Rig Veda · Mandala 9 · Sukta 60
Rig Veda 9.60 — 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 9.60.1
पर गायत्रेण गायत पवमानं विचर्षणिम | इन्दुं सहस्रचक्षसम
pra ghāyatreṇa ghāyata pavamānaṃ vicarṣaṇim | induṃ sahasracakṣasam
Rig Veda 9.60.2
तं तवा सहस्रचक्षसमथो सहस्रभर्णसम | अति वारमपाविषुः
taṃ tvā sahasracakṣasamatho sahasrabharṇasam | ati vāramapāviṣuḥ
Thee who hast thousand eyes to see, bearer of thousand burthens, they Have filtered through the fleecy cloth.
Rig Veda 9.60.3
अति वारान पवमानो असिष्यदत कलशानभि धावति | इन्द्रस्य हार्द्याविशन
ati vārān pavamāno asiṣyadat kalaśānabhi dhāvati | indrasya hārdyāviśan
He, Pavamana, hath streamed through the fleece then: he runs into the jars, Finding his way to Indra's heart.
Rig Veda 9.60.4
इन्द्रस्य सोम राधसे शं पवस्व विचर्षणे | परजावद रेता भर
indrasya soma rādhase śaṃ pavasva vicarṣaṇe | prajāvad retaā bhara
That Indra may be bounteous, flow, most active Soma, for our weal: Bring genial seed with progeny.
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