Rig Veda · Mandala 9 · Sukta 8
Rig Veda 9.8 — Soma Pavamana
Deity: Soma Pavamana. Rishi family (Mandala 9): Hymns from multiple lineages. This Sukta contains 9 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 9.8.1
एते सोमा अभि परियम इन्द्रस्य कामम अक्षरन | वर्धन्तो अस्य वीर्यम
ete somā abhi priyam indrasya kāmam akṣaran | vardhanto asya vīryam
Rig Veda 9.8.2
पुनानासश चमूषदो गछन्तो वायुम अश्विना | ते नो धान्तु सुवीर्यम
punānāsaś camūṣado ghachanto vāyum aśvinā | te no dhāntu suvīryam
Laid in the bowl, pure-flowing on to Vāyu and the Aśvins, may These give us great heroic strength.
Rig Veda 9.8.3
इन्द्रस्य सोम राधसे पुनानो हार्दि चोदय | रतस्य योनिम आसदम
indrasya soma rādhase punāno hārdi codaya | ṛtasya yonim āsadam
Soma, as thou art purified, incite to bounty Indra's heart, To sit in place of sacrifice.
Rig Veda 9.8.4
मर्जन्ति तवा दश कषिपो हिन्वन्ति सप्त धीतयः | अनु विप्रा अमादिषुः
mṛjanti tvā daśa kṣipo hinvanti sapta dhītayaḥ | anu viprā amādiṣuḥ
The ten swift fingers deck thee forth, seven ministers impel thee on: The sages have rejoiced in thee.
Rig Veda 9.8.5
देवेभ्यस तवा मदाय कं सर्जानम अति मेष्यः | सं गोभिर वासयामसि
devebhyas tvā madāya kaṃ sṛjānam ati meṣyaḥ | saṃ ghobhir vāsayāmasi
When through the filter thou art poured, we clothe thee with a robe of milk To be a gladdening draught for Gods.
Rig Veda 9.8.6
पुनानः कलशेष्व आ वस्त्राण्य अरुषो हरिः | परि गव्यान्य अव्यत
punānaḥ kalaśeṣv ā vastrāṇy aruṣo hariḥ | pari ghavyāny avyata
When purified within the jars, Soma, brightred and golden-hued, Hath clothed him with a robe of milk.
Rig Veda 9.8.7
मघोन आ पवस्व नो जहि विश्वा अप दविषः | इन्दो सखायम आ विश
maghona ā pavasva no jahi viśvā apa dviṣaḥ | indo sakhāyam ā viśa
Flow on to us and make us rich. Drive all our enemies away. O Indu, flow into thy Friend. Send down the rain from heaven, a stream of opulence from earth. Give us, O Soma, victory in war.
Rig Veda 9.8.8
वर्ष्टिं दिवः परि सरव दयुम्नम पर्थिव्या अधि | सहो नः सोम पर्त्सु धाः
vṛṣṭiṃ divaḥ pari srava dyumnam pṛthivyā adhi | saho naḥ soma pṛtsu dhāḥ
Rig Veda 9.8.9
नर्चक्षसं तवा वयम इन्द्रपीतं सवर्विदम | भक्षीमहि परजाम इषम
nṛcakṣasaṃ tvā vayam indrapītaṃ svarvidam | bhakṣīmahi prajām iṣam
May we obtain thee, Indra's drink, who viewest men and findest light, Gain thee, and progeny and food.
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