Rig Veda 7.3.10: Mandala 7, Sukta 3, Mantra 10
Sukta 7.3
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Devata
- Agni
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Adbhuta (wonder)
एता नो अग्ने सौभगा दिदीह्यपि क्रतुं सुचेतसं वतेम । विश्वा स्तोतृभ्यो गृणते च सन्तु यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
etā́ no agne sáubhagā didī́hy ápi krátuṃ su-cétasaṃ vatema | víśvā stotṛ́bhyo gṛṇaté ca santu yūyáṃ pāta svastíbhíḥ sádā naḥ ||
हे अग्ने, एतानि नः सौभाग्यानि दिदीह्य्; अपि च सुचेतसं क्रतुं वयं वतेम। विश्वानि स्तोतृभ्यो गृणते च सन्तु; यूयं नः सदा स्वस्तिभिः पात।
Word by Word
- ए॒ताः
- these (f.)Pronoun/Adjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्म (विधेय-विशेष्य; ‘दिदीहि’ इत्यस्य कर्मरूपेण)Root एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- नः
- for us / ourPronounषष्ठी/चतुर्थी, बहुवचन (एन्क्लिटिक)Role सम्प्रदान (हितार्थे: ‘for us’)Root अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
- अग्ने
- O AgniNounपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनRole सम्बोधनRoot अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
- सौभ॑गाः
- prosperities / good fortunesNoun/Adjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्म (एताः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; ‘these prosperities’)Root सौभग (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + भग)
- दिदी॒हि
- shine forth / blazeVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदRole क्रियाRoot दीप्/दी (धातु; ‘to shine, blaze’)
- अपि
- also; moreoverIndeclinableअव्ययRole सम्बन्ध/उपपद (समुच्चय/अधिकरणार्थ-निपात)Root अपि
- क्रतु॑म्
- resolve; will; ritual powerNounपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्म (वतेम इत्यस्य)Root क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
- सु॒चेत॑सम्
- well-minded; of good insightAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (क्रतुम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)Role कर्म-विशेषणRoot सुचेतस् (प्रातिपदिक; सु- + चेतस्)
- वतेम
- may we seek/attainVerbविधिलिङ् (आशीर्लिङ्/विध्यर्थ), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपदRole क्रियाRoot वन्/वृ (धातु; RV-प्रयोगे ‘to seek/choose, pursue, win’)
- विश्वाः
- all (f.)Adjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृ (सन्तु इत्यस्य)Root विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
- स्तो॒तृभ्यः
- to the praisersNounपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, बहुवचनRole सम्प्रदानRoot स्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु ‘to praise’)
- गृण॒ते
- to the singer/praiserVerb (participle used substantively)वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), चतुर्थी, एकवचन (पुंलिङ्ग/सामान्य-प्रयोग; ‘to the praising one’)Role सम्प्रदानRoot गृ (धातु; ‘to sing/praise’)
- च
- andIndeclinableअव्ययRole समुच्चयRoot च
- सन्तु
- let them beVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ/आशीः), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचनRole क्रियाRoot अस् (धातु)
- यू॒यम्
- you (pl.)Pronounप्रथमा, बहुवचनRole कर्तृ (पात इत्यस्य)Root युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
- पा॑त
- protectVerbलोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपदRole क्रियाRoot पा (धातु; ‘to protect’)
- स्व॒स्तिभिः
- with well-beings / blessingsNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचनRole करणRoot स्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
- सदा॑
- alwaysIndeclinableअव्ययRole कालाधिकरणRoot सदा
- नः
- usPronounद्वितीया, बहुवचन (एन्क्लिटिक)Role कर्मRoot अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेद (सन्धि-निरास): एताः नः अग्ने सौभगाः दिदीहि । अपि क्रतुम् सुचेतसम् वतेम । विश्वाः स्तोतृभ्यः गृणते च सन्तु । यूयम् पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः । मुख्य-सन्धयः: (1) एताः + नः → एता नो (विसर्ग/ओ-आदेशः प्रगृह्य-प्रयोगः) । (2) नः + अग्ने → नोऽग्ने (स्वर-सन्धि; पाठे ‘नो अग्ने’) । (3) दिदीहि + अपि → दिदीह्यपि (इ/ई + अ → य्-आगम) । (4) अपि + क्रतुम् → अपि क्रतुम् (सन्धि न) । (5) सुचेतसम् + वतेम → सुचेतसं वतेम (म् + व → अनुस्वार/परसवर्ण-प्रयोगः; संहितायां ‘-सं व-’) । (6) विश्वाः + स्तोतृभ्यः → विश्वा स्तोतृभ्यः (आः + स्… → आ + स्…; पदपाठे ‘विश्वाः’) । (7) गृणते + च → गृणते च (सन्धि न) । (8) स्वस्तिभिः + सदा → स्वस्तिभिः सदा (सन्धि न) ।
The meaning
Outer meaning
Agni, blaze these felicities for us; may we reach luminous understanding and will. Let all good things come to the praisers and singers; protect us always with well-being.
Inner meaning
The prayer asks Agni to kindle saubhagā—harmonies of fortune and rightness—within the being, not as chance but as a radiance of the inner fire. The sought attainment is sucetasaṃ kratuṃ: a will that is clear-minded, luminous in understanding, capable of right decision and sustained effort. The ‘praisers and singers’ are the active faculties of aspiration and expression; the mantra asks that all helpful forces gather to them. ‘Svastibhiḥ’ are harmonizing powers—states of inner well-being and right alignment—by which Agni continuously guards the sadhaka.
Universal truth
Happiness that endures is a product of clarity and right will; when consciousness is aligned, protection comes as harmony, not mere defense.
Themes
Benediction, Auspiciousness, Right will, Protection
The seer
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Lineage
- Vasiṣṭha-gotra
- Other hymns
- RV 7.3.1-11, RV 7.4.1
Family tradition
The Vasiṣṭha tradition often culminates praise in a request for clear kratu and svasti—inner rightness and harmony.
Significance
This is a practical sadhana-verse: it asks for the core yogic requirement—luminous will—along with stable well-being that supports endurance.
The deity
- Devata
- Agni
- Epithets
- giver of saubhaga, protector with svasti, inner illuminator
- Related deities
- Savitṛ (impulsion of right thought), Indra (illumined force), Aśvins (well-being and restoration)
Cosmic role
Bestower of auspicious order; kindler of right intelligence in action; guardian of the sacrificer.
Inner power
The flame that turns aspiration into clear decision, and clear decision into harmonious life-movement.
In ritual
Where it is used
Concluding benediction within an Agni hymn; suitable for ‘svasti’ closure of offerings.
ए॒ता नो॑ अग्ने॒ सौभ॑गा दिदी॒ह्यपि॒ क्रतुं॑ सु॒चेत॑सं वतेम । विश्वा॑ स्तो॒तृभ्यो॑ गृण॒ते च॑ सन्तु यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभि॒: सदा॑ नः ॥
ए॒ता । नः॒ । अ॒ग्ने॒ । सौभ॑गा । दि॒दी॒हि॒ । अपि॑ । क्रतु॑म् । सु॒ऽचेत॑सम् । व॒ते॒म॒ । विश्वा॑ । स्तो॒तृऽभ्यः॑ । गृ॒ण॒ते । च॒ । स॒न्तु॒ । यू॒यम् । पा॒त॒ । स्व॒स्तिऽभिः॑ । सदा॑ । नः॒ ॥
etā | naḥ | agne | saubhagā | didīhi | api | kratum | su-cetasam | vatema | viśvā | stotṛ-bhyaḥ | gṛṇate | ca | santu | yūyam | pāta | svasti-bhiḥ | sadā | naḥ
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4 x ~11 syllables
Benedictive, balanced cadence; less martial, more harmonizing while retaining strength.
Soothes and clarifies; supports aspiration for right will and a settled protective peace.
- सौभगाः (saubhagāḥ)
- Literal: felicities, good fortunes. Symbolic: inner harmonies and right conditions created by the divine will
- दिदीहि (didīhi)
- Literal: shine/blaze. Symbolic: kindle and make active in consciousness
- क्रतु (kratu)
- Literal: will, intelligence in action. Symbolic: effective spiritual volition—power to choose and execute the true movement
- सुचेतसम् (sucetasaṃ)
- Literal: of good/clear understanding. Symbolic: luminous discernment guiding the will
- स्तोतृ / गृणते (stotṛ / gṛṇate)
- Literal: praiser / singer. Symbolic: aspiring faculties that affirm and articulate the divine
- स्वस्तिभिः (svastibhiḥ)
- Literal: with well-beings, auspiciousnesses. Symbolic: harmonizing states and protective alignments of consciousness
- सदा (sadā)
- Literal: always. Symbolic: continuity of protection—stable establishment in the being
Concluding benediction: prayer for auspiciousness and protection for the ritualists; suitable as a closing verse in Agni offerings.
At the end of recitation/offerings as an auspicious sealing prayer.
Final oblations and benediction for the patron/priests; protective closure.
Use as a closing mantra after meditation or study: to seal the session with clarity, goodwill, and protection in daily life.
सौभग: from su+bhaga ‘good share’ (bhaga: distributor of portions) → felicity as right allotment of divine powers. क्रतु: cognitive will; linked to √kṛ ‘do/make’ with formative -tu → capacity for effective action. चेतस्: from √cit ‘to perceive’ → consciousness; su-cetas ‘well-lit in awareness’. स्वस्ति: su+asti ‘good being’ → stable state of well-being.
Su-cetas (luminous consciousness), Kratú as effective truth-will, Svasti as stable good-being aligned with Rita
Svastis are harmonies of ṛta—right arrangement of forces in the being.
Sucetas kratu is will aligned with truth, not desire.
Agni ‘blazes’ felicities—creates supportive conditions for the evolution of consciousness.
Integral yoga orientation: right will and harmony as fruits of inner fire.
Fire = illumination; svasti = smooth flow of prāṇa and mind; saubhaga = fortunate alignment of inner forces.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- Agni as bestower of felicity and right will, concluding in protective svasti. Inner sense: the fire is asked to establish enduring well-being by kindling luminous intelligence and effective will in the aspirant community.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √cit ‘perceive’ (cetas) and √kṛ ‘do’ (kratu) are core IE roots. The formulaic benedictive ‘svasti’ parallels Indo-Iranian blessing diction (Avestan xvašti- ‘well-being’ is often compared).
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi requests an inner transformation (su-cetas kratu) rather than external gain: Agni’s gift is a state of consciousness and effective action; the human role is sustained praise (stotṛ/gṛṇat) that keeps the channel open.
Kindle inner felicity: recall one quality to blaze (clarity, courage, kindness) and offer it to Agni; then rest in svasti (harmonized calm).
Anahata (well-being/harmony) supported by Manipura (will)
4-6 breathing (inhale 4, exhale 6) to settle; chant on the exhale, ending with a silent pause on ‘sadā naḥ’.
Settled luminous goodwill; integration after effort.
Close practice by affirming: ‘May my will be sucetas—clear and true’; then extend goodwill to all inner parts (praisers/singers) so the whole nature cooperates.
Respect udatta marks; keep ‘saúbhagā didīhi’ bright; soften on ‘svastibhiḥ’.
Let each pāda end gently; emphasize ‘kratuṃ sucetasaṃ’ as the central aim.
एता: long ē; do not reduce to ‘eta’., दिदीहि: articulate di-dī-hi with long ī., सुचेतसम्: su-ce-ta-sam with clear dental t., स्वस्तिभिः: pronounce sva-sti-bhiḥ, not ‘su-asti’., यूयम्: long ū; keep y consonant clear.
Warm, blessing-like, even; avoid harsh attack on consonants.
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