Rig Veda · Mandala 9 · Sukta 37
Rig Veda 9.37 — 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 9.37.1
स सुतः पीतये वर्षा सोमः पवित्रे अर्षति | विघ्नन रक्षांसि देवयुः
sa sutaḥ pītaye vṛṣā somaḥ pavitre arṣati | vighnan rakṣāṃsi devayuḥ
Rig Veda 9.37.2
स पवित्रे विचक्षणो हरिरर्षति धर्णसिः | अभि योनिंकनिक्रदत
sa pavitre vicakṣaṇo harirarṣati dharṇasiḥ | abhi yoniṃkanikradat
Far-sighted, tawny-coloured, he flows to the sieve, intelligent, Bellowing, to his place of rest.
Rig Veda 9.37.3
स वाजी रोचना दिवः पवमानो वि धावति | रक्षोहा वारमव्ययम
sa vājī rocanā divaḥ pavamāno vi dhāvati | rakṣohā vāramavyayam
This vigorous Pavamana runs forth to the luminous realm of heaven, Fiend-slayer, through the fleecy sieve.
Rig Veda 9.37.4
स तरितस्याधि सानवि पवमानो अरोचयत | जामिभिः सूर्यं सह
sa tritasyādhi sānavi pavamāno arocayat | jāmibhiḥ sūryaṃ saha
This Payamana up above Trita's high ridge hath made the Sun, Together with the Sisters, shine.
Rig Veda 9.37.5
स वर्त्रहा वर्षा सुतो वरिवोविददाभ्यः | सोमो वाजमिवासरत
sa vṛtrahā vṛṣā suto varivovidadābhyaḥ | somo vājamivāsarat
This Vṛtra-slaying Steer, effused, Soma room-giver, ne’er deceived, Hath gone, as ’twere, to win the spoil.
Rig Veda 9.37.6
स देवः कविनेषितो.अभि दरोणानि धावति | इन्दुरिन्द्रायमंहना
sa devaḥ kavineṣito.abhi droṇāni dhāvati | indurindrāyamaṃhanā
Urged onward by the sage, the God speeds forward to the casks of wood, Indu to Indra willingly.
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