Rig Veda 6.71.6: Mandala 6, Sukta 71, Mantra 6
Sukta 6.71
- Rishi
- Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
- Devata
- Savitṛ
- Chandas
- Jagatī
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Adbhuta (wonder)
वाममद्य सवितर्वाममु श्वो दिवेदिवे वाममस्मभ्यं सावीः । वामस्य हि क्षयस्य देव भूरेरया धिया वामभाजः स्याम ॥
vāmám adyá savitar vāmám u śvó divédive vāmám asmábhyaṃ sāvīḥ | vā́masya hí kṣáyasya deva bhū́rer ayā́ dhiyā́ vāma-bhā́jaḥ syāma ||
Pożądane dobro dziś, o Sawitri; pożądane dobro jutro; dzień po dniu popychaj dla nas to, co pożądane. Albowiem z tego obfitego mieszkania rozkoszy, o boże, niech staniemy się uczestnikami przez ten ruch myśli i woli.
Word by Word
- वामम्
- auspicious (boon), desirableAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचनRole कर्म (सावीः इत्यस्य)Root वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
- अद्य
- todayIndeclinableकालवाचक-अव्ययRole अधिकारण (काल)Root अद्य (अव्यय)
- सवितः
- O Savitṛ (the Impeller, Sun-god)Nounपुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचनRole सम्बोधनRoot सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
- वामम्
- auspicious (boon)Adjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचनRole कर्मRoot वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
- उ
- and/indeedIndeclinableनिपात (अनुनासिक/उत्कर्ष/अन्वयार्थ)Root उ (निपात)
- श्वः
- tomorrowIndeclinableकालवाचक-अव्ययRole अधिकारण (काल)Root श्वस्/श्वः (अव्यय)
- दिवे
- for the dayNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी; एकवचनRole सम्प्रदान (काल-लक्ष्य; ‘for the day’)Root दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
- दिवे
- for the dayNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी; एकवचनRole सम्प्रदान (काल-लक्ष्य)Root दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
- वामम्
- auspicious (boon)Adjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचनRole कर्मRoot वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
- अस्मभ्यम्
- to usPronounउभयलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी; बहुवचनRole सम्प्रदानRoot अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
- सावीः
- impel/grant (you should bestow)Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थे); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदRoot सू (धातु) / सव् (प्रेरणे) वैदिक-प्रयोग
- वामस्य
- of the auspicious (abode/possession)Adjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचनRole सम्बन्ध (क्षयस्य)Root वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
- हि
- for/indeedIndeclinableनिपात (हेतौ/निश्चये)Root हि (निपात)
- क्षयस्य
- of the dwelling/abode (of wealth)Nounपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचनRole सम्बन्ध (भूरेः)Root क्षय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘dwelling, abode, possession’)
- देव
- O godNounपुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचनRole सम्बोधनRoot देव (प्रातिपदिक)
- भूरेः
- of abundance, of plentyNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग (वैदिके प्रायः); षष्ठी; एकवचनRole सम्बन्ध (अया/धिया इत्यस्य लक्ष्य-सम्बन्धः)Root भूरि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘abundance’)
- अया
- with thisPronoun/Adjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचनRole करणRoot इदम्-प्रातिपदिक ‘अय’ (सर्वनाम-विशेष; ‘this’), वैदिक-रूप
- धिया
- with (our) thought/insight, prayerNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचनRole करणRoot धी (प्रातिपदिक)
- वामभाजः
- partakers of the auspicious (boons)Adjective (Kṛdanta)पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचनRole कर्तृ (स्याम)Root वाम-भाज् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; ‘sharing in the auspicious’)
- स्याम
- may we beVerbविधिलिङ् (आशीर्लिङ्/सम्भावना); उत्तमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपदRoot अस् (धातु)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः (RV-पदपाठानुसार): वामम् | अद्य | सवितः | वामम् | उ | श्वः | दिवे-दिवे | वामम् | अस्मभ्यम् | सावीः || वामस्य | हि | क्षयस्य | देव | भूरेः | अया | धिया | वामभाजः | स्याम || 1) दिवे॒दिवे → दिवे दिवे (पुनरुक्ति; संधि-लोपः/पदविभागः). 2) सवितर्वामम् → सवितः वामम् (विसर्ग-लोपः + र्-आगमः/रेफः: सवितः + वामम् → सवितर्वामम्). 3) अस्मभ्यं सावीः → अस्मभ्यम् सावीः (अनुस्वार/मकार-परिवर्तनः पदान्ते). 4) देव भूरेः: पदान्त-प्रयोगे ‘देव’ सम्बोधनः
- ‘भूरेः’ षष्ठी एकवचनम्
The meaning
Outer meaning
O Savitṛ, impel for us the desirable good today, tomorrow, day by day. Since you possess an abundant dwelling of delight, may we become its sharers by this movement of thought and will.
Inner meaning
The seeker asks the divine Impeller to continually set in motion (sāvīḥ) the ‘vāmam’—the pleasant, right, and fulfilling good—so the inner life is progressively aligned each day. ‘Kṣaya’ is not merely a house but a stable inner station of felicity: a consciousness-home of abundance (bhūri). By the ‘going’ (ayā) of dhī—illumined thought-will—the aspirant becomes a participant (vāmabhājaḥ) in that divine delight rather than a transient enjoyer of outer pleasures.
Universal truth
Lasting well-being is not случай desire-fulfillment but a daily re-impulsion of consciousness toward the good; by disciplined, illumined intention we enter a stable inner abundance.
Themes
boon prayer, inner felicity, daily renewal, participation in plenitude
The seer
- Rishi
- Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
- Lineage
- Bharadvāja
- Other hymns
- RV 6.71.1-7, RV 6.73, RV 6.74
Family tradition
Bārhaspatya emphasis on dhī (illumined understanding) and right formation of works; prayer as a disciplined movement of thought-force.
Significance
The Bharadvāja vision links daily life to the yoga of continuity—‘dive-dive’ as steady sādhanā under Savitṛ’s guidance.
The deity
- Devata
- Savitṛ
- Epithets
- Bestower of vāmam, Lord of the abundant dwelling (bhūrer kṣayasya), Daily Impeller
- Related deities
- Uṣas, Sūrya, Bhaga (distributor of delight), Pūṣan (guide)
Cosmic role
Regulator of rhythms of day and life; awakener of aspiration and beneficent movement in beings.
Inner power
Sustaining impulsion that converts aspiration into stable joy (ānanda) and right habit of consciousness.
In ritual
Where it is used
Morning/day-start prayers to Savitṛ; blessings for prosperity and right movement
वा॒मम॒द्य स॑वितर्वा॒ममु॒ श्वो दि॒वेदि॑वे वा॒मम॒स्मभ्यं॑ सावीः । वा॒मस्य॒ हि क्षय॑स्य देव॒ भूरे॑र॒या धि॒या वा॑म॒भाज॑: स्याम ॥
वा॒मम् । अ॒द्य । स॒वि॒तः॒ । वा॒मम् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । श्वः । दि॒वेऽदि॑वे । वा॒मम् । अ॒स्मभ्य॑म् । सा॒वीः॒ । वा॒मस्य॑ । हि । क्षय॑स्य । दे॒व॒ । भूरेः॑ । अ॒या । धि॒या । वा॒म॒ऽभाजः॑ । स्या॒म॒ ॥
vāmam | adya | savitaḥ | vāmam | oṃ iti | śvaḥ | dive--dive | vāmam | asmabhyam | sāvīḥ | vāmasya | hi | kṣayasya | deva | bhūreḥ | ayā | dhiyā | vāma-bhājaḥ | syāma
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4×12 syllables (approx.) with a repeated ‘vāmam’ anaphora shaping the cadence
Mantric insistence through repetition; expansive but orderly.
Builds a steady resolve and a calm optimism; repetition imprints the ‘true good’ as a daily orientation.
- vāmam
- Literal: desirable, pleasant good. Symbolic: The true good—harmonious growth, right enjoyment, soul-felicity
- sāvīḥ (√sū)
- Literal: impel, set in motion. Symbolic: Divine initiation of progress; energizing the will toward truth
- dive-dive
- Literal: day by day. Symbolic: Continuous practice; steady evolution rather than sudden excitement
- kṣaya
- Literal: dwelling, abode. Symbolic: Stable plane/state of consciousness; inner home of delight
- bhūri
- Literal: abundant, plentiful. Symbolic: Overflowing spiritual plenty—ananda’s wideness
- dhī
- Literal: thought, insight. Symbolic: Illumined intelligence united with will (Aurobindo’s ‘thought-force’)
- ayā
- Literal: going, movement. Symbolic: Aspiration and progressive advance of consciousness
- vāmabhājaḥ
- Literal: sharers of the desirable. Symbolic: Participants in divine delight, not possessors by ego
General Savitṛ-prayer for daily impulsion and wellbeing; suitable for morning recitations and rites invoking prasava (impulsion).
At sunrise or before daily duties; also suitable for beginning a journey or undertaking
Recitation as sankalpa: asking the divine to impel the good continuously
Use as a daily intention-setting mantra for ethical clarity, emotional balance, and sustained practice.
Key terms: (1) vāma- 'desirable, pleasant, auspicious' (semantic range: beloved, good, boon) → in inner sense: felicity of right harmony. (2) sāvīḥ opt. 2sg of √sū/√su 'impel, vivify' → Savitṛ as giver of continuous right impulsion. (3) kṣaya- 'dwelling, abiding place' from √kṣi 'to dwell' → stable inner seat of abundance, not mere property. (4) dhī- 'vision-thought' from √dhī 'to think, perceive' → inspired intelligence. (5) ayā (instr.) from aya- (movement) < √i 'go' → the forward progression of consciousness.
continuous becoming, dhī (inspired intelligence), kṣaya (stable inner abode), prasava (divine impulsion)
The ‘day by day’ impulsion implies alignment with cosmic rhythm rather than erratic desire.
Dhī as truth-seeing intelligence becomes the means of sharing the divine abundance.
The divine distributes delight through ordered time; progress is incremental manifestation of the good.
Yoga of aspiration and continuity; anticipates Upaniṣadic stress on inner state (dhaman/kṣaya) rather than external gain.
morning and daily recurrence
Repeated sunrise symbolizes renewed aspiration; the ‘abode’ is the settled inner joy-state accessed by illumined will.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The mythologem of 'daily impulsion' (prasava): Savitṛ renews the auspicious good through time—today, tomorrow, day by day—so the seeker may enter the abundant 'dwelling' (kṣaya) of felicity. The outer boon-request becomes an inner discipline of continuous right movement guided by dhī.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- The optative mood (sāvīḥ, syāma) is a hallmark of archaic Indo-European prayer language, encoding wish/aspiration rather than command. √as 'to be' (syāma) is directly PIE *h₁es-; √i 'to go' (ayā) reflects PIE *h₁ey- 'go', supporting the conceptual metaphor of spiritual progress as 'going'.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi positions Savitṛ as the continuous inner benefactor: not a one-time gift but a perpetual impulsion. The human side offers alignment through dhī (vision-thought) and disciplined advance (ayā); the divine side responds by opening participation (vāma-bhājaḥ) in the abundant inner kṣaya.
‘Vāmam’ as the soul’s true good; cultivate daily re-alignment of intention under a higher impulsion.
anāhata (inner joy)
equal breathing (sama-vṛtti) 4-4 or 6-6 while repeating ‘vāmam’ mentally
quiet aspiration with warmth of gratitude
Begin with three slow breaths; chant once aloud, then repeat mentally, offering ‘today, tomorrow, day by day’ as a surrender of time; end by feeling a stable inner ‘dwelling’ of contented wideness.
Vedic accents as marked; maintain lift on udātta syllables in repeated ‘vāmam’ phrases and keep cadence consistent across repetitions.
Let the repeated ‘vāmam’ be even and unhurried; avoid rushing ‘dive-diveve’. Keep ‘sāvīḥ’ crisp with long ī.
vā́mam (do not reduce ā), dive-dive (separate lightly, not ‘divedive’ blur), kṣayasya (clear kṣ cluster), dhiyā (soft dh, long ā), vāmabhājaḥ (aspirate bh, long ā)
gentle, reassuring, steady resonance
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