Rig Veda 10.175.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 175, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.175
ग्रावाणो अप दुच्छुनामप सेधत दुर्मतिम् । उस्राः कर्तन भेषजम् ॥
grāvāṇo ápa ducchúnām ápa sedhata durmatím | usrā́ḥ kartana bheṣajám ||
诸榨石啊，驱逐凶兆之力；驱逐乖曲之思。诸光辉者啊，凿出医治——从被榨之精髓中释放良药。
Apotropaic formula within Soma pressing—warding off ill and generating healing efficacy; inwardly, purification of mind during the extraction of delight.
purification of thought (mati-śuddhi), healing as restoration of integral being
Warding away distortion restores the straightness of ṛta within mind and life.
Durmati is the deviation from satya; the remedy is re-entry into truth-consciousness.
Order emerges by rejection of the cover and extraction of the hidden essence.
Integral-psychological Veda: hostile forces as inner obstructions; remedy as Ananda/truth released by discipline.
Stone = steady will; ‘evil-omen’ = subconscious negativity; ‘medicine’ = restoring harmony of prāṇa and mind through distilled delight.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The rite as healing and exorcism: by pressing Soma, the powers remove ill forces and generate remedy. Psychologically, disciplined inner ‘pressing’ repels dark formations (durmati) and releases a restoring delight-consciousness.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- mati from √man reflects PIE *men- ‘think’ (cf. Greek menos, Latin mens, English mind). dur-/duḥ- as ‘bad’ is Indo-Iranian; the semantic opposition ‘good/bad’ prefixes is common across IE.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The r̥ṣi commands the operative powers (stones/bright forces) to perform a double work: exclusion of hostile vibrations and extraction of healing essence—an intimate cooperation where the devatā is the functioning power within the act.
Apahāna (rejection) + extraction of remedy: notice negative thought-patterns, exhale them out; then feel the ‘medicine’ of quiet joy in the heart/breath.
anāhata (healing/restore harmony)
On inhale: ‘usrāḥ’; on exhale: ‘apa…apa…’; then rest 1 minute in silence sensing bheṣaja as warmth/relief.
Purified calm with subtle brightness.
Use when mind is troubled: chant 9 times, each time consciously releasing one distorted thought; end by dwelling on a felt sense of inner remedy.
Accents emphasize the repeated ‘apa’ as a driving-away gesture; keep a clean separation between ‘apa’ units; follow recension-specific svara when available.
Punch ‘ápa’ lightly but clearly; soften on ‘usrāḥ kartana bheṣajam’ to convey healing emergence.
ducchunām: keep double cch (cch) crisp, durmatim: retroflex/ dental clarity—do not blur r+m cluster, bheṣajam: retroflex ṣ, ‘bhe-ṣa-jam’
Cleansing and precise at start; warm and soothing on the final phrase.
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