Rig Veda · Mandala 9 · Sukta 50
Rig Veda 9.50 — Soma Pavamana
Deity: Soma Pavamana. Rishi family (Mandala 9): Hymns from multiple lineages. This Sukta contains 5 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 9.50.1
उत ते शुष्मास ईरते सिन्धोरूर्मेरिव सवनः | वाणस्य चोदया पविम
ut te śuṣmāsa īrate sindhorūrmeriva svanaḥ | vāṇasya codayā pavim
Rig Veda 9.50.2
परसवे त उदीरते तिस्रो वाचो मखस्युवः | यदव्य एषिसानवि
prasave ta udīrate tisro vāco makhasyuvaḥ | yadavya eṣisānavi
At thine effusion upward rise three voices full of joy, when thou Flowest upon the fleecy ridge.
Rig Veda 9.50.3
अव्यो वारे परि परियं हरिं हिन्वन्त्यद्रिभिः | पवमानम्मधुश्चुतम
avyo vāre pari priyaṃ hariṃ hinvantyadribhiḥ | pavamānammadhuścutam
On to the fleece they urge with stone the tawny well-beloved One, Even Pavamana, dropping meath.
Rig Veda 9.50.4
आ पवस्व मदिन्तम पवित्रं धारया कवे | अर्कस्य योनिमासदम
ā pavasva madintama pavitraṃ dhārayā kave | arkasya yonimāsadam
Flow with thy current to the sieve, O Sage most powerful to cheer, To seat thee in the place of song.
Rig Veda 9.50.5
स पवस्व मदिन्तम गोभिरञ्जानो अक्तुभिः | इन्दविन्द्रायपीतये
sa pavasva madintama ghobhirañjāno aktubhiḥ | indavindrāyapītaye
Flow, Most Exhilarating! flow anointed with the milk for balm, Indu, for Indra, for his drink.
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