नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि
नैनं दहति पावकः।न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो
न शोषयति मारुतः॥
No weapon can cut the soul into pieces, nor can it be burned by fire,
nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind.
A short sabbatical that I have taken, gave me an opportunity to do something that I was planning to do for years. I revised the Sanskrit lessons I had taken in school, taught myself Sanskrit grammar, and prepared myself to read Rig Veda, though with a Hindi translation alongside.
I begin with the first mandal.
It begins with the worship of Agni Dev, and inviting agni to the holy yagna. Agni means fire. Without invoking Agni, Yagna is not possible so the first prayer is to the Agni.
The second set of prayers is to Indra, Vayu and Varuna. Vayu is air, Varuna is water, or sky in some references, I think Varuna is that part of sky that brings water.
Indra is the King of Swarg (Heaven) in the Sanatan tradition, and in Jain tradition he is the king of some higher realm, where super humans live. Swarg denotes a realm where unlike the mrityu lok, there is no misery. The existence in Swarg is that of bliss. Whether this bliss comes from the state of being or some means is unclear.
At Yagna Indra, along with Vayu and Varuna are evoked in the second sukta.
In the second sukta, there is a mention of Soma - which is a liquid used to perform Yagna. What constitutes this liquid, will be explored further.
14-05-2026
Finally, after a lot of research, the mystery of the 'soma' could be solved. Soma is an element/chemical which is produced in the human body. A shloka in 'Gheranda Samhita', mentions -
ललाटदेशे यस्य सोमः स्रवति निरन्तरम् ।
केचरीमुद्रया योगी तं पिबत्यामृतं शुभम् ॥
Meaning:
“In the region of the forehead, soma flows continuously. Through khechari mudra, the yogi drinks that auspicious nectar.”
In Shiva Samhita too it is mentioned -
बिन्दोः स्रवति यो सोमः अमृतं च निरन्तरम् ।
योगी तं पिबति नित्यं देहं धारयते चिरम् ॥
Meaning:
“From the bindu flows soma, the eternal nectar. The yogi drinks it daily and sustains the body for a long time.”
In the Hatha Yoga Pradeepika, a shloka mentions -
तत्र स्थितं दिव्यं सोमरससमुद्भवम् ।
योगी पीत्वा तदामृतं अमरत्वं प्राप्नोति ॥
Meaning:
“There, the divine nectar of soma arises. By drinking that amrita, the yogi attains immortality.”
In another shloka it is mentioned -
यत्र यत्र स्थितो योगी सर्वदा सर्वकर्मसु ।
तत्र तत्र स्थितं दिव्यं सोमरससमुद्भवम् ॥
Meaning:
“Wherever the yogi abides, engaged in all actions, there remains the divine soma-nectar produced within.”
So Soma Rasa is a rasa that is produced within the body at bindu point, and this rasa flows constantly into stomach, where it gets burned by jathragni (acids).
Yogis, by folding their tongue inside, touching the inner soft point at the end of the mouth, drink Soma, which is supposed to keep the human young and provide 'Amaratva'. Folding the tongue mudra as mentioned in the hath yoga is called as 'khechari mudra'.
The chemical industry inside the human body is very interesting. Muh muh more to explore...................
बिन्दोः स्रवति यो सोमः अमृतं च निरन्तरम् । योगी तं पिबति नित्यं देहं धारयते चिरम् ॥बिन्दोः स्रवति यो सोमः अमृतं च निरन्तरम् ।योगी तं पिबति नित्यं देहं धारयते चिरम् ॥बिन्दोः स्रवति यो सोमः अमृतं च निरन्तरम् ।योगी तं पिबति नित्यं देहं धारयते चिरम् ॥
बिन्दोः स्रवति यो सोमः अमृतं च निरन्तरम् । योगी तं पिबति नित्यं देहं धारयते चिरम् ॥
बिन्दोः स्रवति यो सोमः अमृतं च निरन्तरम् । योगी तं पिबति नित्यं देहं धारयते चिरम् ॥
बिन्दोः स्रवति यो सोमः अमृतं च निरन्तरम् । योगी तं पिबति नित्यं देहं धारयते चिरम् ॥
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