Rig Veda · Mandala 9 · Sukta 32
Rig Veda 9.32 — 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 9.32.1
पर सोमासो मदच्युतः शरवसे नो मघोनः | सुता विदथे अक्रमुः
pra somāso madacyutaḥ śravase no maghonaḥ | sutā vidathe akramuḥ
Rig Veda 9.32.2
आदीं तरितस्य योषणो हरिं हिन्वन्त्यद्रिभिः | इन्दुमिन्द्राय पीतये
ādīṃ tritasya yoṣaṇo hariṃ hinvantyadribhiḥ | indumindrāya pītaye
Then Trita's Maidens onward urge the Tawny-coloured with the stones, Indu for Indra, for his drink.
Rig Veda 9.32.3
आदीं हंसो यथा गणं विश्वस्यावीवशन मतिम | अत्योन गोभिरज्यते
ādīṃ haṃso yathā ghaṇaṃ viśvasyāvīvaśan matim | atyona ghobhirajyate
Now like a swan he maketh all the company sing each his hymn: He, like a steed, is bathed in milk.
Rig Veda 9.32.4
उभे सोमावचाकशन मर्गो न तक्तो अर्षसि | सीदन्न्र्तस्य योनिमा
ubhe somāvacākaśan mṛgho na takto arṣasi | sīdannṛtasya yonimā
O Soma, viewing heaven and earth, thou runncst like a darting deer Set in the place of sacrifice.
Rig Veda 9.32.5
अभि गावो अनूषत योषा जारमिव परियम | अगन्नाजिं यथा हितम
abhi ghāvo anūṣata yoṣā jāramiva priyam | aghannājiṃ yathā hitam
The cows have sung with joy to him, even as a woman to her love He came as to a settled race.
Rig Veda 9.32.6
अस्मे धेहि दयुमद यशो मघवद्भ्यश्च मह्यं च | सनिं मेधामुत शरवः
asme dhehi dyumad yaśo maghavadbhyaśca mahyaṃ ca | saniṃ medhāmuta śravaḥ
Bestow illustrious fame on us, both on our liberal lords and me, Glory, intelligence, and wealth.
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