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Ṛk 1.23.2

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Saṃhitā

उ॒भा दे॒वा दि॑वि॒स्पृशें॑द्रवा॒यू ह॑वामहे ।
अ॒स्य सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॑ ॥

उभा देवा दिविस्पृशेन्द्रवायू हवामहे |
अस्य सोमस्य पीतये ||

ubhā́ devā́ divispṛ́śendravāyū́ havāmahe ǀ
asyá sómasya pītáye ǁ

ubhā devā divispṛśendravāyū havāmahe |
asya somasya pītaye ||

Padapāṭha

उ॒भा । दे॒वा । दि॒वि॒ऽस्पृशा॑ । इ॒न्द्र॒वा॒यू इति॑ । ह॒वा॒म॒हे॒ ।
अ॒स्य । सोम॑स्य । पी॒तये॑ ॥

उभा । देवा । दिविऽस्पृशा । इन्द्रवायू इति । हवामहे ।
अस्य । सोमस्य । पीतये ॥

ubhā́ ǀ devā́ ǀ divi-spṛ́śā ǀ indravāyū́ íti ǀ havāmahe ǀ
asyá ǀ sómasya ǀ pītáye ǁ

ubhā ǀ devā ǀ divi-spṛśā ǀ indravāyū iti ǀ havāmahe ǀ
asya ǀ somasya ǀ pītaye ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.023.02
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.2.08.02
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.05.055
Devatā देवता
1: Vāyu; 2, 3: Indra, Vāyu; 4-6: Mitra, Varuṇa; 7-9: Indra Marutvat; 10-12: Viśvedevās; 13-15: Pūṣan; 16-22: Apas; 23: Apas (A); Agni (B); 24: Agni
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Medhātithi Kāṇva
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī, Anuṣṭubh, Pura-Uṣṇih, Pratiṣṭhā
Svara स्वरः
षड्जः

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Ṛgveda 1.23.2

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. We call both gods who touch the heaven, Indra and Vayu, to drink this Soma.

Commentary

divispṛśā touching the heaven (termination i used in hrid and dyu; aluk compound in seventh case), dwelling in the heaven-world; ubha both; deva gods; indravāyū Indra the deity presiding over the Mind and Vayu over the Life; havāmahe we call; for what purpose? asya somasya pitaye the meaning is clear—to drink this Soma.

Though Vayu belongs to the Mid-region, he is lauded as of the heaven because of association with Indra. First Vayu and now Indra and Vayu are called to drink the Soma. Varuna and Mitra will be referred to now. The inner purport of all this has been discussed earlier in the second Hymn of the first Section, by Madhucchandas. So also what was said in the third Section regarding Marutvan is to be borne in mind in the Mantras that are being commented upon.