Rig Veda 8.75.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 75, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.75
उत नो देव देवाँ अच्छा वोचो विदुष्टरः । श्रद्विश्वा वार्या कृधि ॥
utá no deva devā́ṃ ácchā voco vidúṣṭaraḥ | śrád viśvā vā́ryā kṛdhi ||
Và vì chúng tôi, hỡi Quyền năng thiêng liêng, xin hãy nói với chư thần, mời họ đến gần—ngài là bậc hiểu biết hơn cả; xin dựng lập trong chúng tôi niềm tín kính (śraddhā) khiến mọi bảo vật đáng quý đều có thể đạt thành.
Standard function: Agni as messenger invites the other devatās to the sacrifice; also a psychological instruction to open the being to multiple divine powers.
śrat/faith as effective assent, vārya as chosen goods (spiritual treasures), knowledge (viduṣṭaraḥ)
Right calling (acchā vocaḥ) is rita in speech—invocation aligned with truth.
Faith is established toward ‘all vāryā’—true goods, not deceptive desires.
Speech as a creative bridge; invocation brings latent powers into manifest operation.
Vedic mantra-yoga: speech + faith as instruments of transformation (Aurobindo’s emphasis on Vāc and śraddhā).
Fire as will; sound as formative vibration; gods as higher functions approaching the human field when called rightly.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- Agni as divine herald who calls the gods to the offering; the inner correlate is the will-flame organizing the descent/arrival of higher powers into the human field through right speech and faith.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √vid (know) and √vac (speak) are strongly IE and central to hymn diction; the collocation of knowing + speaking encodes the archaic idea that true speech proceeds from knowledge/vision.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The rishi entrusts Agni with intermediation: 'speak to the gods.' The requested return is śrat—an inner stability of assent—so that vārya (true desirable riches) can be realized as states of being, not mere objects.
Practice ‘invocatory speech’: inwardly address the higher consciousness, then rest in receptive faith.
Viśuddha (mantric speech) with support of Anāhata (faith as heart-consent)
Soft ujjāyī (very mild) while chanting to steady voice and attention.
Receptive aspiration—quiet calling followed by listening silence.
Chant once aloud, then once mentally. After ‘śrad viśvā vāryā kṛdhi’, sit 1–2 minutes feeling trust in the process, releasing doubt into the flame.
Chant with even Anuṣṭubh pacing; apply correct Vedic accents from a marked source when available.
Give a slight lift on ‘devān acchā’ (calling near), and a settling emphasis on ‘śrad… kṛdhi’ (establish faith).
: double ‘cch’—ac-chā, not ‘a-chā’, : retroflex ṣ in -ṣṭa-, keep cluster clear, : pronounce śrat with crisp dental t; avoid ‘shrad’ as English ‘d’, : long ā; roll gently into -ryā without inserting extra vowel
Warm, inviting, prayerful but steady.
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