Rig Veda · 9.97.40
Rig Veda 9.97.40 — Soma Pavamana
Verse 40 of 58 from Sukta 9.97 (Soma Pavamana) in Mandala 9 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 9.97.40
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अक्रान समुद्रः परथमे विधर्मञ जनयन परजा भुवनस्यराजा | वर्षा पवित्रे अधि सानो अव्ये बर्हत सोमो वाव्र्धे सुवान इन्दुः
IAST Romanisation
akrān samudraḥ prathame vidharmañ janayan prajā bhuvanasyarājā | vṛṣā pavitre adhi sāno avye bṛhat somo vāvṛdhe suvāna induḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
In the first vault of heaven loud roared the Ocean, King of all being, generating creatures. Steer, in the filter, on the fleecy summit, Soma, the Drop effused, hath waxen mighty.
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