Rig Veda 9.62.22: Mandala 9, Sukta 62, Mantra 22
Sukta 9.62
- Rishi
- Jamadagni
- Devata
- Soma Pavamāna
- Chandas
- Jagatī
- Rasa
- Vira (heroism) and Adbhuta (wonder)
एते सोमा असृक्षत गृणानाः श्रवसे महे । मदिन्तमस्य धारया ॥
eté sómā asṛkṣata gṛṇānā́ḥ śrávase mahé | mádintamasya dhā́rayā ||
Aliran-aliran Soma ini telah dilepaskan; dipuji, ia bergerak menuju kemasyhuran yang agung, dalam arus kenikmatan yang paling memabukkan.
Word by Word
- एते
- thesePronoun/Determinerपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्Role कर्तृRoot एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / एष-प्रातिपदिक
- सोमाः
- Soma (drops/juices)Nounपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्Role कर्तृRoot सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
- असृक्षत
- they were released / they flowed forthVerbलुङ् (अorist), परस्मैपदम्, ३ पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्Role (क्रिया)Root सृज् (धातु) ‘to let flow, release’
- गृणानाः
- praising / being praised (as they are sung)Participle (Adjective)वर्तमान-कर्तरि कृदन्तः (शतृ-प्रायः), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘सोमाः’ इति विशेषणम्Role कर्तृ (कर्तृ-विशेषणम्)Root गृ (धातु) ‘to sing, praise’ → गृणान (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
- श्रवसे
- for fame / for renownNounनपुंसकलिङ्गः, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्Role सम्प्रदानRoot श्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘fame, glory’
- महे
- greatAdjectiveपुंलिङ्गः/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘श्रवसे’ इति विशेषणम्Role सम्प्रदान (विशेषणम्)Root महत् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘great’
- मदिन्तमस्य
- the most intoxicating (draught) of him/it (of Soma)Adjective + Pronoun (genitive)(१) मदिन्तम- : पुं/नपुं, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (२) अस्य : षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासार्थः ‘अस्य (सोमस्य) मदिन्तमम्’Role कर्म (धारया इति करणेन सह—‘धारया मदिन्तमम्’)Root मदिन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘intoxicating, gladdening’ + तमप् (तम) + अस्य (इदम्-सर्वनाम)
- धारया
- with a stream / by the flowNounस्त्रीलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्Role करणRoot धारा (प्रातिपदिक) ‘stream, flow’
Sandhi Notes
- Sandhi resolved as: एते | सोमाः | असृक्षत | गृणानाः | श्रवसे | महे | मदिन्तमस्य | धारया. Notable: ‘सोमा॑ असृक्षत’ shows vowel sandhi across pada-boundary in saṃhitā (सोमाः + असृक्षत → सोमा असृक्षत). ‘मदिन्तमस्य’ is interpreted as madintamam + asya (genitive enclitic) in saṃhitā-joining
- sense: ‘the most intoxicating (portion) of Soma’
The meaning
Outer meaning
These Soma streams have been released; praised, they go toward great fame/glory, in the most intoxicating current.
Inner meaning
Multiple currents of Soma (states/streams of delight) are set free in the being. When affirmed by mantra and aspiration (gṛṇānāḥ), they move toward mahat śravas—vast luminous renown: the expansion of consciousness into a greater plane. The ‘most intoxicating stream’ is the strongest flow of Ananda that carries the mind beyond ego-limits.
Universal truth
Praise (affirmation aligned with truth) releases higher currents in us; once released, they naturally seek wideness and luminous fulfillment.
Themes
Soma-ritual, Praise-to-power transformation, Expansion, Glory/Śravas
The seer
- Rishi
- Jamadagni
- Lineage
- Bhṛgu (Bhārgava)
- Other hymns
- RV 9.62.24
Family tradition
Bhṛgu tapas lineage; emphasis on transformative release through disciplined praise and inner fire.
Significance
The Bhārgava spirit: when delight is praised (not possessed), it becomes a river toward wideness (mahat) rather than a pleasure bound to limitation.
The deity
- Devata
- Soma Pavamāna
- Epithets
- Soma (pressed delight), Pavamāna (purifying flow), Madintama (most exhilarating, implied)
- Related deities
- Indra (receiver of Soma), Vāyu (carrier of Soma), Vishve Devāḥ
Cosmic role
A multi-streamed nectar that, once released, ascends/expands toward the luminous worlds and strengthens divine functioning.
Inner power
Liberating joy that widens consciousness and carries it toward greater manifestation.
In ritual
Where it is used
Flow of Soma after pressing; celebratory praise as Soma runs
ए॒ते सोमा॑ असृक्षत गृणा॒नाः श्रव॑से म॒हे । म॒दिन्त॑मस्य॒ धार॑या ॥
ए॒ते । सोमाः॑ । अ॒सृ॒क्ष॒त॒ । गृ॒णा॒नाः । श्रव॑से । म॒हे । म॒दिन्ऽत॑मस्य । धार॑या ॥
ete | somāḥ | asṛkṣata | gṛṇānāḥ | śravase | mahe | madin-tamasya | dhārayā
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4×12 (expected)
Surging forward momentum; suitable for ‘release’ and ‘current’ imagery.
Energizes and widens the chest-breath; evokes a sense of being carried by a benevolent flow.
- एते सोमाः (ete somāḥ)
- Literal: these somas (streams). Symbolic: many currents/grades of delight-consciousness
- असृक्षत (asṛkṣata)
- Literal: have been released/let loose. Symbolic: blocked energies freed by purification
- गृणानाः (gṛṇānāḥ)
- Literal: being praised/sung. Symbolic: affirmed by mantra—conscious collaboration with the divine force
- श्रवसे महे (śravase mahe)
- Literal: to great fame/glory. Symbolic: to vast luminous manifestation—wideness and effective power
- मदिन्तमस्य धारया (madintamasya dhārayā)
- Literal: by/in the most intoxicating stream. Symbolic: in the strongest current of bliss that lifts consciousness
Recited over the flowing Soma during filtration/collection, emphasizing the released streams and their praised potency.
During/after filtration when streams are visibly flowing and being lauded.
Singing stotras as Soma is collected and offered.
Use when seeking to break inner stagnation—chant to ‘release the streams’ and invite wideness.
asṛkṣata: aorist of √sṛj with preverb a-, ‘let loose, emit’. gṛṇānāḥ: pres. mid. participle from √gṛ ‘to sing, praise’. śravas: ‘fame, glory’ from √śru ‘hear’ → ‘that which is heard of’. dhārā: from √dhṛ ‘to hold’ → ‘that which holds/continues’ as a sustained stream.
Bṛhat/Vastness (mahe as movement to wideness), mantra efficacy (praise as formative power), delight as a mode of consciousness (madin)
Released Soma moves in r̥ta—right-flow toward the Vast, not toward dispersion.
Praise aligned with truth is what makes the flow effective (gṛṇānāḥ).
Creation as release of hidden rivers of delight that expand into the Vast (mahat).
Aurobindonian: ascent into the Vast through Ananda-streams.
A felt ‘river’ of joy in the subtle body, moving upward/outward into spacious awareness.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The ‘released Soma’ as a plurality of living currents that, when praised, surge toward greatness (mahán). Innerly, affirmed delight becomes a force of expansion and luminous renown (śravas) in the being.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- śravas continues the PIE *ḱleu- ‘hear/fame’ complex (fame = what is heard). The semantic shift ‘hearing → renown’ is archaic IE. dhārā from √dhṛ relates to PIE *dʰer- ‘hold, support’ (cf. Greek thronos ‘seat’ via holding/support field; Sanskrit dhárman-).
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi’s praise (gṛ) is not descriptive but generative: it ‘tunes’ Soma’s currents into their most exhilarating flow, which in turn builds the rishi’s śravas—inner and outer glory as the sign of divine reception.
Sense multiple inner currents of sweetness; let them merge and move toward spacious, luminous awareness above the head/brow.
Ājñā to Sahasrāra (widening into the Vast)
Slightly fuller inhale; long exhale imagining a stream rising; rest in open awareness after recitation.
Expansive uplift; dynamic peace.
Chant, then visualize a river of light flowing through the spine; allow thoughts to be carried without grasping.
Svara not supplied; chant with steady pitch, allowing natural rise on udātta positions per tradition.
Stress lightly: ‘éte’, ‘sómāḥ’, ‘asṛ́kṣata’, ‘śrávase’, ‘máhe’, ‘dhāráyā’. Keep ‘dhārayā’ flowing.
asṛkṣata: kṣ cluster—clean, not swallowed, gṛṇānāḥ: ṛ is vocalic; long ā in nāḥ, śravase: ś is palatal; keep v soft, madintamasya: dental n; avoid retroflexing
Bright, forward resonance; feel ‘surge’ without strain.
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