Sukta 58
Sukta 9.58
Dieser kurze Pavamāna-Hymnus preist Soma als den berauschten, geläuterten Strom, der, während er durch die Filter drängt, alle Hindernisse „überragt und überwindet“. Somas schneller, sieghafter Lauf wird mit Fülle verknüpft — „Tausende“ an Gewinnen, die aus den zwei lichten Strömen herankommen — und mündet in das Empfinden weitender Mehrung und Festigung durch Somas bewegende Kraft.
In this hymn
Addressed to
Mantras
Mantra 1
तरत्स मन्दी धावति धारा सुतस्यान्धसः । तरत्स मन्दी धावति ॥
Überschreitend und überwindend läuft der berauschende Strom dahin — diese Strömung des ausgepressten Nektars; überschreitend und überwindend läuft er dahin.
Mantra 2
उस्रा वेद वसूनां मर्तस्य देव्यवसः । तरत्स मन्दी धावति ॥
Der Strahlende kennt die Schätze für den Sterblichen, der göttlichen Beistand sucht; überschreitend und überwindend läuft der berauschende Strom dahin.
Mantra 3
ध्वस्रयोः पुरुषन्त्योरा सहस्राणि दद्महे । तरत्स मन्दी धावति ॥
Aus den zwei lichten Strömen, stets überreich, empfangen wir Tausende (innerer Schätze); er, der erfreuende Soma, geht darüber hinaus und eilt weiter in seinem schnellen Lauf.
Mantra 4
आ ययोस्त्रिंशतं तना सहस्राणि च दद्महे । तरत्स मन्दी धावति ॥
Zu jenen beiden (Strömen/Mächten) nehmen wir und setzen fest — dreißig in ihrer Ausdehnung und dazu Tausende; er, der erfreuende Soma, geht darüber hinaus und eilt weiter.
Inside Sukta 58
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Soma is introduced as the exhilarated stream that ‘overpasses and overcomes’ while running swiftly in purification.
- Development
The hymn ties Soma’s flowing victory to tangible and subtle gains—“thousands” received from the two bright, ever-abounding streams/powers.
- Climax
A peak of abundance and expansion: the imagery intensifies into measured extension (“thirty”) and overflowing multitude (“thousands besides”), grounded in Soma’s unstoppable motion.
- Where it settles
It settles back into the refrain-like affirmation: the gladdening Soma continues to cross beyond and run on, implying sustained protection and prosperity.
The deity: Soma Pavamāna
- Cosmic functionHe mediates vitality and inspiration: moving between earth and heaven as an enlivening essence, he empowers gods and humans, supports order through victorious force, and dispenses abundance.
- Inner significancePsychologically, Pavamāna Soma signifies the clarified flow of consciousness—joy and lucidity that, once ‘filtered’ through discipline, surges past inner resistances and yields expansive energy and insight.
Famous verses
tarat sa mandī dhāvati
ध्वस्रयोः पुरुषन्त्योरा सहस्राणि दद्महे । तरत्स मन्दी धावति ॥आ ययोस्त्रिंशतं तना सहस्राणि च दद्महे । तरत्स मन्दी धावति ॥Attributes of the deity
- Purified (pavamāna)
- Swift-flowing stream (dhārā)
- Exhilarating/gladdening (mandī)
- Victorious, obstacle-crossing (tarat)
- Giver of abundance (sahasrāṇi)
Also by this seer
- Associated with the wider RV Mandala 9 Pavamāna hymns used in Soma pressing and purification rites
- Part of the liturgical repertoire for Soma-stotra recitation in connection with the Pavitra (filtering) sequence
The rite, step by step
- Soma is pressed (savana) and mixed/strained as required by the rite
- The juice is poured onto/through the pavitra (woolen filter) to purify it
- Stotra/mantra recitation accompanies the visible ‘running stream’ (dhārā)
- Purified Soma is collected and offered into the fire and/or presented for divine participation
- The rite concludes with distribution/consumption according to the ritual setting
Offerings
- Purified Soma juice (Soma-pāna / Soma offering)
- Associated oblations customary to Soma rites (e.g., ghee in the fire alongside Soma sequences)
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn praises Soma Pavamāna—Soma as it is purified while flowing through the filter, pictured as a swift and victorious stream.
It means that the gladdening Soma “crosses beyond and runs,” emphasizing unstoppable movement that overcomes obstacles during purification.
In Pavamāna poetry, they commonly indicate the paired channels of Soma’s flowing purification (often understood as two shining currents/powers in the rite), from which abundant gains are said to come.
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