Rig Veda · 9.74.7
Rig Veda 9.74.7 — Soma Pavamana
Verse 7 of 9 from Sukta 9.74 (Soma Pavamana) in Mandala 9 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 9.74.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
शवेतं रूपं कर्णुते यत सिषासति सोमो मीढ्वानसुरो वेद भूमनः | धिया शमी सचते सेमभि परवद दिवस कवन्धमव दर्षदुद्रिणम
IAST Romanisation
śvetaṃ rūpaṃ kṛṇute yat siṣāsati somo mīḍhvānasuro veda bhūmanaḥ | dhiyā śamī sacate semabhi pravad divas kavandhamava darṣadudriṇam
English Translation (Griffith)
Soma assumes white colour when he strives to gain: the bounteous Asura knows full many a precious boon. Down the steep slope, through song, he comes to sacrifice, and he will burst the water-holding cask of heaven,
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