Rig Veda 7.67.10: Mandala 7, Sukta 67, Mantra 10
Sukta 7.67
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Devata
- Aśvinau
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Adbhuta (wonder)
नू मे हवमा शृणुतं युवाना यासिष्टं वर्तिरश्विनाविरावत् । धत्तं रत्नानि जरतं च सूरीन्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
nū́ me havám ā́ śṛṇutaṃ yuvānā yāsiṣṭáṃ vartír aśvināv írāvat | dhattáṃ rátnāni járataṃ ca sūrī́n yūyáṃ pāta svastí-bhiḥ sádā naḥ ||
บัดนี้ขอจงสดับเสียงเรียกของข้า โอ อัศวิน (Aśvin) ผู้เยาว์วัยทั้งสอง จงมาด้วยหนทางอันประเสริฐยิ่ง อุดมด้วยความบริบูรณ์อันหล่อเลี้ยง.จงวางรัตนะทั้งหลายในเรา และคุ้มครองเหล่าฤษีให้สุกงอม;ท่านทั้งสองจงพิทักษ์เราทุกเมื่อด้วยความสวัสดีอันกว้างไกล (svasti).
Word by Word
- नू
- nowIndeclinableकालवाचक-अव्यय (now, just now)Root नू (नुनम्/अधुना-अर्थे अव्यय) अथवा नु
- मे
- my / for mePronounषष्ठी एकवचन (enclitic)Role सम्बन्ध (genitive)Root अस्मद्
- हवम्
- invocation, callNounद्वितीया एकवचन नपुंसकलिङ्गRole कर्मRoot हव (प्रातिपदिक: हव- ‘call, invocation’)
- आ
- hither, towardsIndeclinableउपसर्ग (towards, hither)Root आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
- शृणुतम्
- hear (you two)!Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ) मध्यमपुरुष द्विवचन परस्मैपदRole क्रिया (कर्तृ: युवाना/अश्विनौ)Root श्रु (शृणोति)
- युवाना
- you two young onesAdjective (used substantively)प्रथमा द्विवचन पुल्लिङ्गRole कर्तृRoot युवन् (प्रातिपदिक: युवान-)
- यासिष्टम्
- come / drive (you two)!Verbलोट् मध्यमपुरुष द्विवचन परस्मैपद; सिग्माटिक-आओरिस्ट-आज्ञार्थ (Vedic injunctive/imperative type) रूपRole क्रिया (कर्तृ: अश्विनौ)Root या (याति)
- वर्तिः
- course, track, pathNounप्रथमा एकवचन स्त्रीलिङ्गRole कर्तृ/विधेय (यासिष्टम् इत्यस्य—‘the course is…’)Root वर्ति (प्रातिपदिक: वर्ति- ‘course, track, path’)
- अश्विनौ
- O Aśvins (you two)Noun (deity name)सम्बोधन/प्रथमा द्विवचन पुल्लिङ्ग (Vedic: देवद्वन्द्व)Role सम्बोधन (addressed agents)Root अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक: अश्विन-)
- वीरावत्
- hero-attended, with heroesAdjectiveप्रथमा एकवचन नपुंसकलिङ्ग/अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; वर्तिः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्Role विशेषण (वर्तिः)Root वीरवत् (प्रातिपदिक: वीर- + वत्)
- धत्तम्
- place / bestow (you two)!Verbलोट् मध्यमपुरुष द्विवचन परस्मैपदRole क्रिया (कर्तृ: अश्विनौ)Root धा (दधाति)
- रत्नानि
- treasures, giftsNounद्वितीया बहुवचन नपुंसकलिङ्गRole कर्मRoot रत्न (प्रातिपदिक: रत्न-)
- जरतम्
- to the two aged (ones)Adjective (used substantively)द्वितीया द्विवचन पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘सू॒रीन्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्Role कर्म (धत्तम् इत्यस्य—‘(to) the two aged…’)Root जरत् (प्रातिपदिक: जरत्- ‘old, aged’)
- च
- andIndeclinableसमुच्चय-अव्ययRoot च
- सूरीन्
- patrons, generous lordsNounद्वितीया बहुवचन पुल्लिङ्गRole सम्प्रदान/कर्म (bestow upon/for the patrons) بحسب व्याख्याRoot सूरि (प्रातिपदिक: सूरि- ‘patron, lord, generous man’)
- यूयम्
- you (all)Pronounप्रथमा बहुवचनRole कर्तृRoot युष्मद्
- पात
- protect!Verbलोट् मध्यमपुरुष बहुवचन परस्मैपदRole क्रिया (कर्तृ: यूयम्)Root पा (पिबति/पाति ‘protect’)
- स्वस्तिभिः
- with well-being(s), with blessingsNounतृतीया बहुवचन स्त्रीलिङ्गRole करणRoot स्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक: स्वस्ति-)
- सदा
- alwaysIndeclinableनित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय (always)Root सदा
- नः
- usPronounद्वितीया/षष्ठी बहुवचन (enclitic); अत्र ‘us’ (object)Role कर्मRoot अस्मद्
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः (Vedic sandhi resolved): नू | मे | हवम् | आ | शृणुतम् | युवाना | यासिष्टम् | वर्तिः | अश्विनौ | वीरावत् || धत्तम् | रत्नानि | जरतम् | च | सूरीन् || यूयम् | पात | स्वस्तिभिः | सदा | नः । मुख्य-सन्धयः: (1) हवमा → हवम् + आ (अम् + आ = आ, nasalization retained in saṃhitā)
- (2) अश्विनाविरावत् → अश्विनौ + वीरावत् (औ + व् → आव्)
- (3) सूरीन्यूयम् → सूरीन् + यूयम् (न् + य् → न्य्)
The meaning
Outer meaning
Hear my call now, O youthful Ashvins; come by the best path rich in nourishment. Place treasures in us, keep the seers in their ripening; guard us always with well-being.
Inner meaning
The seeker calls the twin helpers not merely for outer goods but for the ‘best path’ (yāsiṣṭaṃ vartiḥ): the clearest inner route through confusion. ‘Irāvat’ indicates nourishing plenitude—substance of right growth in consciousness. ‘Treasures’ (ratnāni) are inner attainments: light, strength, joy, right discernment. ‘Keep the seers in their ripening’ asks that the luminous faculties (sūrīn) mature—intuition stabilizes, inspiration becomes knowledge, and knowledge becomes embodied wisdom. ‘Guard us with svasti’ is the prayer for wideness and welfare as a stable field in which transformation can proceed.
Universal truth
When we sincerely call for higher guidance, the inner path clarifies; true riches are capacities of consciousness, and well-being is the protective wideness that allows them to mature.
Themes
prayer-for-protection, best-path (yāsiṣṭa varti), bestowal-of-treasures, maturation-of-seers
The seer
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Other hymns
- Rig Veda 7.67.8, Rig Veda 7.67.9, Rig Veda 7.68.1
Family tradition
Vasiṣṭha’s hymns often move from invocation to the request for inner riches and protection under ṛta—guidance, maturation, and stable welfare.
Significance
A seer of ‘ripening’: transformation is not only breakthrough but consolidation—keeping the sūrī (seer-mind) steady until it becomes a permanent poise.
The deity
- Devata
- Aśvinau
- Epithets
- yuvānā (youthful), path-bringers (implied by yāsiṣṭaṃ vartiḥ), irāvat-bringers (nourishing)
- Related deities
- Irā (nourishing plenitude), Uṣas, Sūrya, Agni
Cosmic role
Guides and rescuers who arrive swiftly, especially at thresholds; they bring healing, right path, and auspicious protection.
Inner power
Quick discernment and harmonizing help that clarifies the way; nourishment that supports maturation of intuition into stable knowledge.
In ritual
Where it is used
Aśvinau praise and invitation within Soma-related or dawn rites; also general protective prayer.
नू मे॒ हव॒मा शृ॑णुतं युवाना यासि॒ष्टं व॒र्तिर॑श्विना॒विरा॑वत् । ध॒त्तं रत्ना॑नि॒ जर॑तं च सू॒रीन्यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभि॒: सदा॑ नः ॥
नु । मे॒ । हव॑म् । आ । शृ॒णु॒त॒म् । यु॒वा॒ना॒ । या॒सि॒ष्टम् । व॒र्तिः । अ॒श्वि॒नौ॑ । इरा॑ऽवत् । ध॒त्तम् । रत्ना॑नि । जर॑तम् । च॒ । सू॒रीन् । यू॒यम् । पा॒त॒ । स्व॒स्तिऽभिः॑ । सदा॑ । नः॒ ॥
nu | me | havam | ā | śṛṇutam | yuvānā | yāsiṣṭam | vartiḥ | aśvinau | irāvat | dhattam | ratnāni | jaratam | ca | sūrīn | yūyam | pāta | svasti-bhiḥ | sadā | naḥ
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4×~11; strong imperative openings (‘śṛṇutam’, ‘dhattam’, ‘pāta’).
Commanding yet benevolent; balanced prayer with clear asks.
Invokes a sense of immediate presence and protection; supports confidence and clarity after chanting.
- हवम् (havam)
- Literal: call, invocation. Symbolic: aspiration that summons divine response
- युवाना (yuvānā)
- Literal: youthful. Symbolic: ever-fresh divine powers; unaging helpers in transitions
- यासिष्टं वर्तिः (yāsiṣṭaṃ vartiḥ)
- Literal: the best path/track. Symbolic: clearest inner way; right movement in sādhana
- इरा-वत् (irāvat)
- Literal: rich in nourishment/Irā. Symbolic: nourishing plenitude; right growth-force in the being
- रत्नानि (ratnāni)
- Literal: treasures, jewels. Symbolic: inner gifts: illumination, strength, joy, harmony, skill
- सूरीन् (sūrīn)
- Literal: seers, illumined ones. Symbolic: luminous faculties in us—intuition, inspired mind
- जरतम् (jaratam)
- Literal: make grow old/ripen. Symbolic: mature, consolidate, stabilize the seer-consciousness
- स्वस्तिभिः (svastibhiḥ)
- Literal: with well-beings. Symbolic: protective wideness, auspicious harmony, stable field of progress
Concluding appeal: hearing of the call, right approach, bestowal of ratna, protection by svasti—typical closure in Ashvin hymns used in Soma offering sequences
At the point of calling the deities to arrive and to bestow boons/protection.
Recitation with offerings; concluding protective petition (svasti).
Chant as a ‘path and protection’ prayer before travel, decisions, or beginning a new practice; also as a closing mantra to seal meditation with svasti.
√śru ‘hear’ (PIE *ḱleu- ‘hear’, cf. Greek klúō). vartí- ‘course/path’ related to √vṛt ‘turn’ (PIE *wert-). īrā- connotes nourishment/plenitude (often food/refreshment outwardly; inwardly sustaining substance of force). jaratam from √jṛ ‘to grow old’ can be read psychologically as ‘ripen the seers’—bring their inner seeing to maturity and stability.
svasti as integrative well-being under ṛta, maturation of vision (sūri → jaratam)
The yāsiṣṭaṃ vartiḥ is the psychological line of ṛta—right progression through states of being.
Ripening of sūrī = stabilization of truth-vision; satya becomes a lived foundation.
Treasures placed ‘in us’ indicates the Vedic theme of the gods building the inner human as a vessel of higher powers.
Yogic-Vedāntic orientation: inner gifts, guidance, and protective wideness as conditions for realization.
Dawn/threshold
The ‘path’ is the channel of consciousness; ‘treasures’ are crystallized attainments; ‘svasti’ is spacious harmony around the being.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The ‘hearing and coming’ mythic pattern: invoked gods hear, arrive by the best path, bestow treasures, and establish protection. This is the core ritual-myth action that repeatedly renews divine-human communion.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √śru ‘hear’ aligns with PIE *ḱleu- (Greek klúō, Old English hlystan via related developments). √vṛt ‘turn’ (varti) aligns with PIE *wert- (Latin vertere). These archaic motion/hearing roots ground the hymn’s performative speech-act: call → hearing → arrival.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi requests a complete divine response: attentive reception (śṛṇutam), right approach (yāsiṣṭam vartiḥ), inner enrichment (ratnāni), maturation of the illumined faculty (jaratam sūrīn), and continuous safeguarding (svastibhiḥ sadā). The reciprocity is explicit: invocation offered, protection and ripening returned.
Invoke the ‘best path’ in a current life choice; then receive inner ‘ratna’ as a felt quality (clarity, courage, joy). End by expanding into svasti—spacious well-being around the body and mind.
Ājñā (best path/clarity) and Sahasrāra (grace), grounded by Anāhata (svasti as wideness).
3 rounds of slow inhale/exhale with the phrase ‘yāsiṣṭaṃ vartiḥ’; then 7 slow breaths resting in ‘svasti’.
Guided quietude; protected openness.
Ask for one concrete ‘best next step’ (vartiḥ). After chanting, write it down; then sit and feel svasti as a protective field for 2 minutes.
Vedic svara as per tradition; keep crisp imperatives (‘śṛṇutam’, ‘dhattam’, ‘pāta’) with clear udātta lift; let ‘svastibhiḥ’ settle gently.
Mark pāda breaks cleanly; slightly lengthen long vowels at ends (irāvat, sadā naḥ).
Pronounce ‘aśvināv’ with clear long ā; avoid collapsing to short., ‘yāsiṣṭaṃ’ keep long ā and ṣṭ cluster clean., ‘svastibhiḥ’ articulate sv- cluster; final ḥ audible but soft., ‘jarataṃ’ keep retroflex ṭ? (here ‘jaratam’—ensure clear dental t as written).
Gentle, prayerful, luminous; soften at the closing protection line.
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