating old patterns.
√yā ‘go’ (yātam) continues PIE *h₁ey- ‘go’. navya ‘new’ from PIE *néwos (cf. English ‘new’). su-śasti from su ‘good’ + √śas ‘praise/recite’—praise as right articulation. vṛṣan ‘vigorous, virile’ from √vṛṣ ‘to be strong/rain’ semantic vigor; vasu ‘wealth, good’.
progressive revelation (ever-new helps), mantra as right-form (suśasti) aligning with R̥ta
‘Suśasti’ is ṛta in action—right arrangement producing right result.
Help aligns outer movement to inner truth of the soul’s intention.
Perpetual renewal—creation as continuous fresh becoming, not a one-time event.
Integral psychology of progressive revelation (new descents as capacity grows).
Dawn
Dawn = opening; ever-new helps = fresh inspirations; vigor = awakened prāṇa supporting transformation.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The mythologem is ‘ever-new aid’: divine help is not static; it renews according to the seeker’s evolving need. Innerly, the Aśvins bring successive interventions as consciousness grows.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- navya ‘new’ reflects PIE *néwos; √yā reflects PIE *h₁ey-. The persistence of these basic roots in a high-ritual poetic context illustrates continuity from everyday motion/renewal semantics into sacred symbolism.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi’s call (huve) is coupled with suśasti—right praise—suggesting that accurate inner articulation draws the gods. The devatā responds with ‘new helps’, indicating a living, adaptive reciprocity rather than a one-time grant.
Invite fresh descents of help—release rigid expectations; receive the ‘new form’ of guidance for today.
Maṇipūra (effective force) harmonized by Anāhata (balance)
3 rounds of bhastrikā (mild), then settle into slow exhale; chant once to direct the awakened energy toward harmony.
Bright, receptive, energized calm.
Formulate one clear inner call (‘huve’) and then pause—feel for a subtle, novel adjustment in posture, breath, or attitude: that ‘navyasī ūtī’ is the living guidance.
Three-tone; keep a lift on ā yātam and a clear articulation of the compound navyasībhis-suśastibhiḥ.
Do not rush the long compounds; let them ‘unfurl’ musically to convey abundance and beauty of efficacy.
(tābhir ā): separate: tābhiḥ + ā; keep visarga before ā as light aspiration, (navyasībhiḥ): ‘vy’ cluster clean; long ī, (suśastibhiḥ): śa as palatal; aspirated bh, (vṛṣaṇvasū): vocalic ṛ; retroflex ṇ; long ū at end, (huve): short u, clear v
Bright, inviting, resonant (not forceful).
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