Rig Veda 5.76.5: Mandala 5, Sukta 76, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.76
- Rishi
- Atri tradition
- Devata
- Aśvinau
- Chandas
- Jagatī
- Rasa
- Adbhuta (wonder) and Shanta (peace)
समश्विनोरवसा नूतनेन मयोभुवा सुप्रणीती गमेम । आ नो रयिं वहतमोत वीराना विश्वान्यमृता सौभगानि ॥
sám aśvinór ávasā nū́tanena mayó-bhuvā́ su-práṇītī gamema | ā́ no rayíṃ vahatam ótá vīrā́n ā́ víśvāny amṛtā́ sáubhagāni ||
అశ్వినుల నూతనమైన, మయోభువమైన అవసతో సమరసమై—సుప్రణీతితో మేము చేరుదుము గాక. మా వద్దకు రయిని కూడా మోసుకొండి, అలాగే వీరబలాలను; హే అమృతులారా, సమస్త సౌభాగ్యాలను—అమర మంగళాలను—మాకు తెచ్చండి.
Word by Word
- सम्
- together, completelyIndeclinableउपसर्ग/अव्ययRoot सम् (उपसर्ग) अथवा अव्यय
- अश्विनोः
- of the Aśvins (the two)Nounपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध; द्विवचनRole सम्बन्ध (genitive) / अधिष्ठान-सम्बन्धRoot अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
- अवसा
- with help, by protectionNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचनRole करणRoot अवस् (प्रातिपदिक) / अव (रक्षणे) से भाव
- नूतनेन
- with new (fresh)Adjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन (अवसा इति सह विशेषणम्)Role करणRoot नूतन (प्रातिपदिक)
- मयोभुवा
- bringing delight/benefitAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन (अवसा इति सह विशेषणम्)Role करणRoot मयोभू (प्रातिपदिक; मयस् + भू) अथवा मयोभुव्
- सुप्रणीती
- good guidance, fair leadingNounस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचनRole कर्तृ (गमेम इत्यस्य) / साधन-भावRoot सु-प्रणीति (प्रातिपदिक; सु + प्र-नी ‘नेतृ/नयन’ से) अथवा सुप्रणीति
- गमेम
- may we go/attainVerbविधिलिङ् (optative); उत्तमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपदRoot गम् (गत्यर्थे)
- आ
- towards, hitherIndeclinableउपसर्ग/अव्ययRoot आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
- नः
- to us / for usPronounषष्ठी/चतुर्थी; बहुवचन (enclitic)Role सम्प्रदान (दत्त्यर्थे) / सम्बन्धRoot अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
- रयिम्
- wealth, richesNounपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचनRole कर्मRoot रयि (प्रातिपदिक)
- वहतम्
- carry/bring (you two)!Verbलोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; द्विवचन; परस्मैपदRoot वह् (वहने)
- उत
- and alsoIndeclinableसमुच्चयार्थक निपातRoot उत (अव्यय)
- वीरान्
- heroes, strong menNounपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचनRole कर्मRoot वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
- आ
- towards, hitherIndeclinableउपसर्ग/अव्ययRoot आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
- विश्वानि
- all (things)Adjective (used substantively)नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचनRole कर्मRoot विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
- अमृता
- immortal, deathlessAdjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन (विश्वानि इति विशेषणम्)Role कर्मRoot अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
- सौभगानि
- good fortunes, prosperitiesNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचनRole कर्मRoot सौभग (प्रातिपदिक; सु-भग ‘good fortune’ से) / सौभग्य
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेद (सन्धि-निरास): सम् + अश्विनोः + अवसा + नूतनेन + मयोभुवा + सुप्रणीती + गमेम । आ + नः + रयिम् + वहतम् + उत + वीरान् । आ + विश्वानि + अमृता + सौभगानि ॥ विशेष: ‘समश्विनोर्’ = सम् + अश्विनोः (म् + अ → म्-अ, लेखने समश्-)
- ‘आ नो’ = आ + नः
- ‘वहतमोत’ = वहतम् + उत (म् + उ → मो, अतः ‘-मोत’)
- ‘वीराना’ = वीरान् + आ (न् + आ → ना)
The meaning
Outer meaning
May we proceed under the Ashvins’ ever-new, joy-bringing help and perfect guidance. Bring us wealth, heroic powers, and all immortal fortunes.
Inner meaning
The seeker asks to move (gamema) in conscious harmony (sam) with a continually renewing grace (nūtana avas). The Ashvins’ help is mayobhu—bringing a glad ease that heals strain. Supraṇīti is the inner right-leading: discrimination that guides life-movements without confusion. The requested ‘rayi’ is not mere material wealth but luminous abundance—resources of consciousness and capacity. ‘Vīrān’ are heroic soul-forces (courage, steadfast energy) needed for transformation. ‘Amṛtā saubhagāni’ are deathless felicities: stable states of light, joy, and harmony that do not depend on outer circumstance.
Universal truth
Progress is safest when guided by a renewing inner help that is both joyful and exact; true prosperity includes inner resources, courage, and enduring well-being.
Themes
Benediction, Guidance and integration, Spiritual wealth, Heroic energy
The seer
- Rishi
- Atri (Ātreya) tradition (probable)
- Lineage
- Ātreya
- Other hymns
- RV 5.76.1-5, RV 5.77.1-3
Family tradition
Ātreya hymns often stress right leading (praṇīti), harmony, and practical divine aid for human progress.
Significance
Atri’s current here is not only praise but a discipline: align the being (sam) with the ever-new help so the path becomes straight and fruitful.
The deity
- Devata
- Aśvinau
- Epithets
- mayobhuvā (joy-bringing), dasrā (wondrous), nā́satyā (true)
- Related deities
- Bhaga (fortune), Pūṣan (guide), Uṣas
Cosmic role
Bringers of timely aid, restorers of harmony, and guides at transitions (especially dawn).
Inner power
A dual force of correction and encouragement—healing the vital while guiding the mind into right movement.
In ritual
Where it is used
Morning Ashvin invocation within Soma-related sequences (general)
सम॒श्विनो॒रव॑सा॒ नूत॑नेन मयो॒भुवा॑ सु॒प्रणी॑ती गमेम । आ नो॑ र॒यिं व॑हत॒मोत वी॒राना विश्वा॑न्यमृता॒ सौभ॑गानि ॥
सम् । अ॒श्विनोः॑ । अव॑सा । नूत॑नेन । म॒यः॒ऽभुवा॑ । सु॒ऽप्रनी॑ती । ग॒मे॒म॒ । आ । नः॒ । र॒यिम् । व॒ह॒त॒म् । आ । उ॒त । वी॒रान् । आ । विश्वा॑नि । अ॒मृ॒ता॒ । सौभ॑गानि ॥
sam | aśvinoḥ | avasā | nūtanena | mayaḥ-bhuvā | su-pranītī | gamema | ā | naḥ | rayim | vahatam | ā | uta | vīrān | ā | viśvāni | amṛtā | saubhagāni
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4 pādas of ~12 syllables each
Forward-driving yet balanced; supports the sense of ‘going’ (gamema) under guidance.
Builds confident momentum; the cadence naturally carries aspiration into a feeling of arrival and receiving.
- सम् (sam)
- Literal: together, in harmony. Symbolic: integrated movement of the being; collectedness
- अवसा (avasā)
- Literal: help, protection. Symbolic: effective grace; intervention that sets right the movement
- नूतनेन (nūtanena)
- Literal: with the ever-new. Symbolic: fresh descending force, not mechanical habit
- मयोभुवा (mayobhuvā)
- Literal: bringing delight/pleasantness. Symbolic: healing joy that releases inner friction
- सुप्रणीती (supraṇītī)
- Literal: good leading, perfect guidance. Symbolic: right inner governance; true discernment guiding action
- गमेम (gamema)
- Literal: may we go/arrive. Symbolic: may we attain the destined state; progress on the path
- रयिम् (rayim)
- Literal: wealth, treasure. Symbolic: luminous abundance of capacities and inner resources
- वीरान् (vīrān)
- Literal: heroes, strong men. Symbolic: heroic powers of the soul: courage, force, endurance
- अमृता सौभगानि (amṛtā saubhagāni)
- Literal: immortal fortunes/felicities. Symbolic: stable, deathless happiness: peace, light, joy grounded in truth
Benedictive close: request for rayi, vīra, and amṛta saubhaga—common Śrauta prayer outcomes
Dawn/morning recitations seeking protection, guidance, and prosperity
Inviting the Ashvins to bring boons (rayi, vīra, saubhaga) to the sacrificer
A mantra for starting work or travel: recite to align with ‘supraṇīti’ (right guidance) and invite courageous energy.
: ‘help’ (protective favour). : ‘new’ from √/ ‘new’ (PIE *néwos, cf. English new). : ‘delight’ (mayaḥ-bhu ‘producing joy’). : pra + √ ‘lead’—right guidance/conduction. : wealth/abundance; from √ ‘to give’/ray ‘shine’ associations—symbolically plenitude of being. : ‘hero’ from √/√ ‘to be strong’ semantic field. : su + bhaga ‘good share’; bhaga from PIE *bʰag- ‘apportion’ (cf. Slavic bog ‘god’ via ‘dispenser’).
Supranīti (right guidance), Rayi as fullness of being, Amṛta (deathless consciousness)
Supraṇīti is the practical face of ṛta in human action—right direction and timing.
Nā́satyā implies truth-effective help; the ‘immortal’ felicities endure because grounded in satya.
Renewal (nūtana) as a law of spiritual becoming—fresh descent enabling continuous transformation.
Integral yoga resonance: progressive unfolding through recurring descent of higher aid.
dawn/morning (implicit Ashvin context)
Dawn = first illumination in the mind; ‘ever-new help’ = daily renewal of clarity and energy.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The bestowal of divine ‘shares’—rayi, vīra, and immortal saubhaga—by the Aśvins’ renewing help. Inner sense: the twins guide the aspirant through right leading (supranīti) into integrated being (sam), granting fullness, strength, and deathless felicity.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- nūtana ‘new’ reflects PIE *néwos. bhaga in saubhagāni reflects PIE *bʰag- ‘to apportion/share’ (cf. Avestan baga-, Slavic bogъ). √ ‘lead’ is a common IE verbal root (cf. Greek néō ‘sail’ is different; but leading/bringing roots are archaic across IE).
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi asks not for isolated gifts but for a guided attainment (gamema) through the Aśvins’ living help. The devatā’s reciprocity is to ‘carry’ (vahatam) the inner conditions of fulfilment—abundance, strength, and immortality—into the seeker’s life.
Feel ‘supraṇīti’ as a luminous thread leading thought, breath, and action into one harmonious movement.
maṇipūra (right power and courage) with support of ājñā (guidance)
4-4-6 breathing (inhale-hold-exhale) for steadiness; recite on the exhale to ‘arrive’ (gamema).
Confident receptivity; a guided flow rather than self-driven strain.
Before decisions, repeat mentally ‘mayobhuvā supraṇītī’ and wait for the movement that feels both joyful and exact; then act with ‘vīra’ steadiness.
Maintain clear udātta rises on ‘aśvinor’, ‘nūtanena’, ‘supraṇītī’, ‘rayiṃ’, ‘amṛtā’.
Let the first pāda be smooth and joined (sam… avasā…); give a slight pause after ‘gamema’.
‘mayobhuvā’: articulate ‘bh’ aspirate; keep ‘vā’ long., ‘supraṇītī’: retroflex ṇ; long ī at end., ‘saubhagāni’: au diphthong clear; do not reduce to ‘sobh-’., ‘vīrān’: long ī; final n nasalized lightly.
Warm, confident, and even; avoid urgency—this is guided movement.
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