Mandala 10

Sukta 191: Samjnana: the closing call to unity

Rishi: संवनन आङ्गिरसः · Devata: अग्निः, २-४ संज्ञानम् · Metre: अनुष्टुप्, ३ त्रिष्टुप्

4 verses · 191 of 191

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Samjnana: the closing call to unity

Samvanana Angirasa closes the Rigveda, praising Agni in the first verse and Samjnana, concord, in the rest. Bull, Agni, you gather all things together; bring us riches. Then the famous call: samgacchadhvam, samvadadhvam. Walk together, speak together, let your minds know as one, as the devas of old, knowing together, take their share. Common be your mantra, common your assembly, common your mind, united your thought; with a common offering I offer for you. Common be your intent, common your hearts, common your mind, so that you may dwell well together. So the Rigveda ends, on a people of one heart.

191.1

संस॒मिद्यु॑वसे वृष॒न्नग्ने॒ विश्वा॑न्य॒र्य आ ।
इ॒ळस्प॒दे समि॑ध्यसे॒ स नो॒ वसू॒न्या भ॑र

saṃsamidyuvase vṛṣannagne viśvānyarya ā |
iḻaspade samidhyase sa no vasūnyā bhara

191.2

सं ग॑च्छध्वं॒ सं व॑दध्वं॒ सं वो॒ मनां॑सि जानताम् ।
दे॒वा भा॒गं यथा॒ पूर्वे॑ संजाना॒ना उ॒पास॑ते

saṃ gacchadhvaṃ saṃ vadadhvaṃ saṃ vo manāṃsi jānatām |
devā bhāgaṃ yathā pūrve saṃjānānā upāsate

191.3

स॒मा॒नो मन्त्र॒ः समि॑तिः समा॒नी स॑मा॒नं मन॑ः स॒ह चि॒त्तमे॑षाम् ।
स॒मा॒नं मन्त्र॑म॒भि म॑न्त्रये वः समा॒नेन॑ वो ह॒विषा॑ जुहोमि

samāno mantraḥ samitiḥ samānī samānaṃ manaḥ saha cittameṣām |
samānaṃ mantramabhi mantraye vaḥ samānena vo haviṣā juhomi

191.4

स॒मा॒नी व॒ आकू॑तिः समा॒ना हृद॑यानि वः ।
स॒मा॒नम॑स्तु वो॒ मनो॒ यथा॑ व॒ः सुस॒हास॑ति

samānī va ākūtiḥ samānā hṛdayāni vaḥ |
samānamastu vo mano yathā vaḥ susahāsati

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