Rig Veda 9.62.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 62, Mantra 7
Sukta 9.62
- Rishi
- Soma-Pavamāna seer-family
- Devata
- Soma Pavamāna
- Chandas
- Gāyatrī
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Adbhuta (wonder)
यास्ते धारा मधुश्चुतोऽसृग्रमिन्द ऊतये । ताभिः पवित्रमासदः ॥
yā́s te dhā́rā madhuścúto ’sṛgram inda ūtáye | tā́bhiḥ pavítram ā́sadaḥ ||
ஓ இந்து! தேன் சொட்டும் உன் அந்த ஓடைகள் எங்கள் காப்பிற்காக (ஊதி) விடுவிக்கப்பட்டன; அவற்றினாலேயே நீ பவித்ரத்தின் (பவித்ரம்) மீது அமர்கிறாய்.
Word by Word
- याः
- which (those)Pronounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole KartāRoot यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- ते
- of you / yourPronounषष्ठी, एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक ‘ते’ = ‘तव’)Role Sambandha (Genitive relation)Root त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- धाराः
- streamsNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole KartāRoot धारा (प्रातिपदिक; √धृ ‘धारणे’ से)
- मधुश्चुतः
- honey-dripping / sweet-flowingAdjective (participle)स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (धाराः के विशेषण)Role Kartā (as qualifier of subject)Root मधु + √च्युत्/√च्यु (च्युतौ ‘to drip, flow’) → ‘चुत’ (कृदन्त)
- असृग्रम्
- they flowed / they ranVerbलुङ् (aorist), परस्मैपद, 3 पुरुष, बहुवचनRole Kriyā (finite verb)Root √सृज्/√सृ (सरणे/सर्जने; Vedic aorist formation)
- इन्द
- O IndraNoun (proper)पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनRole SambodhanaRoot इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; vocative stem ‘इन्द’)
- ऊतये
- for help / for aidNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचनRole Sampradāna (purpose/benefit)Root ऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
- ताभिः
- with those (streams)Pronounस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचनRole KaraṇaRoot तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- पवित्रम्
- the filter / purifierNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole KarmaRoot पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘purifying filter/strainer’)
- आसदः
- you have sat upon / approachedVerbलिट् (perfect; Vedic), परस्मैपद, 2 पुरुष, एकवचनRole Kriyā (finite verb)Root आ-√सद् (सदने ‘to sit, settle, approach’)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः: याः ते धाराः मधु-श्चुतः असृग्रम् इन्द ऊतये । ताभिः पवित्रम् आसदः ॥ 1) मधुश्चुतः = मधु + चुतः (समास/सन्धि: उ + च → उश्च). 2) मधुश्चुतोऽसृग्रम् = मधुश्चुतः असृग्रम्
- ‘अः + अ’ → ‘ओऽ’ (विसर्ग-सन्धि). 3) आसदः = आ + सदः (उपसर्गयुक्त धातु; लिट्-रूप)
The meaning
Outer meaning
Your sweet-dripping streams, O Indu, have been released for our help; by them you sit on the purifier (filter).
Inner meaning
The released streams (dhārāḥ) of Soma are currents of delight that carry a sweet truth (madhu-ścutaḥ). They descend for protection and guidance (ūtaye): delight is a safeguard because it harmonizes and illumines. By these streams Soma ‘takes his seat’ on the pavitra—symbol of discriminating truth that filters mixed movements; delight becomes stable and effective only when established upon inner purification and right discernment.
Universal truth
Help comes as a sweetened flow of consciousness when our joy is filtered through truth; unpurified delight is unstable, but delight seated on discernment protects and guides.
Themes
protective Soma, sweet streams, establishment in purification, guided flow
The seer
- Rishi
- Soma-Pavamāna seer-family
- Other hymns
- RV 9.62.1-9 (flow/streams/pavitra sequence), RV 9.73 (pavitra imagery, thematic), RV 9.96 (Soma streams, thematic)
Family tradition
Soma hymns as experiential reports of how delight ‘flows’ once purification is active; emphasis on pavitra as inner discernment.
Significance
The seer points to a key yogic law: the descent of sweetness must be seated on purification; otherwise it disperses or intoxicates.
The deity
- Devata
- Soma Pavamāna (Indu)
- Epithets
- Indu (bright drop), Madhuścuta (honey-dripping, implied), Pavamāna
- Related deities
- Indra (illumined mind nourished by Soma), Varuṇa/Mitra (ṛta guardians, thematic via ‘right flow’)
Cosmic role
He flows as the delight that sustains the gods and protects the sacrificer; he is the circulating essence between worlds.
Inner power
Sweet current of Ananda that, filtered by truth, becomes a protective guidance-force.
In ritual
Where it is used
Pavamāna chanting while Soma streams are filtered through the pavitra into the vessel
यास्ते॒ धारा॑ मधु॒श्चुतोऽसृ॑ग्रमिन्द ऊ॒तये॑ । ताभि॑: प॒वित्र॒मास॑दः ॥
याः । ते॒ । धाराः॑ । म॒धु॒ऽश्चुतः॑ । असृ॑ग्रम् । इ॒न्दो॒ इति॑ । ऊ॒तये॑ । ताभिः॑ । प॒वित्र॑म् । आ । अ॒स॒दः॒ ॥
yāḥ | te | dhārāḥ | madhu-ścutaḥ | asṛgram | indo iti | ūtaye | tābhiḥ | pavitram | ā | asadaḥ
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8/8/8
Flowing and liquid; repeated ‘dh’ sounds mimic streaming.
Induces a felt sense of inner ‘flow’ and settling; good for calming and clarifying.
- dhārāḥ
- Literal: streams. Symbolic: currents of consciousness; flows of delight-energy
- madhu-ścutaḥ
- Literal: dripping honey. Symbolic: truth-sweetness; Ananda carrying light
- asṛgram
- Literal: were released/let loose. Symbolic: liberation of inner flow after obstruction clears
- ūtaye
- Literal: for aid/protection. Symbolic: supporting power of Ananda—heals, harmonizes, strengthens
- pavitram
- Literal: purifier, filter. Symbolic: truth-discrimination; the inner sieve that clarifies movements
- āsadaḥ
- Literal: you sat down/settled. Symbolic: establishment of delight in stable purified consciousness
Soma streams run for the sacrificer’s aid and settle on the filter; inwardly: sweet currents of delight become instruments of protection when established in discrimination (pavitra).
At the moment of release/flow of Soma through the filter
Filtration (pavana), collection, and preparation for offering
Use when seeking emotional regulation: invite sweetness to flow, but ‘seat it’ on inner discernment before acting or speaking.
dhārā: from √dhṛ ‘hold’ → ‘that which is held/continuous stream’; madhu-ścuta: madhu ‘honey’ + √cyut ‘drip, trickle’; ūti: ‘help, protection’; ā-sad: ‘sit down upon’. Symbolic justification: dhārā as ‘held continuity’ supports sustained inner flow; ūti frames Soma as protective guidance, not mere drink.
ūti (divine help as guidance), ṛta as right channeling through pavitra, ananda as madhu
The purifier symbolizes ṛta’s selective order—only truth-aligned currents pass cleanly.
Madhu is not mere pleasure but truth-sweetness when filtered.
Release of streams after clearing obstruction mirrors the emergence of order from concealed potential.
Integral-Vedic: Ananda becomes effective power when founded on truth (satya) and order (ṛta).
Streams = pranic-mental currents; honey = sweetness of true experience; filter = discriminating buddhi/intuitive truth-sense.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The ‘streams of Soma as helpers’ mythologem: the flowing sweetness itself becomes ūti (protection). The key action is Soma’s settling upon the pavitra—help becomes effective only when delight is clarified and rightly seated.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- The drip/flow metaphors (√cyut, √sṛj) participate in an IE poetic grammar where vitality and inspiration are liquids. The protective function (ūti) reflects the reciprocal contract of hymn and god found across IE sacrificial poetics.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The r̥ṣi identifies the specific modality of aid—sweet dhārās—and requests their orientation toward protection. Soma responds by taking seat on the pavitra, i.e., consenting to be mediated through the seeker’s discipline and clarity.
Let sweetness flow for protection: receive Ananda as a current, then rest it on the ‘filter’ of truth-discrimination.
Anāhata (sweetness) stabilized by Ājñā (discernment)
Soft inhalation imagining ‘streams’ descending; exhale through the ‘filter’—release thoughts that are mixed or restless.
Quiet flow with vigilant clarity
If sweetness arises, do not cling; let it stream. Ask inwardly for the pavitra—what in me is mixed? Allow the flow to clarify it, then sit in the settled help (ūti).
Gāyatrī accents; allow a gentle rise on madhuścutaḥ and a settling cadence on pavitram āsadaḥ. Exact svara needs pada-svara source.
Chant as a ‘flow’: avoid hard stops mid-pāda; keep continuity through dhārā…madhuścutaḥ.
yās te: keep yās long ‘ā’, dhārā: long ‘ā’ in both syllables, madhuścutaḥ: ‘ścu’ cluster clear; visarga light, asṛgram: vocalic ṛ; ‘gr’ cluster crisp, indo: keep ‘in’ nasal, ‘do’ open, ūtaye: long ‘ū’, pavitram: ‘vi’ short, ‘tr’ crisp, āsadaḥ: long ‘ā’; final visarga soft
Liquid, soothing, with clear articulation of clusters.
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