Rig Veda · Mandala 9 · Sukta 27
Rig Veda 9.27 — 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 9.27.1
एष कविरभिष्टुतः पवित्रे अधि तोशते | पुनानो घनन्नप सरिधः
eṣa kavirabhiṣṭutaḥ pavitre adhi tośate | punāno ghnannapa sridhaḥ
Rig Veda 9.27.2
एष इन्द्राय वायवे सवर्जित परि षिच्यते | पवित्रे दक्षसाधनः
eṣa indrāya vāyave svarjit pari ṣicyate | pavitre dakṣasādhanaḥ
As giving power and winning light, for Indra and for Vāyu he Is poured upon the filtering-cloth.
Rig Veda 9.27.3
एष नर्भिर्वि नीयते दिवो मूर्धा वर्षा सुतः | सोमो वनेषु विश्ववित
eṣa nṛbhirvi nīyate divo mūrdhā vṛṣā sutaḥ | somo vaneṣu viśvavit
The men conduct him, Soma, Steer, Omniscient, and the Head of Heaven, Effused into the vats of wood.
Rig Veda 9.27.4
एष गव्युरचिक्रदत पवमानो हिरण्ययुः | इन्दुः सत्राजिदस्त्र्तः
eṣa ghavyuracikradat pavamāno hiraṇyayuḥ | induḥ satrājidastṛtaḥ
Longing for kine, longing for gold hath Indu Pavamana lowed, Still Conqueror, never overcome.
Rig Veda 9.27.5
एष सूर्येण हासते पवमानो अधि दयवि | पवित्रे मत्सरो मदः
eṣa sūryeṇa hāsate pavamāno adhi dyavi | pavitre matsaro madaḥ
This Pavamana, gladdening draught, drops on the filtering cloth, and then Mounts up with Sūrya to the sky.
Rig Veda 9.27.6
एष शुष्म्यसिष्यददन्तरिक्षे वर्षा हरिः | पुनान इन्दुरिन्द्रमा
eṣa śuṣmyasiṣyadadantarikṣe vṛṣā hariḥ | punāna indurindramā
To Indra in the firmament this mighty tawny Steer hath flowed, This Indu, being purified.
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