Rig Veda 7.84.4: Mandala 7, Sukta 84, Mantra 4
Sukta 7.84
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Devata
- Indra–Varuṇa
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Vira (heroism) and Shanta (peace)
अस्मे इन्द्रावरुणा विश्ववारं रयिं धत्तं वसुमन्तं पुरुक्षुम् । प्र य आदित्यो अनृता मिनात्यमिता शूरो दयते वसूनि ॥
asmé indrāvaruṇā viśvá-vāraṃ rayíṃ dhattaṃ vásu-mantaṃ puru-kṣúm | prá yá ādityó anṛ́tā minā́ty ámitā śū́ro dayate vásūni ||
โอ้ อินทราและวรุณะ จงวางไว้ในเราเถิดซึ่งทรัพย์อันรวมทุกสิ่งพึงปรารถนา—มั่งคั่งด้วยสาระและอุดมด้วยพลัง. เพราะอาทิตยะ (Āditya) วีรบุรุษผู้ประมาณมิได้ ย่อมลดทอนความเท็จ และแจกจ่ายทรัพย์แท้แห่งภาวะ.
Word by Word
- अस्मे
- in/for usPronounसप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (Vedic enclitic form)Role अधिकारणRoot अस्मद्
- इन्द्रावरुणा
- O Indra and VaruṇaNoun (compound)पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/सम्बोधन, द्विवचनRole कर्तृRoot इन्द्र-वरुण (द्वन्द्व-समास prātipadika)
- विश्ववारम्
- all-precious, of all boonsAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्मRoot विश्व-वार (समास prātipadika)
- रयिम्
- wealthNounपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्मRoot रयि
- धत्तम्
- place, bestowVerbलोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद (Vedic)Role क्रियाRoot धा (धत्ते/दधाति)
- वसुमन्तम्
- rich in goodsAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्मRoot वसुमन्त्
- पुरुक्षुम्
- much-nourishing / greatly prosperingAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनRole कर्मRoot पुरु-क्षु (समास prātipadika; क्षु/क्षु- ‘nourishing, thriving’ in Vedic usage)
- प्र
- forth, forwardIndeclinable (preverb) / particleRoot प्र
- यः
- whoPronoun (relative)पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole कर्तृRoot यद्
- आदित्यः
- Āditya (solar deity)Nounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole कर्तृ (यः…आदित्यः) / विशेष्यRoot आदित्य
- अनृताः
- falsehoods, untruthsNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचनRole कर्मRoot अनृत (नपुंसक/पुं; here plural as ‘falsehoods’)
- मिनाति
- diminishes, destroysVerbलट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदRole क्रियाRoot मि (मिनाति) ‘to diminish, destroy’
- अमितः
- immeasurable, unboundedAdjectiveपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole कर्तृ (शूरः) / विशेषणRoot अमित (a-mita)
- शूरः
- hero, mighty oneNounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole कर्तृRoot शूर
- दयते
- gives, apportionsVerbलट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदRole क्रियाRoot दा/दय् (Vedic: ‘to apportion, give, distribute’; class I/Ātmanepada usage)
- वसूनि
- goods, richesNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचनRole कर्मRoot वसु
Sandhi Notes
- Sandhi resolution (pada-wise): अस्मे | इन्द्रावरुणा | विश्ववारम् | रयिम् | धत्तम् | वसुमन्तम् | पुरुक्षुम् || प्र | यः | आदित्यः | अनृताः | मिनाति | अमितः | शूरः | दयते | वसूनि । Notable: (1) प्र य → प्र + यः (visarga lost before y in saṃhitā). (2) अनृताः मिनाति appears as अनृतामिनाति in saṃhitā by vowel coalescence across word-boundary. (3) Accent marks in the prompt are saṃhitā accents
- pada-forms given here are unaccented lexical padas
The meaning
Outer meaning
Place in us, O Indra and Varuṇa, a wealth that contains all desirable things, rich and abundant. For the Aditya, the immeasurable hero, diminishes falsehoods and distributes riches.
Inner meaning
The prayer asks not merely for external prosperity but for an inner ‘rayi’ that is viśvavāra—holding all true desirable powers: clarity, strength, harmony, joy. ‘Vasumantam’ indicates substance/essence; ‘purukṣu’ suggests many capacities/energies. The second half reveals the mechanism: the Āditya principle (Varuṇa’s solar truth-power, with Indra’s heroic force as its executor) actively ‘mināti anṛtā’—diminishes untruth in thought, speech, and impulse. As falsehood recedes, true ‘vasūni’ (real riches of being) can be apportioned and organized in the nature.
Universal truth
Lasting abundance is the fruit of truth. When untruth is reduced—self-deception, wrong desire, distorted speech—life becomes capable of receiving and holding real powers and harmonies.
Themes
bestowal of plenitude, destruction of falsehood, truth-based prosperity
The seer
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Other hymns
- RV 7.84.2, RV 7.85.1, RV 7.86.1-6
Family tradition
The Vasiṣṭha voice frequently joins confession/purification with the positive installation of divine wealth (rayi) through ṛta.
Significance
Vasiṣṭha’s psychology is ethical-spiritual: purification from anṛta is not moralism but the necessary clearing for the descent of true powers and harmonies.
The deity
- Devata
- Indra–Varuṇa (Āditya principle foregrounded)
- Epithets
- viśvavāra (all-boon), amita (immeasurable), śūra (hero), āditya
- Related deities
- Mitra, Aryaman, Bhaga, Aditi, Sūrya
Cosmic role
As guardians of order and victory, they remove falsehood and establish true riches—both as cosmic governance and as inner transformation.
Inner power
Truth-force that detects and dissolves inner falsity (Varuṇa/Āditya) allied with heroic illumination and effective will (Indra).
In ritual
Where it is used
Invocation for prosperity and purity within Soma/śrauta praise cycles; also adaptable to protective rites seeking removal of fault.
अ॒स्मे इ॑न्द्रावरुणा वि॒श्ववा॑रं र॒यिं ध॑त्तं॒ वसु॑मन्तं पुरु॒क्षुम् । प्र य आ॑दि॒त्यो अनृ॑ता मि॒नात्यमि॑ता॒ शूरो॑ दयते॒ वसू॑नि ॥
अ॒स्मे इति॑ । इ॒न्द्रा॒व॒रु॒णा॒ । वि॒श्वऽवा॑रम् । र॒यिम् । ध॒त्त॒म् । वसु॑ऽमन्तम् । पु॒रु॒ऽक्षुम् । प्र । यः । आ॒दि॒त्यः । अनृ॑ता । मि॒नाति॑ । अमि॑ता । शूरः॑ । द॒य॒ते॒ । वसू॑नि ॥
asme iti | indrāvaruṇā | viśva-vāram | rayim | dhattam | vasu-mantam | puru-kṣum | pra | yaḥ | ādityaḥ | anṛtā | mināti | amitā | śūraḥ | dayate | vasūni
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4 × ~11
Declarative and weighty; suited to ‘installation’ prayers (dhattaṃ) and truth-assertion.
Grounding: the first half feels like placing a foundation; the second half sharpens into a cleansing power against ‘anṛtā’.
- asme
- Literal: in us. Symbolic: as an inner installation; not outside gift but embodied realization
- viśvavāra
- Literal: containing all boons. Symbolic: integral fullness—many-sided spiritual wealth
- rayi
- Literal: wealth. Symbolic: plenitude of being (energies, capacities, supports for yoga)
- vasumantam
- Literal: possessing riches/substance. Symbolic: essential, stable power; not fleeting gain
- purukṣu
- Literal: abounding in strength/powers. Symbolic: multiplicity of effective faculties in mind-life-body
- āditya
- Literal: son of Aditi; solar deity-class. Symbolic: the vast, faultless truth-principle; law of wideness and purity
- anṛtā
- Literal: untruths. Symbolic: false formations—ignorant habits, crooked movements, inner lie
- mināti
- Literal: diminishes, destroys. Symbolic: progressive purification by truth-force
- dayate
- Literal: distributes, apportions. Symbolic: right arrangement and allocation of powers in the being
Prayer for rayi and for the removal of anṛta (falsehood) through Aditya power
When seeking both abundance and rectification—after acknowledging need for alignment with ṛta.
Recitation with offering; mentally ‘seat’ (dhattaṃ) the desired rayi in the heart and life.
A mantra for integrity-based prosperity: chant when correcting habits, speech, or decisions; pair with a concrete vow toward truth.
viśvá-vāra 'all-choosing/all-desirable' from viśva 'all' + √vṛ/var 'choose, desire'; vasu-mant from vásu 'good, wealth, light-substance'; puru-kṣú (interpretive) from puru 'much' + √kṣi/√kṣu 'increase, grow strong' → abundant growth; anṛ́ta a- + ṛta 'untruth, disorder'; mināti from √mī 'lessen' (cf. measure semantics); á-mitā 'unmeasured' from √mā 'measure'; dayate from √dā 'give' (distributive).
anṛta vs ṛta (falsehood vs truth-order), immeasurable (amita) as mark of the Infinite/Aditi
Strong: the Āditya diminishes anṛta and distributes vasūni according to right order.
Explicit via anṛtā-mināti: truth as an active purifying power.
Creation as right distribution of powers (vasūni) once falsehood is removed.
Ethico-spiritual realism aligned with Integral Yoga: purification enables a fuller manifestation of powers.
daylight (implied by Āditya)
Sun = truth-illumination that exposes and dissolves falsity; treasures = latent capacities released by purification.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The Aditya as remover of anṛta: the mythic act is purification of consciousness by diminishing falsehood, enabling the right distribution of vasu (true goods of being).
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- a-mitā from √mā 'measure' reflects PIE *meh₁- 'measure' (Greek métron). √dā 'give' reflects PIE *deh₃- (Latin dōnum, Greek didōmi). The ṛta/anṛta polarity parallels Indo-Iranian ṛta/aša vs drug- (lie) conceptual opposition.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The r̥ṣi requests an inner establishment (dhattam) of plenitude; the gods’ condition for such wealth is truth: the Aditya power must first reduce anṛta, so that what is given becomes stable and rightly held.
Truth-purification leading to integral abundance: observe where anṛta operates (excuses, distortions), offer it to the solar law within.
Maṇipūra (solar will/purification) and Ājñā (truth-discernment).
Kapalabhati-light (if suitable) before chanting to symbolize ‘mināti anṛtā’; then slow nasal breathing while chanting for integration.
Solar clarity with courageous rectification.
1) Name one ‘anṛta’ pattern honestly. 2) Chant once, focusing on ‘mināti’. 3) Sit and feel a warm, steady solar presence distributing right energies into mind, speech, action.
Tri-svara per śākhā; exact accents require svara-marked text.
Give firm emphasis on ‘dhattaṃ’ (place/establish) and ‘anṛtā mināti’ (diminishes untruth). Slight elongation on ‘amita’ to evoke immeasurability.
indrāvaruṇā: long ā in both names; sandhi as one compound, viśvavāram: śv cluster (viś-va-vā-ram), purukṣum: kṣ = k+ṣ, not ‘ks’, ādityo: long ā (ā-), anṛtā: vocalic ṛ (nṛ), mināti: long ā in nā
Bright, solar, with a steady heroic firmness.
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