Rig Veda · Mandala 9 · Sukta 55
Rig Veda 9.55 — 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 9.55.1
यवं-यवं नो अन्धसा पुष्टम-पुष्टं परि सरव | सोम विश्वा च सौभगा
yavaṃ-yavaṃ no andhasā puṣṭam-puṣṭaṃ pari srava | soma viśvā ca saubhaghā
Rig Veda 9.55.2
ईन्दो यथा तव सतवो यथा ते जातमन्धसः | नि बर्हिषि परिये सदः
īndo yathā tava stavo yathā te jātamandhasaḥ | ni barhiṣi priye sadaḥ
As thine, O Indu, is the praise, and thine what springeth from the juice, Seat thee on the dear sacred grass.
Rig Veda 9.55.3
उत नो गोविदश्ववित पवस्व सोमान्धसा | मक्षूतमेभिरहभिः
uta no ghovidaśvavit pavasva somāndhasā | makṣūtamebhirahabhiḥ
And, finding for us kine and steeds, O Soma, with thy juice flow on Through days that fly most rapidly.
Rig Veda 9.55.4
यो जिनाति न जीयते हन्ति शत्रुमभीत्य | स पवस्व सहस्रजित
yo jināti na jīyate hanti śatrumabhītya | sa pavasva sahasrajit
As one who conquers, ne’er subdued, attacks and stays the enemy, Thus, Vanquisher of thousands! flow.
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