Sukta 45
Sukta 9.45
Ascription varies; verify RV 9.45.1 in Anukramaṇī.
Soma Pavamāna (with Indra as primary Soma-drinker)
To be verified for RV 9.45.1.
এই সৰু পৱমান সূক্তত সোম (ইন্দু) ক ছাঁকনিৰ মাজেৰে নিজকে শুদ্ধ কৰি, মত্তকাৰী আৰু অন্তৰ্দৃষ্টি-দায়ক আনন্দৰূপে প্ৰবাহিত হৈ দেৱতাসকলক আহ্বান কৰিবলৈ উদ্দীপিত কৰা হৈছে। শ্লোকসমূহে ছাঁকনি অতিক্ৰম কৰি সোমৰ আগবঢ়া বেগ, বিশেষকৈ ইন্দ্ৰৰ দ্বাৰা তেওঁৰ পান, আৰু উপাসকসকলৰ স্তোত্ৰ-গানৰ ফলত দৃষ্টিৰ বিস্তাৰ আৰু বীৰশক্তিৰ বৃদ্ধি প্ৰকাশ কৰে।
Mantras
Mantra 1
स पवस्व मदाय कं नृचक्षा देववीतये । इन्दविन्द्राय पीतये ॥
হে ইন্দু, জাগ্ৰত আনন্দৰ বাবে নিজকে পৱিত্ৰ কৰা; হে নৃচক্ষ, দেৱসকলৰ আনন্দময় আগমনৰ বাবে। ইন্দ্ৰৰ পানাৰ্থে প্ৰবাহিত হওক, যাতে দীপ্ত বলৰ অধিপতি আমাৰ ভিতৰত শক্তিমান হয়।
Mantra 2
स नो अर्षाभि दूत्यं त्वमिन्द्राय तोशसे । देवान्त्सखिभ्य आ वरम् ॥
হে সোম, আমাৰ বাবে দূতৰ কৰ্মলৈ তুমি বেগেৰে বৈ আহা; ইন্দ্ৰক তুমি তুষ্ট কৰাঁ। সখা-ৰূপে দেৱতাসকলক ওচৰলৈ আন, আৰু দেৱ-সান্নিধ্যত আমাৰ সঙ্গলৈ বাছনি কৰা বৰ দান নামাই দে।
Mantra 3
उत त्वामरुणं वयं गोभिरञ्ज्मो मदाय कम् । वि नो राये दुरो वृधि ॥
আৰু হে অৰুণ-দীপ্তিমান, উল্লাসৰ বাবে আমি তোমাক গোৰশ্মিৰে অভিষেক কৰোঁ। আমাৰ বাবে ৰায়ৰ দুৱাৰসমূহ মুকলি কৰ; সমৃদ্ধি প্ৰৱেশ কৰা পথসমূহ বিস্তাৰ কৰ।
Mantra 4
अत्यू पवित्रमक्रमीद्वाजी धुरं न यामनि । इन्दुर्देवेषु पत्यते ॥
সেই ইন্দু পবিত্ৰক অতিক্ৰম কৰিলে; পথত যুৱক-দৌৰবিদে যেন জুৱাল ধৰি আগবাঢ়ে, তেনেকৈ ইন্দু দেৱলোকত ধাৱমান হৈ প্ৰভুত্ব লাভ কৰে।
Mantra 5
समी सखायो अस्वरन्वने क्रीळन्तमत्यविम् । इन्दुं नावा अनूषत ॥
সকলো সখাই একেলগে ধ্বনি তুলিলে; অন্তৰ বন-মাজত ক্ৰীড়া কৰা ইন্দুক তেওঁলোকে আহ্বান-প্ৰশংসা কৰিলে। নাওঁৰ দৰে সোঁতত আগবঢ়াই, ভেড়া-সদৃশ তমসৰ ওপৰত ক্ৰীড়া কৰা তাক বহন কৰিলে।
Mantra 6
तया पवस्व धारया यया पीतो विचक्षसे । इन्दो स्तोत्रे सुवीर्यम् ॥
সেই ধাৰাৰে তুমি পৱিত্ৰ হৈ বোৱা—যি ধাৰা পান কৰিলে তুমি বিস্তৃত-দৰ্শী হওঁ। হে ইন্দু, স্তোত্ৰত সু-বীৰ্যৰ পূৰ্ণতা আন।
Inside Sukta 45
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
A direct imperative to Soma: purify and flow for rapture and for the gods’ arrival—specifically for Indra to drink (RV 9.45.1).
- Development
Soma is portrayed as a powerful, swift racer; he passes beyond the filter and advances to divine lordship, indicating the triumph of purified essence (cf. RV 9.45.4).
- Climax
The hymn peaks in the idea that, once drunk, Soma becomes ‘wide-seeing’—transformative insight arising from the purified stream.
- Where it settles
It closes by asking Soma to bring su-vīrya (excellent heroic power) into the hymn itself, sealing the rite with strength and inspired speech (RV 9.45.6).
The deity: Soma Pavamāna, with Indra as chief drinker
- In the VedaSoma is praised as Indu, the bright drop that is pressed, filtered (pavamāna), and made fit for the gods; he is a giver of mada (rapture), vision (vi-cakṣaṇa), and lordship among the deities when he surges through the strainer.
- Cosmic functionHe mediates between earth and heaven through the sacrificial stream—transforming the pressed plant-juice into a divine oblation that invigorates the gods (especially Indra) and sustains ṛta through yajña.
- Inner significanceSoma symbolizes purified delight and inspired consciousness: when ‘drunk’ inwardly, it becomes clarity, widened perception, and courage—an uplift of the mind that empowers right action and victorious force.
The seer
- Ascription varies in tradition; to be verified from the Sarvānukramaṇī for RV 9.45.1This hymn belongs to the Soma Pavamāna collection (Maṇḍala 9), where many verses are attributed variably across recensions and anukramaṇī traditions; the focus is on Soma’s purification and empowerment of Indra and the seers.
Famous verses
indav indrāya pītaye
aty ū pavitram akramīt
pīto vicakṣase
Attributes of the deity
- Pavamāna (self-purifying through the filter)
- Indu (luminous drop/essence)
- Bestower of mada (ecstatic rapture)
- Giver of vi-cakṣaṇa (wide-seeing insight)
- Energizer of Indra (strength for victory)
- Swift, racing, overcoming the strainer (pavitram atikrānti)
Also by this seer
- Associated broadly with the Pavamāna (Soma-filtering) hymns of Rig Veda Maṇḍala 9
- Likely connected to the Soma-pressing liturgy where verses are reused across stotras/śastras (exact cross-attributions depend on anukramaṇī verification)
The rite, step by step
- Press Soma (savana) and mix/prepare the juice according to the rite
- Filter the Soma through the pavitra (wool/grass strainer) while chanting Pavamāna verses
- Invite the gods to ‘glad coming’ (devavīti) and direct the flow toward Indra’s drinking
- Offer the purified Soma into the appropriate cups/offerings and complete accompanying praises
- Conclude with a request for insight, heroic power, and success in the stotra
Offerings
- Purified Soma juice (Indu) as the principal oblation
- Accompanying libations in Soma cups (grahas) as per the Soma rite
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn praises Soma as Pavamāna (the self-purifying Soma/Indu) as he flows through the filter; Indra is highlighted as the chief one who drinks Soma.
Pavamāna means “purifying” or “being purified,” referring to Soma as he is strained through the pavitra in the Soma ritual to become fit for offering and divine drinking.
It asks Soma to bring ecstatic inspiration and, when drunk, wide-seeing clarity, and to grant su-vīrya—strong heroic power—into the worshippers’ hymn and life.
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