Rig Veda · Mandala 9 · Sukta 43
Rig Veda 9.43 — 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 9.43.1
यो अत्य इव मर्ज्यते गोभिर्मदाय हर्यतः | तं गीर्भिर्वासयामसि
yo atya iva mṛjyate ghobhirmadāya haryataḥ | taṃ ghīrbhirvāsayāmasi
Rig Veda 9.43.2
तं नो विश्वा अवस्युवो गिरः शुम्भन्ति पूर्वथा | इन्दुमिन्द्राय पीतये
taṃ no viśvā avasyuvo ghiraḥ śumbhanti pūrvathā | indumindrāya pītaye
All songs of ours desiring grace adorn him in the ancient way, Indu for Indra, for his drink.
Rig Veda 9.43.3
पुनानो याति हर्यतः सोमो गीर्भिः परिष्क्र्तः | विप्रस्य मेध्यातिथेः
punāno yāti haryataḥ somo ghīrbhiḥ pariṣkṛtaḥ | viprasya medhyātitheḥ
Soma flows on when purified, beloved and adorned with songs, Songs of the sage Medhyātithi.
Rig Veda 9.43.4
पवमान विदा रयिमस्मभ्यं सोम सुश्रियम | इन्दो सहस्रवर्चसम
pavamāna vidā rayimasmabhyaṃ soma suśriyam | indo sahasravarcasam
O Soma Pavamana, find exceeding glorious wealth for us, Wealth, Indu, fraught with boundless might.
Rig Veda 9.43.5
इन्दुरत्यो न वाजस्र्त कनिक्रन्ति पवित्र आ | यदक्षारति देवयुः
induratyo na vājasṛt kanikranti pavitra ā | yadakṣārati devayuḥ
Like courser racing to the prize Indu, the lover of the Gods, Roars, as he passes, in the sieve.
Rig Veda 9.43.6
पवस्व वाजसातये विप्रस्य गर्णतो वर्धे | सोम रास्व सुवीर्यम
pavasva vājasātaye viprasya ghṛṇato vṛdhe | soma rāsva suvīryam
Flow on thy way to win us strength, to speed the sage who praises thee: Soma, bestow heroic power.
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