Sukta 32
Sukta 9.32
يحتفي هذا النشيد القصير لسوما بافامانا بسوما المعصور وهو يندفع جارياً بقوةٍ مُبهِجة، داخلًا إلى مجمع الطقس، جالبًا الشهرة، والسمع المُلهَم، والارتقاء للمانحين والمنشدين. ويُمدَح سوما بوصفه قوةً مُشِعّة تُنير العالمين، وتعدو ككائنٍ سريع، ثم «تستقر» أخيرًا في رحم Ṛta (النظام الكوني). ويبلغ النشيد ذروته بطلبٍ مباشر أن يُقيم سوما مجدًا مضيئًا، مُحرِزًا الزيادة، والذكاء/الفطنة (medhā)، والصيت الدائم (śravas) في العابدين.
In this hymn
Addressed to
Mantras
Mantra 1
प्र सोमासो मदच्युतः श्रवसे नो मघोनः । सुता विदथे अक्रमुः ॥
تنطلقُ السُّوماواتُ، جارفةً نشوةً، لأجلِ سمعِنا المُلهَمِ وذِكرِنا، يا أهلَ العطاء؛ معصورةً، تتقدّمُ إلى المَجمعِ المقدّسِ للطالبين.
Mantra 2
आदीं त्रितस्य योषणो हरिं हिन्वन्त्यद्रिभिः । इन्दुमिन्द्राय पीतये ॥
حينئذٍ تُحَرِّكُ عذارى تريتا سوما الأشقرَ بحجارةِ العصر؛ تلك القَطْرَةُ المتلألئةُ تُقَدَّمُ لإندرا لِيَشْرَبَها.
Mantra 3
आदीं हंसो यथा गणं विश्वस्यावीवशन्मतिम् । अत्यो न गोभिरज्यते ॥
ثم إنَّ الإوزَّةَ الساميةَ تُنَهِّضُ الجموعَ، وتُوقِظُ فِكْرَ الجميع؛ ويُدْهَنُ بأشعّةِ النورِ كجوادٍ سريع.
Mantra 4
उभे सोमावचाकशन्मृगो न तक्तो अर्षसि । सीदन्नृतस्य योनिमा ॥
يا سوما، إنك تُنيرُ العالَمَيْنِ كِلَيْهِما؛ وكوحشٍ مُحْكَمِ الترويضِ تندفعُ قُدُماً، ثم إذا جلستَ اتخذتَ مقعدَكَ في رَحِمِ Ṛta.
Mantra 5
अभि गावो अनूषत योषा जारमिव प्रियम् । अगन्नाजिं यथा हितम् ॥
تندفعُ الأشعّةُ نحوهُ بصيحتِها المبتهجة، كالعروسِ إلى حبيبِها؛ وتمضي إلى الغاية، كجائزةٍ قُدِّرت وقُوِّمت في موضعِها الحقّ.
Mantra 6
अस्मे धेहि द्युमद्यशो मघवद्भ्यश्च मह्यं च । सनिं मेधामुत श्रवः ॥
ضعْ فينا مجداً مضيئاً—في أهلِ العطاءِ وفيَّ أيضاً؛ وامنحْ كذلك كسباً ظافراً يزيد، وذكاءَ الإلهام (medhā)، وصيتاً واسعاً يحملُ الروح.
Inside Sukta 32
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Soma streams forth in ecstasy, pressed and advancing into the sacred assembly to bring renown and inspired hearing.
- Development
The hymn intensifies Soma’s dynamic imagery—his shining power and swift, creature-like rush—linking his movement to cosmic significance.
- Climax
Soma ‘makes both worlds shine’ and ‘takes his seat in the womb of Ṛta,’ presenting purification as enthronement in cosmic order.
- Where it settles
A direct petition: Soma should place luminous glory upon the community and the individual, granting increase, medhā, and lasting fame.
The deity: Soma Pavamāna
- Cosmic functionMediator of vitality and divine inspiration: he energizes gods and humans, sustains right order (ṛta) through consecrated offering, and carries the sacrificer’s praise and intention into the divine sphere.
- Inner significanceThe clarified current of consciousness: exhilaration disciplined into clarity, inspiration that becomes intelligence (medhā), and inner alignment with Ṛta—truth, rightness, and harmony.
The seer
- Anukramaṇī-ascribed Soma Pavamāna seerBelonging to the anonymous/collective Soma-Pavamāna seer tradition of Maṇḍala 9, focused on the purification (pavamāna) and ritual-ecstatic theology of Soma in the pressing rites.
Famous verses
madacyutaḥ
ṛtasya yonim
dyumad yaśaḥ
Attributes of the deity
- Pavamāna (purifying/filtered flow)
- Madacyut (ecstasy-bearing stream)
- Illuminator of both worlds
- Swift, impetuous movement toward the rite
- Seated in Ṛta (cosmic order)
- Bestower of glory (yaśas) and fame (śravas)
- Giver of medhā (inspired intelligence) and sanī (winning increase)
Also by this seer
- Soma Pavamāna hymns of Rigveda Maṇḍala 9 (general seer tradition; specific attributions vary by Anukramaṇī and recension)
- Development of key Soma imagery: flow/streaming, illumination of worlds, and Soma’s enthronement in Ṛta
The rite, step by step
- Soma stalks are pressed (suta) to release the juice.
- The juice is mixed/strengthened according to rite (often with water and other adjuncts) and guided toward purification.
- Soma is filtered (pavamāna) through wool/strainers, ‘flowing forth’ toward the ritual arena.
- Mantras are recited/sung as Soma advances into the vidatha (sacred assembly) and is prepared for offering.
- Offerings are made to the gods (commonly Indra and other deities associated with Soma), while blessings of fame, glory, and medhā are requested for patrons and priests.
Offerings
- Purified Soma juice (Soma pavamāna)
- Libations into the fire/into offering vessels as prescribed
- Associated ritual oblations customary to Soma rites (context-dependent)
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn praises Soma in his Pavamāna form—Soma as the purified, flowing juice during the pressing and filtering rites.
It means Soma, once purified, is established in cosmic order (Ṛta). The ritual act mirrors a deeper truth: clarity and rightness are the final seat of sacred power.
It asks for luminous glory (yaśas), winning increase (sanī), inspired intelligence (medhā), and wide, enduring fame (śravas) for the worshippers and patrons.
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