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26 August 2026 · Move together; speak together; let your minds come to shared understanding, as the gods of old, knowing together, attended their common portion.

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Scriptural verse

सं गच्छध्वं सं वदध्वं सं वो मनांसि जानताम् । देवा भागं यथा पूर्वे संजानाना उपासते ॥ २ ॥

saṃ gacchadhvaṃ saṃ vadadhvaṃ saṃ vo manāṃsi jānatām | devā bhāgaṃ yathā pūrve saṃjānānā upāsate || 2 ||

Literal translation

Move together; speak together; let your minds know together, as the gods of old, knowing together, attended their share.

Vedika literal rendering, checked against the Vedic text; accent marks omitted in display transliteration.

Vedika paraphrase

Shared understanding is built through coordinated presence and honest speech, not assumed in advance.

Move together; speak together; let your minds come to shared understanding, as the gods of old, knowing together, attended their common portion. Ṛgveda 10.191.2

Vedika commentary

The verse begins with actions—go together and speak together—before speaking of aligned understanding. Cooperation is therefore a practice, not merely a feeling. People can remain distinct while creating enough shared attention to act responsibly together.

Vedika distinguishes the original Sanskrit, a literal rendering, and an interpretive paraphrase so that the words of the text are never confused with explanation.

Source

Move together; speak together; let your minds come to shared understanding, as the gods of old, knowing together, attended their common portion. Ṛgveda 10.191.2

Traditional commentary

Ṛgveda 10.191; read within the Saṃjñāna hymn and Vedic ritual context

Explanation

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