Relationship: Journey of Love: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s book ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’ has been launched on Tuesday, 10 November 2026. The book is directly marketed and available for sale on online platforms without any launch event. Published by HarperCollins India, the book mentions the major tragedies that befell the Gandhi family and the political events of 2004. Written in 7 chapters, the book begins with verses from the Sangha Sukta of the Rigveda, written in English on one page at the beginning. This sukta of the Rigveda is considered very important in the Indian knowledge tradition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also mentioned this in his speeches.
Let us know with which verse of Rigveda Sonia Gandhi started her book ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’. Let’s know why this Richa is called Sangathan Sukta. Let’s find out when Prime Minister Narendra Modi used this Sangathan Sukta in his speech.
Rigveda verse in Sonia Gandhi’s book
Sonia Gandhi has started her book ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’ with a verse from the Rigveda. One page of the book has a verse from the Rigveda written in English, which in Hindi means…
Walk together, talk together, let your minds unite.
May your purpose be single, may your heart be harmonious,
May your thoughts unite, so that you may live in unity and wholeness
This verse is taken from the 10th Mandal of the Rigveda.
The line of verse with which Sonia Gandhi begins her book ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’ is taken from the 191st Sukta of the 10th Mandal of the Rigveda. Original Sanskrit translation of Richa’s verses written by Sonia Gandhi Saagchchadhvam samvadvam sa vo mansi jnanam is When this original verse is completeSagchchadhvan Samvaddhvan sam vo manansi jnatam. Worship of Sanjan before Deva Bhagam is
Why is it called Sangathan Sukta?
The Rigveda verse with which Sonia Gandhi begins her book ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’ is also called Sangathan Sukta. This is because each of its mantras inspires total unity, harmony, collective thinking and mutual cooperation in the society. The second line of this sukta (not mentioned in the book) says that just as in ancient times the gods accepted their respective portions of the yajna equally, with mutual understanding and consent, so should human beings live together. In the Vedic tradition, this sukta is considered to be the foundation of social organization, brotherhood and collective power.
PM Modi has used this aphorism on the international stage
The Rigveda verse with which Sonia Gandhi started her book ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’ has been used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the international stage. Addressing the COP-26 Summit in Glasgow on November 1, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Speech It was started with this sukta.
