Rig Veda · Mandala 9 · Sukta 16
Rig Veda 9.16 — Soma Pavamana
Deity: Soma Pavamana. Rishi family (Mandala 9): Hymns from multiple lineages. This Sukta contains 8 verses presented below in Devanagari Sanskrit, IAST romanisation, and Ralph T. H. Griffith's English translation. Click any verse to read a fuller explanation.
Verses
Rig Veda 9.16.1
पर ते सोतार ओण्यो रसं मदाय घर्ष्वय | सर्गो न तक्त्येतशः
pra te sotāra oṇyo rasaṃ madāya ghṛṣvaya | sargho na taktyetaśaḥ
Rig Veda 9.16.2
करत्वा दक्षस्य रथ्यमपो वसानमन्धसा | गोषामण्वेषु सश्चिम
kratvā dakṣasya rathyamapo vasānamandhasā | ghoṣāmaṇveṣu saścima
With strength we follow through the sieve him who brings might and wins the kine, Enrobed in water with his juice.
Rig Veda 9.16.3
अनप्तमप्सु दुष्टरं सोमं पवित्र आ सर्ज | पुनीहीन्द्राय पातवे
anaptamapsu duṣṭaraṃ somaṃ pavitra ā sṛja | punīhīndrāya pātave
Pour on the sieve the Soma, ne’er subdued in waters, waterless, And make it pure for Indra's drink.
Rig Veda 9.16.4
पर पुनानस्य चेतसा सोमः पवित्रे अर्षति | करत्वा सधस्थमासदत
pra punānasya cetasā somaḥ pavitre arṣati | kratvā sadhasthamāsadat
Moved by the purifier's thought, the Soma flows into the sieve: By wisdom it hath gained its home.
Rig Veda 9.16.5
पर तवा नमोभिरिन्दव इन्द्र सोमा अस्र्क्षत | महे भरायकारिणः
pra tvā namobhirindava indra somā asṛkṣata | mahe bharāyakāriṇaḥ
With humble homage, Indra, have the Soma-drops flowed forth to thee, Contending for the glorious prize.
Rig Veda 9.16.6
पुनानो रूपे अव्यये विश्वा अर्षन्नभि शरियः | शूरो न गोषु तिष्ठति
punāno rūpe avyaye viśvā arṣannabhi śriyaḥ | śūro na ghoṣu tiṣṭhati
Purified in his fleecy garb, attaining every beauty, he Stands, hero-like, amid the kine.
Rig Veda 9.16.7
दिवो न सानु पिप्युषी धारा सुतस्य वेधसः | वर्था पवित्रे अर्षति
divo na sānu pipyuṣī dhārā sutasya vedhasaḥ | vṛthā pavitre arṣati
Swelling, as ’twere, to heights of heaven, the stream of the creative juice Falls lightly on the cleansing sieve.
Rig Veda 9.16.8
तवं सोम विपश्चितं तना पुनान आयुषु | अव्यो वारं वि धावसि
tvaṃ soma vipaścitaṃ tanā punāna āyuṣu | avyo vāraṃ vi dhāvasi
Thus, Soma, purifying himwho knoweth song mid living men, Thou wanderest through the cloth of wool.
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