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Rig Veda · 895 of 1027

Mandala 10: HYMN LVIII. Mānas or Spirit.

1.THY spirit, that went far away to Yama to Vivasvān’s Son, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

2.Thy spirit, that went far away, that passed away to earth and heaven, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

3.Thy spirit, that went far away, away to the four-cornered earth, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

4.Thy spirit, that went far away to the four quarters of the world, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

5.Thy spirit, that went far away, away unto the billowy sea, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

6.Thy spirit, that went far away to beams of light that flash and flow, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

7.Thy spirit, that went far away, went to the waters and the plants, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

8.Thy spirit, that went far away, that visited the Sun and Dawn. We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

9.Thy spirit, that went far away, away to lofty mountain heights, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

10.Thy spirit, that went far away into this All, that lives and moves, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

11.Thy spirit, that went far away to distant realms beyond our ken, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.

12.Thy spirit, that went far away to all that is and is to be, We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn heie.

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Why does the hymn keep repeating 'Thy spirit... We cause to come to thee again'?

The hymn uses repetition to enact a ritual summons: each line names a realm where the spirit wandered and then restores it, saying, “We cause to come to thee again that thou mayst live and sojourn here.” This cumulative listing — earth, heaven, sea, light, mountains, plants, Sun and Dawn — gathers the dispersed soul back into the living body through poetic liturgy.

This technique mirrors other Vedic hymns that perform what they declare, like the Purusha Sukta where cosmic parts are named to reconstitute order. The stanza’s simple, insistent language makes restoration tangible: naming the wanderings is itself the means of return.

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