Rig Veda · Mandala 9 · Sukta 20
Rig Veda 9.20 — HYMN XX Soma Pavamana
Rishi family (Mandala 9): Hymns from multiple lineages. This Sukta contains 7 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 9.20.1
पर कविर्देववीतये.अव्यो वारेभिरर्षति | साह्वान विश्वाभि सप्र्धः
pra kavirdevavītaye.avyo vārebhirarṣati | sāhvān viśvāabhi spṛdhaḥ
Rig Veda 9.20.2
स हि षमा जरित्र्भ्य आ वाजं गोमन्तमिन्वति | पवमानः सहस्रिणम
sa hi ṣmā jaritṛbhya ā vājaṃ ghomantaminvati | pavamānaḥ sahasriṇam
For he, as Pavamana, sends thousandfold treasure in the shape Of cattle to the singing-men.
Rig Veda 9.20.3
परि विश्वानि चेतसा मर्शसे पवसे मती | स नः सोम शरवो विदः
pari viśvāni cetasā mṛśase pavase matī | sa naḥ soma śravo vidaḥ
Thou graspest all things with thy mind, and purifiest thee with thoughts As such, O Soma, find us fame.
Rig Veda 9.20.4
अभ्यर्ष बर्हद यशो मघवद्भ्यो धरुवं रयिम | इषं सतोत्र्भ्य आ भर
abhyarṣa bṛhad yaśo maghavadbhyo dhruvaṃ rayim | iṣaṃ stotṛbhya ā bhara
Pour lofty glory on us, send sure riches to our liberal lords, Bring food to those who sing thy praise.
Rig Veda 9.20.5
तवं राजेव सुव्रतो गिरः सोमा विवेशिथ | पुनानो वह्ने अद्भुत
tvaṃ rājeva suvrato ghiraḥ somā viveśitha | punāno vahne adbhuta
As thou art cleansed, O Wondrous Steed, O Soma, thou hast entered, like A pious King, into the songs.
Rig Veda 9.20.6
स वह्निरप्सु दुष्टरो मर्ज्यमानो गभस्त्योः | सोमश्चमूषु सीदति
sa vahnirapsu duṣṭaro mṛjyamāno ghabhastyoḥ | somaścamūṣu sīdati
He, Soma, like a courser in the floods invincible, made clean With hands, is resting in the jars.
Rig Veda 9.20.7
करीळुर्मखो न मंहयुः पवित्रं सोम गछसि | दधत सतोत्रे सुवीर्यम
krīḷurmakho na maṃhayuḥ pavitraṃ soma ghachasi | dadhat stotre suvīryam
Disporting, like a liberal chief, thou goest, Soma, to the sieve, Lending the laud a Hero's strength.
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