Rig Veda 1.183.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 183, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.183
युवां गोतमः पुरुमीळ्हो अत्रिर्दस्रा हवतेऽवसे हविष्मान् । दिशं न दिष्टामृजूयेव यन्ता मे हवं नासत्योप यातम् ॥
yuvā́ṃ gótamaḥ purumīḷhó átrir dasrā́ haváte'váse havíṣmān | díśaṃ ná diṣṭā́m ṛjūyéva yántā mé hávaṃ nāsatyópa yātam ||
గోతముడూ, బహు-ప్రశంసితుడైన అత్రియూ—ఓ దస్రులారా—హవిస్-సంపన్నులై సహాయార్థం మిమ్మల్ని పిలుస్తున్నారు. సూచిత దిశ వైపు నేరుగా వెళ్లినట్లే, నా ఈ హవం (ఆహ్వానం) వద్దకు రండి; ఓ నాసత్యులారా, సమీపించండి.
Concluding invitatory appeal: establishes lineage of invocation (Gotama, Atri) and requests immediate approach to the call in offering settings.
Rita as straightness (ṛju), avah (help) as divine grace responding to right call
Ṛju (straightness) is a human expression of ṛta; it opens the way for divine approach.
Nāsatyā respond to truth in the call; mixed motives impede descent.
Transmission of mantric power through lineage; continuity of awakening.
Integral-Vedic (truth-sincerity as a practical law of spiritual efficacy)
dawn (Aśvin context)
Direction-point = clear aim (saṅkalpa); straight path = sincerity; offering = consecrated life-energy.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The ‘straight approach’ motif: the gods are asked to come as directly as one goes to a marked direction. Innerly, it is the yoga of clear aim—when aspiration is pointed (diṣṭā diś) and straight (ṛju), the divine powers draw near without delay.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √hū ‘call’ reflects an archaic ritual speech-act comparable to IE invocation traditions; √ṛj ‘straighten’ parallels the widespread IE moral geometry (straight/right). The mention of named seers functions like an inherited authority-chain in oral poetics.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi anchors his call in a tradition (Gotama, Atri) and offers havis-backed invocation (haviṣmān). The devatā is approached as responsive to both lineage (established channel) and present directedness (ṛju aspiration), completing the reciprocity of call and descent.
Sincerity and precision: make the call straight, then feel the response.
Ājñā (clear direction) and Anāhata (inviting nearness)
Inhale 5 exhale 7 for 7 rounds; on exhale, feel ‘straightening’ of the inner axis.
Focused aspiration with quiet trust.
Chant once, then silently repeat: ‘One aim, one step.’ Let distractions be noticed and released; keep a single-pointed direction for 10 minutes.
Keep the line clean and forward; observe udātta marks; avoid dragging syllables that blur ‘straightness’.
Give clear emphasis to names (gotamaḥ, atriḥ) and to ṛjūyeva; make ‘upa yātam’ a distinct closing invitation.
gotamaḥ: final ḥ lightly aspirated before pause, purumīḻho: long ī; retroflex ḻ (Vedic) approximated carefully; if unsure, keep a clear ‘l’ without over-rolling, ṛjūyeva: vocalic ṛ; long ū, nāsatyā: long ā; palatal ‘ty’
Clear, direct, unornamented; like calling across distance.
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