Rig Veda · Mandala 9 · Sukta 25
Rig Veda 9.25 — Soma Pavamana
Deity: Soma Pavamana. Rishi family (Mandala 9): Hymns from multiple lineages. This Sukta contains 6 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 9.25.1
पवस्व दक्षसाधनो देवेभ्यः पीतये हरे | मरुद्भ्यो वायवे मदः
pavasva dakṣasādhano devebhyaḥ pītaye hare | marudbhyo vāyave madaḥ
Rig Veda 9.25.2
पवमान धिया हितो.अभि योनिं कनिक्रदत | धर्मणा वायुमा विश
pavamāna dhiyā hito.abhi yoniṃ kanikradat | dharmaṇā vāyumā viśa
O Pavamana, sent by song, roaring about thy dwelling-place, Pass into Vāyu as Law bids.
Rig Veda 9.25.3
सं देवैः शोभते वर्षा कविर्योनावधि परियः | वर्त्रहा देववीतमः
saṃ devaiḥ śobhate vṛṣā kaviryonāvadhi priyaḥ | vṛtrahā devavītamaḥ
The Steer shines with the Deities, dear Sage in his appointed home, Foe-Slayer, most beloved by Gods.
Rig Veda 9.25.4
विश्वा रूपाण्याविशन पुनानो याति हर्यतः | यत्राम्र्तास आसते
viśvā rūpāṇyāviśan punāno yāti haryataḥ | yatrāmṛtāsa āsate
Taking each beauteous form, he goes, desirable, while purified, Thither where- the Immortals sit.
Rig Veda 9.25.5
अरुषो जनयन गिरः सोमः पवत आयुषक | इन्द्रं गछन कविक्रतुः
aruṣo janayan ghiraḥ somaḥ pavata āyuṣak | indraṃ ghachan kavikratuḥ
To Indra Soma flows, the Red, engendering song, exceeding wise, The visitor of living men.
Rig Veda 9.25.6
आ पवस्व मदिन्तम पवित्रं धारया कवे | अर्कस्य योनिमासदम
ā pavasva madintama pavitraṃ dhārayā kave | arkasya yonimāsadam
Flow, best exhilarator, Sage, flow to the filter in a stream To seat thee in the place of song.
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