Rig Veda · Mandala 9 · Sukta 54
Rig Veda 9.54 — Soma Pavamana
Deity: Soma Pavamana. Rishi family (Mandala 9): Hymns from multiple lineages. This Sukta contains 4 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 9.54.1
अस्य परत्नामनु दयुतं शुक्रं दुदुह्रे अह्रयः | पयः सहस्रसां रषिम
asya pratnāmanu dyutaṃ śukraṃ duduhre ahrayaḥ | payaḥ sahasrasāṃ ṛṣim
Rig Veda 9.54.2
अयं सूर्य इवोपद्र्गयं सरांसि धावति | सप्त परवता दिवम
ayaṃ sūrya ivopadṛghayaṃ sarāṃsi dhāvati | sapta pravataā divam
In aspect he is like the Sun; he runneth forward to the lakes, Seven currents flowing through the sky.
Rig Veda 9.54.3
अयं विश्वानि तिष्ठति पुनानो भुवनोपरि | सोमो देवो नसूर्यः
ayaṃ viśvāni tiṣṭhati punāno bhuvanopari | somo devo nasūryaḥ
He, shining in his splendour, stands high over all things that exist- Soma, a God as Sūrya is.
Rig Veda 9.54.4
परि णो देववीतये वाजानर्षसि गोमतः | पुनान इन्दविन्द्रयुः
pari ṇo devavītaye vājānarṣasi ghomataḥ | punāna indavindrayuḥ
Thou, Indu, in thy brilliancy, pourest on us, as Indra's Friend, Wealth from the kine to feast the Gods.
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