

The rishika contemplates on the Self (can also be interpreted as (a) the primordial speech- par ā v ā k, = per the later philosophies of Kashmir Shaivism or (b) the first letter in the primordial ś abda ) and on its creative powers and joyfully proclaims these verses in praise of the Self ( ). The devata is also v ā g ā mbh ī, meaning that the seer completely identifies with the seen in this s ū ktam. The seer of the mantra is v ā k ( ), the daughter of rishi ambh ā ( ), resulting in the complete name v ā g ā mbh ī ( ). A Word for Word Meaning of v ā k s ū ktam, gveda, r ā maka janasv ā mi Decem- ( ) - ऽ, २ ik ā - v ā g ā mbh ī devat ā - v ā g ā mbh ī ( ā tmastuti) chanda - triup, 2 jagat ī Introduction : The Devi Suktam or the Vaak Sutam ( V ā k s ū ktam) occurs in the 10th mandala of Rg Veda Samhita as s ū ktam( ) number 125.
